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The $1,999 iPhone Duo Has a Black-Bar Problem, and Fixing It Is Harder Than It Looks
Apple's first foldable is a hardware flex. But unfold it and many of your apps shrink into a phone-shaped window floating in black. Here's why the app world wasn't ready, and why developers can't just hit "stretch".

Texts between iPhone and Android can now be end-to-end encrypted
Apple and Google began rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, so cross-platform texts can only be read by sender and recipient.

App Store adds a cheaper subscription option: pay monthly, commit for 12 months
You can now buy an annual subscription with monthly payments. But if you cancel, payments continue until the 12 months end.

Apple releases iOS 18.7.7 to protect older iPhones from DarkSword
After the DarkSword exploit kit leaked, Apple shipped a security update for iPhones and iPads still on iOS 18.

Apple ships its first background security update for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Without a full OS update, Apple fixed a Safari bug that could let a malicious site read another site's data.

iOS 26.4 public beta brings AI playlists and video podcasts
Apple released the iOS 26.4 public beta with AI-generated Apple Music playlists, video in Podcasts, and third-party AI in CarPlay.