iPhone 5S Gets Unexpected iOS Update With 3 New Features
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A new feature called Limited Precise Location is unlikely to work on your device or with your carrier at launch.
Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6,
Apple's upcoming iOS 26.3 update will introduce a setting that limits how precisely carriers can determin your location.
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.
For now, iOS 26.2.1 appears to be the stable version for all supported iPhones from the iPhone 11 onward and the newly released iOS 18.7.4 marks the last stop for slightly older models like the iPhone XR.
Apple is preparing to demo a rebuilt Siri in late February, ahead of an iOS 26.4 beta next month. The upgrade leans on Gemini, runs on Private Cloud Compute, and targets a spring rollout.