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Apple has tightened how children in Family Sharing groups are protected against viewing or sending media that an on-device algorithm detects contains nudity. Starting in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 ...

It’s almost as if having your iPhone stolen is worse than having your house robbed. It’s not just losing an expensive device—your iPhone holds so much of your private life that criminals don’t even ...

Taking a moment to add an extra passcode to your iCloud account might save your skin if your iPhone is ever stolen by a shady character who’s eyeing you like a hawk. By default, your iPhone passcode ...

An iPhone owner says they discovered a worrying Screen Time glitch that appeared to let anyone disable parental-style restrictions without entering a passcode—before stumbling across a strange fix ...

There's a scary new trend you should be aware of that iPhone thieves are using. Intrepid criminals have found a way to bypass Apple's protections that should prevent most thieves from getting into ...

Apple today shared release notes for iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, ahead of the updates being released to the general public next week. The updates are minor overall, but they do include a useful change ...