Juli Clover (release notes, security, no enterprise, no developer):
According to Apple’s release notes, the software updates contain unspecified bug fixes and security updates.
Apple also released iOS 18.7.8 for older iPhones that are not updated to iOS 26.
A flaw with notification services allowed notifications that were supposed to be deleted to be retained on an iPhone or iPad. Apple says it fixed the logging issue with improved data redaction.
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Connor Jones (Hacker News, Reddit):
A university student in the US is in data limbo after Apple removed a character from its Czech keyboard, preventing him from entering his iPhone passcode.
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This is because iOS 18 was the last operating system version that allowed iPhone users to enter the special character – in this case, the caron/háček (ˇ) – using the old keyboard on the lock screen.
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The student has not backed up the files to iCloud either, so they cannot be retrieved via a separate device. Apple support staff have suggested the only way to regain access to the iPhone 13 is by restoring it, which would erase the files of value.
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Apple Support arranged for Byrne to attend a Genius Bar appointment, where the staffer behind the desk made no progress and even started restoring the phone without seeking the student’s consent.
My first thought was to plug in a USB keyboard, but apparently iOS doesn’t allow that before first unlock for security reasons.
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I decided to use eBPF for traffic interception at kernel level. It’s high performance and much more portable than kernel extensions. The main application code is in Rust, a language I’ve wanted to explore for quite a while. And the user interface was built as a web application. That last choice might seem odd for a privacy tool, but it means you can monitor a remote Linux server’s network connections from any device, including your Mac. Want to know what Nextcloud, Home Assistant, or Zammad are actually connecting to? Use Little Snitch on the server.
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But in summary: on Ubuntu, I found 9 system processes making internet connections over the course of one week. On macOS, we counted more than 100.
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The kernel component, written for eBPF, is open source and you can look at how it’s implemented, fix bugs yourself, or adapt it to different kernel versions. The UI is also open source under GPL v2, feel free to make improvements.
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One important note: unlike the macOS version, Little Snitch for Linux is not a security tool. eBPF provides limited resources, so it’s always possible to get around the firewall for instance by flooding tables.
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Our survey results indicate that across almost all categories, satisfaction with Apple’s accessibility offerings for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users decreased when compared to 2024. (You can see all 2025 ratings in the “Ratings At-a-Glance” section below, as well as in the sections for each category.) Many categories saw their lowest individual ratings since we began this survey for the 2022 year, including both VoiceOver features and VoiceOver user experience on iOS and iPadOS, among several others. Satisfaction with the braille user experience on iPadOS and macOS, and the low vision user experience on tvOS, increased when compared to 2024.
For VoiceOver and braille users, dissatisfaction with software quality and the presence of long-standing accessibility bugs were overarching themes throughout participant comments. For low vision users, participant comments show that Apple’s 2025 Liquid Glass user interface redesign had a significant negative impact on the user experience for many.
Overall, user comments reflected a mixture of frustration with the state of vision accessibility on Apple’s platforms and appreciation for Apple’s work in this space. Many participants called on Apple to prioritize fixing bugs over adding new features.
AppleVis users believe Apple continues to struggle when it comes to fixing bugs in VoiceOver and Braille, giving the company a C – a 3.0 rating – in this category, which covers all platforms. Also at the bottom of the ratings were macOS VoiceOver user experience, with a 3.1, and three tvOS categories, which scored between 3.2 and 3.5. Low-vision features in tvOS took the greatest ratings tumble, from 2024, slipping from 4.1 to 3.2.
Tahoe broke VMware Fusion for VoiceOver users; some restricted API that’s no longer available in setuid helper programs. Causes any VM to crash the moment VoiceOver starts (or is running when the VM starts). The bug is a rehash of a similar bug in Sonoma. Unlike last time, it still isn’t fixed in the .4 release of Tahoe. Remember this when Apple tells you how much accessibility means to them.
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