It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

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Apple’s Messages app scored a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a new ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to eliminate spam texts.

Did you upgrade your iPhone to iOS 26 yet? It’s available for all models from the iPhone 11 onwards. But until now, Apple has also readied a version of last year’s iOS 18 so that users reluctant to ...

All throughout this week, Macworld has been covering discoveries related to Apple’s future plans found in a leaked internal build of iOS 26. After reporting on new devices such as AirTag 2, HomePad, ...

From fake car warranties to phony charity appeals, the FTC reveals the most common tactics scammers are using.

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Apple is encouraging iPhone users who are still running iOS 18 to upgrade to iOS 26 by making the ‌iOS 26‌ software upgrade option more prominent. Since ‌iOS 26‌ launched in September, it has been ...

Apple’s latest iPhone software cycle, iOS 26, is well underway. The next update, iOS 26.2 unless there’s a pesky bug that needs squishing before that, will introduce new features, and may be the time ...

iOS 26 launched to all users in September, but it was previously only available as a secondary update inside Settings, with versions of iOS 18 given priority. Now, Apple has started recommending iOS ...

Apple recently introduced iOS 26, the latest software update for its line of iPhones. It offers tons of upgrades to the user experience, including the new Liquid Glass translucent design, more ...