Now I’m really looking forward to this feature: “This is one of the most practical and useful features in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26. The fact that it’s already freaking out political fundraisers is icing on the cake.”

#Technology #iOS26 #iPadOS26 #macOS26 #AppleMessages #MessageFiltering #Politics #USPolitics #PoliticalFundraising

https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/28/ios-26s-new-messages-feature-has-political-fundraisers-freaking-out/

If you’re an iPhone user, read on (and likely there’s an android variant of this out there some where, too):

“Apple's Messages app has a built-in safeguard to prevent links or phone numbers in unsolicited messages on iPhones from being clickable, and now scammers are trying to trick the unwary into enabling them.”

#iPhone #iOS #AppleMessages #TextScams #Security #Phishing #Smishing #PublicServiceAnnouncment

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/12/psa-text-scammers-resorting-to-new-tactics-to-get-you-to-enable-phishing-links