Thanks to our old friend Ken Gruberman, who wrote on TidBITS Talk in response to “When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s OS 26 Releases?” (15 September 2025): If ...

To beta or not to beta? If you’re a user of Apple devices, tis the season of temptation as the company has made available unfinished versions of its next generation of operating systems for all of its hardware: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS.

Apple released iOS 18.6.2, macOS Sequoia 15.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 on Wednesday, warning that the updates close security vulnerabilities already exploited by hackers. While the patches include no new features, they are nevertheless highly recommended for ...