The iOS 26 message filter drawing political outrage isn't new, won't enabled by default, and might actually make it easier for some texts to be seen. At WWDC 2025, Apple told users that iOS 26 will ...
The change? A new “aggressive message filtering” feature, according to the NRSC memo, that Apple is introducing in iOS 26’s Messages app, which handles both iMessages and regular SMS text messages.
If you own an older iPhone that hasn’t been updated in a while, Apple may have already gotten your attention. Starting in recent weeks, the company has begun pushing persistent lock screen ...