AI is now helping hackers find and exploit security issues faster than ever before. Apple says it will no longer wait to include updates in the next scheduled releases of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Apple’s latest iOS update comprises security updates.
Apple’s latest iOS update comprises security updates.
Following a trio of security updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Apple has announced that it now intends to cut the time between discovery of an exploit and the update to address it. Normally some more minor security updates would have been held until the next regular release, but now they should be issued as soon as possible.
According to Reuters, Apple says that this is why there was a release of iOS 26.5.2 on Monday. Previously, the company would typically have included these security updates in iOS 26.6, which is expected in July 2026.