"Background Security Improvements" is Apple's new way of installing security updates.

Security patches stand between your Apple devices and danger. Graphic: Google Gemini When Apple needs to install a security patch onto an iPhone, iPad or Mac, it now does so without requiring the user ...

Apple released iOS 26.3.1 (a) to fix a critical WebKit vulnerability (CVE-2026-20643). Learn how to enable Background Security Improvements.

Google released an Android update fixing 129 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw linked to Qualcomm chips already exploited in attacks.