{"id":258821,"date":"2025-11-03T02:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T02:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/258821\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T02:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T02:55:09","slug":"ios-26-1-release-change-your-iphone-settings-before-you-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/258821\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.1 Release\u2014Change Your iPhone Settings Before You Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Apple<\/p>\n

Do this before you update.<\/p>\n

NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s delayed iPhone update<\/a> is now just hours away. iOS 26.1 is a real game-changer, further widening the security and privacy gap to Android as both mobile ecosystems fight the scourge of spyware that is targeting users worldwide.<\/p>\n

The major change coming this week is to how your iPhone is updated. \u201cApple is refining how iPhone users stay protected between major iOS updates,\u201d MacRumors<\/a> says. This means vulnerabilities can be defended more efficiently, without user action. Updates can be applied silently, without you even realizing, ensuring your phone is protected.<\/p>\n

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Apple is expected to release iOS 26.1 on Monday Nov. 4th<\/a> or the following day<\/a>. It will undoubtedly include a decent number of regular security fixes, especially given the iOS 26.0.2\u2019s<\/a> disappearing act. And the update will deploy to everyone, everywhere almost immediately, highlighting the gap to Samsung, iPhone\u2019s main competitor.<\/p>\n

Samsung users are currently enduring their latest belabored update<\/a> process, with the staggered launch of One UI 8 which brings Android 16. This is critical, given it includes Google\u2019s Advanced Protection Mode, its most iPhone-like security yet.<\/p>\n

Ironically, iOS 26.1 comes just days after Google launched a new campaign<\/a> claiming \u201cAndroid provides the most effective protection to keep you safe from mobile scams,\u201d based on a mix of smartphone user surveys and analyst reports.<\/p>\n

Change these settings now<\/p>\n

Apple iOS 26 \/ @UKZak<\/p>\n

But critically, the YouGov survey that found \u201cAndroid users reported receiving fewer scam texts and felt more confident that their device was keeping them safe\u201d was conducted between July and August this year. That\u2019s before iOS 26 released.<\/p>\n

Ths crux of the report is that Android users are more confident in their phone\u2019s defenses against call and messaging scams than iPhone users. But with the release of iOS 26 after this survey, Apple completely changed iPhone\u2019s scam defenses. While iOS 26.1 is a game-changer, you should check\/change two iPhone settings now, before you update.<\/p>\n

First, head to Settings> Apps > Phone > Screen Unknown Calls, and ensure it\u2019s set to \u201cAsk Reason for Calling.\u201d Unlike Android\u2019s equivalent, Apple screens calls automatically, displaying a caller\u2019s name and reason for calling on screen. Their voice message is also recorded. You can elect to answer the call or to ignore it.<\/p>\n

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Second, now go to Settings> Apps > Messages > Unknown Seders, and ensure you have \u201cScreen Unknown Senders\u201d and \u201cFilter Spam\u201d enabled. This will drastically reduce the spam\/scam messages in your inbox and will block replies or clicking links in messages suspected of being spam or worse. This is a major safeguard.<\/p>\n

With these two new options, Apple has materially shored up iPhone\u2019s defenses, matching Google\u2019s latest spam\/scam innovations in a more Apple-like way. Make those changes now, before you update to iOS 26.1 this week. The changes will persist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do this before you update. NurPhoto via Getty Images Apple\u2019s delayed iPhone update is now just hours away.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[125324,64,63,152448,152449,152450,137810,152451,152452,203,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-258821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android-vs-iphone","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-ios-26-1-release-date","12":"tag-ios-26-2-release-date","13":"tag-iphone-17-upgrade","14":"tag-iphone-18-leak","15":"tag-iphone-security-update","16":"tag-iphone-update-warning","17":"tag-mobile","18":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}