If you have an iPhone, today is a good day to make sure you are running the latest software.

[slothrop@chaos.social]

@evacide Jesus fuck, I just updated yesterday. Does that count?

[arratoon@beige.party]

@evacide Is this a ruse to get people to upgrade to the dogshit ios26?

[theorangetheme@en.osm.town]

@evacide Fuuuuuck. Guess I'm upgrading to Liquid Ass after all... I think this is my last smartphone.

[earthshine@masto.hackers.town]

@evacide big yikes on this one... seems we have a whole fleet that needs an emergency update now.

[nicolai@babka.social]

@slothrop in the article it says „old iOS versions“, not the latest 26.3.1

[mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org]

@evacide there’s no iOS 18 update though…

[mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org]

@evacide someone is a bit overconfident there (I’m trying to get them to release an updated 18 for a device that could run 26 because fuck 26)

[wyatt@soc.megatokyo.moe]

@mirabilos @evacide my newest icrap runs on ios 10 i think

[eobet@oldbytes.space]

@evacide not even THAT will make me become a liquid glasshole user. I'm holding onto ios 17 until I can get my hands on a Linux phone!

[mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org]

@wyatt @evacide I know they have some other method for filing change requests for the OS, but not where (I have only basic knowledge of the Apple ecosystem)… this is not getting me anywhere (as expected), just deflecting, not even agreeing to forward to seniors

they already have the damn code, and they already publish updates for 18 for other devices already, and fucking nobody wants 26, so…

[mick_collins@toot.community]

@evacide Is it just me, or does this not seem to happen every time there's an iPhone upgrade with slow consumer uptake? "Oh, you better upgrade now, there's a GIANT hacker exploit!"

[bussphomet@app.wafrn.net]

@evacide@hachyderm.io

Another day being glad I never spent money on one ever

[parikhparth23@mastodon.social]

@evacide what phone do you use?

[theorangetheme@en.osm.town]

@ozeng @evacide I would consider GrapheneOS, on one of the Motorola devices they're going to support, maybe, but some of my disdain is also just for smartphones in general.

Moving to the woods is very attractive.

[theorangetheme@en.osm.town]

@ozeng @evacide Update: oh my God, this is so bad.

[mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org]

@evacide @wyatt meanwhile, Lockdown Mode, I guess. (Is there a lighter way to block this, like a Safari advanced pref?)

First-level person gave me a (at least toll-free) number to call tomorrow, refused to even escalate. They were very overconfident, it turns out

[mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org]

@evacide @wyatt the article says that about 625 mio. devices still run 18; I guess everyone ought to call them and request the 18 fix they are doing anyway to be published for their device as well

[tattered@social.vivaldi.net]

@mick_collins @evacide My thoughts exactly.

[ianhill@infosec.exchange]

@mirabilos @evacide this article suggests 18 is ok - https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/update-ios-protect-data-patch-coruna-darksword-exploits

“Devices with the latest, updated versions of iOS 15 through iOS 26 are already protected.”