Apple has released a new iPhone update — that has taken many by surprise — to address a vulnerability that was recently exploited by the FBI.

After the FBI was able to extract incoming Signal messages from an iPhone, the messaging service’s CEO has now responded with ...

People being investigated by the FBI deleted Signal, but some messages were still retrievable from the iPhone's notification database. The latest iOS update patches this vulnerability. Users should ...

Well, we're pretty sure what's why Apple did it, anyway.

Apple fixed an iPhone bug that let police recover deleted chats, showing how notifications can create hidden privacy risks.

Apple patched an iPhone notification bug that let deleted messages linger in system storage, closing a privacy gap exposed by an FBI Signal case.

Apple’s iOS 26.4.2 update fixes a critical flaw (CVE-2026-28950) that allowed the FBI to recover deleted Signal messages from ...

Your iPhone may have been holding onto Signal messages long after you deleted them, and the FBI actually used that to pull message previews from a suspect’s device during a court case. Apple just ...

Update, April 22: Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 with a bug fix that addresses an issue where “notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device.” Apple did not directly ...

If your iPhone 16 started showing notifications not working after iOS update right after a software update, you are usually dealing with a post-update bug, corrupted system cache, a misbehaving app, ...

Apple’s official release notes for iOS 26.4.2 describe the fix as a logging issue addressed with improved data redaction. The update applies across multiple platforms, including iPadOS and older iOS ...