Apple made an unusual decision on Wednesday and released a new version of iOS 18.7.7 in order to combat a new hacking toolkit called DarkSword. Now, more devices, like the iPhone 16e, can download the update to protect themselves from the toolkit without having to update to iOS 26.
To download the update, go to Settings > General > Software Update. If iOS 18.7.7 is available on your device, you should see a prompt to download and install it.
“We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7 for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security protections from web attacks called DarkSword,” Apple wrote in the update’s vulnerabilities notes.
Apple’s decision to release this update is odd because the company usually recommends updating your device to the most recent iOS version for the most protection, rather than issuing an update to an older version.
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