CNET

Here's How to Automatically Download iPhone Security Updates

1. Tap Settings. 2. Tap Privacy & Security. 3. Tap Background Security Improvements near the bottom of the menu. 4. Tap the toggle next to Automatically Install. Now your iPhone will download small security updates and install them on your device automatically.

This overlooked iPhone setting is alarming people. Here's what security experts want you to do.

"Having this on when you don’t need it is a bigger issue than not having it on," a cybersecurity expert said about the phone feature mentioned in several viral TikTok posts.
Macworld on MSN

iOS 26.3 Beta gets new background security update test

Macworld Following the release of iOS 16.2 on Friday, December 12, the first beta release of iOS 26.3 was made available to developers a few days later, on December 15. We expect a final release to the public sometime in late January or early February.
Analytics Insight

Millions of iPhones at Risk as Apple Tests New iOS 26 Background Security Fix

Apple faces a security challenge as millions of iPhones remain unpatched against serious threats. The company has started testing a new system called ‘Backgroun
Wired

These Are the Privacy and Security Settings to Change on Your iPhone

Privacy is personal, so you shouldn’t treat the settings I listed here as a checklist. Treat them as suggestions. Your tolerance for data collection and the ...