Misty1d ago
iOS 18 holdouts: 18.7.7 is out now for devices that were eligible for the 26 upgrade. You should upgrade immediately. The security updates are significant. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/01/apple-ios-18-darksword-security-update/
Apple Issues Rare iOS 18 Security Update to Protect Against DarkSword Exploit

Apple today released a new build of iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, presumably with a fix for the DarkSword exploit. Apple told Wired that it would...

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Show threadcancel1d ago
@misty UGH i gave in 3 days ago after the malware started showing up in ad networks
Show threadMisty
@cancel Honestly I think it’s on Apple they waited this long. :/
Apr 1 at 5:40pmWeb
Show threadcancel1d ago
@misty absolutely, but i feel stupid holding out for almost 6 months and then giving in 3 days too soon
Show threadMisty1d ago
@cancel Yeah… that’s fair. :/ I was in the verge of giving in too
Show threadcancel1d ago
@misty it's absolutely a downgrade, even 26.4. on an iphone 16 pro max the battery drains noticeably faster doing nothing at all. (this is accounting for the initial flurry of useless background activity it does after a major upgrade.)
Show threadcancel1d ago
@misty that's on top of somehow having even worse usability than flat design. it's pretty much flat design but with unreadable shaders applied to all of the UI shapes. preaching to the choir here i know
Show threadsamir, an unknown quantity1d ago
@cancel @misty Likewise, I replaced the battery in my iPhone 11 recently and “upgrading” to iOS 26 basically undid the gain.
Show threadMisty1d ago
@cancel I've heard a *lot* of performance and battery life complaints. It seems like a real mess.
Show threadcancel1d ago

@misty they also removed a bunch of battery tracking and introspection features to make it harder to visualize lol

you can no longer see breakdowns by system services, apps, etc. over time periods, there's now only hour granularity for the bars in general (and you can't see the apps) and it hides a bunch of system services.