iOS 26.4.2—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users

Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. Here's what you need to know.
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The tiny iOS 26.4.2 update that arrived this week is actually a really big deal

The update fixes a flaw in Apple's notification system that could allow authorities to retrieve deleted messages.
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Apple patches iOS flaw FBI used to recover deleted Signal messages

Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 and related updates to fix a vulnerability that allowed deleted message previews from apps like Signal to remain in iPhone notification storage. The flaw, ...

The latest iOS 26.4.2 update appears to fix the Signal notification bug.

Earlier this month, 404 Media reported that the FBI obtained deleted Signal messages saved inside an iPhone’s notification database. It looks like the iOS 26.4.2 security update addresses this, as ...