1. Tap Settings. 2. Tap Privacy & Security. 3. Tap Background Security Improvements near the bottom of the menu. 4. Tap the toggle next to Automatically Install. Now your iPhone will download small security updates and install them on your device automatically.

Seamless data transfer, RCS encryption, better battery life, and more. Learn what’s new for iPhone users in this update.

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for another year or two, keeping them usable while their hardware is still reasonably capable.

In an unexpected move, Apple has released iOS 12.5.8 to support several aging devices, including the 13-year-old iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 - long after most competing devices from the same era have faded into irrelevance.

Apple surprises users with unexpected update, quietly reviving older iPhones and iPads.