Update Your iPhone Now to Patch These 29 Security Flaws
We may earn a commission from links on this page. While the tech world's collective attention is currently fixed on iOS 27 , Apple is still churning out updates to iOS 26. While we're not likely to get another feature-filled release in the "26" era, there will always be bugs and security flaws to squash whenever Apple or third-party researchers discover them. Case in point: On Monday, Apple dropped iOS 26.5.2 , which comes with fixes for 29 security vulnerabilities. First, the good news: None of these vulnerabilities appears to be a "zero-day." A zero-day is a security flaw that is publicly disclosed or actively exploited before the software developer has a chance to issue a patch. They're especially dangerous, since it gives hackers the advantage: They can attempt to find an exploit—or, worse, take advantage of that exploit—for as long as it takes the developer to issue an update, and for its user base to install it. Luckily, none of these flaws appea...