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Apple Patches Old Versions of iOS to Keep iMessage and FaceTime Running

Summary by Wired
Apple is renewing certificates for iOS versions dating back to 2013 to keep the lights on a little longer.

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Problems with updates lead Apple to immediately withdraw several iOS versions. Apple has decided to suspend updates released earlier this week for older iPhones and iPads. iOS versions 18.7.4, 16.7.13, 15.8.6, and 12.5.8, as well as their corresponding iPad versions, can no longer be installed, even though they continue to appear as available in the system update menu. These versions were intended to renew expiring security certificates, ensurin…

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It was a significant week for iOS. On Monday, Apple released iOS 26.2.1, the latest point update for the current version. Then the company surprised everyone with the release of new versions of iOS 18, iOS 16, iOS 15 and even (for the first time since 2023) iOS 12. These updates for older versions of iOS seem primarily intended for iMessage and Facetime to continue to work after January 2027, if a root certificate would otherwise have expired on…

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Wired broke the news in United States on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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