Apple Issues Urgent Software Fix Affecting Over 2 Billion iPhones

Apple released urgent iOS updates, including iOS 12.5.8 for older iPhones, after emergency-call issues in Australia and a 2027 certificate deadline.

If you have this iPhone model, you will no longer be able to run 1 critical update — and that’s a big problem

Apple's latest software update might be frustratingly inconvenient but unfortunately, it’s also necessary.
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Apple halts latest iPhone update after it prevented emergency calls on Telstra

Potentially impacted devices included the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X, when updated to Apple's iOS 16.7.13 software, according to Telstra.
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Got an iPhone 5s or iPhone 6? Update now to avoid losing iMessage, FaceTime

Apple releases security updates for all iPhones released in the past 12 years.

iOS 26.2.1 Addresses Emergency Call Problems on Older iPhones in Australia

The iOS 26.2.1 update that Apple released today further addresses an issue preventing some older mobile phones from being able to make emergency calls. In an updated support document, Apple says that iPhone users with an iPhone 12 or earlier should install the latest software updates to ensure that their mobile devices are able to make emergency 000 calls.