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The Sonos app for iPhone, iPad and Mac briefly disappeared from Apple's App Store due to a routine administrative update with Apple. Sonos said existing installations would continue to work and expected the issue to be resolved soon; the app has since returned to the App Store and service is back to normal, with Google Play unaffected.
The Sonos app briefly vanished from the iPhone and Mac App Stores due to an outage impacting app availability and Sonos accounts, as noted on the company’s status page. After several hours the app reappeared and both App Store services and accounts were reported operational.
OpenAI updated Codex in ChatGPT for iPhone/iPad with push notifications for turn completion, fixed Sign in with Apple linking issues, and introduced new slash commands (with /fork coming). The update also improves the iOS/desktop experience, hints at more features rolling out to the Mac app, and notes Codex Mac can run tasks without taking over the cursor, alongside broader GPT-5.5 and subscription moves.
The iOS 26.5 update offers practical tweaks to boost privacy, performance and efficiency, including end-to-end encryption for RCS where supported; controlling notification forwarding to save battery; Audio Zoom for clearer video audio; disabling automatic podcast downloads to conserve storage; enabling Background Security Updates; switching screenshots to SDR format for smaller files; enabling Optimized Battery Charging (and considering disabling Clean Energy Charging); disabling lock-screen camera access; reviewing and tightening app permissions; and using a Scheduled Summary to group non-urgent alerts.
Apple's iOS 26.5 adds default end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android, enabling secure conversations with a lock icon; the feature rolls out to supported carriers and Google Messages and reflects a GSMA cross-industry effort to modernize messaging, while iOS/iPadOS also receive fixes for 50+ vulnerabilities.
Apple releases iOS 26.5 RC2 as the final candidate before a public rollout, delivering targeted bug fixes (Pride Luminance, iPad cellular, multilingual keyboard, trusted certificates, Safari stability) and performance gains (smoother navigation, faster typing, improved CarPlay), adds subtle features (Games app splash screen, customizable Pride wallpaper, enhanced RCS, EU notification forwarding, Live Activity), and notes remaining issues (charging bug, regional RCS inconsistencies) with 26.5 public release due soon, followed by 26.6 beta and a WWDC preview of iOS 27.
iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta for iPhone–Android chats via supported carriers, marking a gradual rollout as compatibility and carrier support vary; while RCS has generally improved cross‑platform messaging, VPNs and carrier limitations can still affect the experience.
iOS 26.5, expected in May, is a relatively minor update that largely sets the stage for iOS 27. In beta, it hints at end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages, adds local ads and a new "Suggested Places" feature in Maps with privacy protections, and includes a new Pride wallpaper. It also signals broader cross‑device support for third-party wearables and headphones in the EU under the Digital Markets Act, plus a few other small tweaks.
YouTube's picture-in-picture mode is expanding to all Android and iOS users worldwide, including non-Premium accounts; once enabled, you can shrink the video and keep watching while using other apps. The rollout will take months to reach everyone, and Premium subscribers still get PiP for both music and non-music content.
Apple’s Weather app briefly went down for many iPhone users in the U.S. on Tuesday, with reports of slow or failed loading. Mashable notes the outage and confirms Apple’s status page showing the issue, which was resolved by mid-afternoon in the U.S.; some users still experienced loading delays. DownDetector had no Weather page but indicated spikes for related services, underscoring that major Apple outages are rare.
Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 as an emergency update to fix a bug that could cause notifications to disappear or be deleted on iPhone devices; the patch should be installed promptly via Settings → General → Software Update to restore reliable notification behavior.
Apple released iOS 26.4 on March 24, bringing eight new emoji, video podcasts in the Podcasts app, and a slate of enhancements: Reduce Bright Effects to curb Liquid Glass motion, Playlist Playground (beta) for generating Apple Music playlists from descriptions, Concerts in Apple Music to discover shows, offline-capable Shazam in Control Center, Ambient Music widgets on the home screen, Adult members in Family Sharing can use their own payment methods, expanded caption options for videos, easier wallpaper collection management, and support for AirPods Max 2. Update via Settings > General > Software Update.
Apple issued out-of-band updates for iPhone/iPad (iOS 26.4.2 / iPadOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8 / iPadOS 18.7.8) to fix CVE-2026-28950 in Notification Services that could cause notifications marked for deletion to linger on-device, potentially enabling recovery of Signal messages from notification data; Signal praised the patch, Apple gave limited technical details, and users are advised to update, with a workaround in Signal settings to show only names or no content for notifications.
Apple released iOS 26.4.2 to fix a security vulnerability reportedly used by the FBI to read deleted iPhone messages, urging users to update to safeguard their privacy.
Apple released patches for iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2 (and iOS 18.7.8 / iPadOS 18.7.8) to fix CVE-2026-28950, a Notification Services logging flaw that could leave deleted notifications on-device, potentially enabling forensic access to Signal messages. The update redacts data and removes inadvertently-preserved notifications; the fix follows a report that the FBI could obtain Signal content via push notification logs, though Signal says no action is needed beyond applying the patch and the EFF warns about notification metadata risks.