Apple released iOS & iPadOS 18.3.2 last Tuesday to supplement a previously-released patch for a WebKit exploit that may have been actively exploited in the wild against specifically targeted individuals running firmware older than iOS & iPadOS 17.2.
Apple has released a firmware update for the 25W MagSafe Charger compatible with the iPhone 12 and later, but it's unclear what the update contains.
Apple on Tuesday released an updated firmware version for the Lightning connector version of the brand’s AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones, bringing the current firmware version up from 6F21 to what is now 6F25.
Apple seeded its first iOS & iPadOS 18.4 developer betas on Friday to set the groundwork for major upgrades in Apple Intelligence and other things. But as most jailbreakers already know, none of these firmware updates post-iOS 16.5.1 can be jailbroken on any arm64e (A12 and later) device.
Apple just last Monday released iOS & iPadOS 18.3.1 to the general public to address a security concern in which an attacker would disable USB Restricted Mode on affected devices, potentially opening users of these devices up to forms of malicious activity.
In a foreseeable turn of events, Apple this week stopped signing the iOS & iPadOS 18.2.1 firmware for iPhones and iPads, which effectively precludes anyone owning these devices from voluntarily downgrading from the newer iOS & iPadOS 18.3 firmware that the Cupertino-based company released at the end of last week.
If you’ve been following along with us every time that we share the news about a new firmware update for any of Apple’s AirPods models, then you’re already aware of how it’s an automatic updating process that occurs when a very specific set of critera are met.
Many jailbreakers who enjoy the thrill of installing tweaks and add-ons on their jailbroken device rely on the tvOS 17 beta software profile to prevent over-the-air (OTA) updates from being installed on their iPhone or iPad. This not only prevents updates in the background, but it also prevents the device from nagging you with a persistent badge on the Settings app icon to alert you to pending software updates.
Apple has released a new firmware update for its updated 30W MagSafe charger, which debuted alongside the iPhone 16 family in September 2024.
On Monday, Apple stopped signing the iOS & iPadOS 18.2 firmware, which means that anyone who updated their iPhone or iPad to the newest iOS & iPadOS 18.2.1 software that the Cupertino-based company released just last week can no longer voluntarily downgrade the firmware on their device to iOS or iPadOS 18.2.
Starting with the iPhone 15 lineup, Apple moved from its proprietary Lightning iPhone connector to the more universally accepted USB-C connector for charging and data transfer. In doing so, Apple also incorporated an all-new USB-C controller chip that had never existed in any other Apple device before it.
Earlier this week, we shared a story about how palera1n team developers Nick Chan (@riscv64) and @mineekdev successfully ported iPadOS 18 to the natively unsupported iPad (6th generation). With this feat, it joins the iPad (7th generation) as one of only two checkm8 bootrom exploit-vulnerable devices capable of running Apple’s latest firmware.