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Whisper it quietly, but there\u2019s a serious issue at the heart of Android. Google\u2019s success with Pixel has exposed a disconnect with the world\u2019s most popular OS. That\u2019s good news for Apple as it quietly prepares a radical update for a billion-plus iPhones within days.<\/p>\n
The Android disconnect<\/a> centers on upgrades and updates. Samsung is struggling with its rollout of One UI 8, which brings Android 16 and a number of major security and privacy enhancements to users. Meanwhile, Android\u2019s monthly update cycle favors Pixel over Galaxy, even though Samsung outsells Google more than ten-to-one. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Apple is readying a new way to update iPhones, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can stay safe with critical security fixes as soon as they\u2019re released. Given an alarming rise in spyware and other mobile threats, this is now critical. <\/p>\n ForbesMicrosoft\u2019s 2 Emergency Windows Updates\u2014Which Do You Need?By Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n This revamp<\/a> of Apple\u2019s \u201cRapid Security Responses<\/a>\u201d will deliver firmware updates without the usual palava of warnings, downloads and taps to install. It could even work without a device restart, albeit you may be prompted to do that when it has loaded.<\/p>\n This comes with iOS 26.1, still expected this month albeit time is running out. P{er 9to5Mac<\/a>, \u201cafter a summer of beta testing, Apple released iOS 26 to everyone last month. Now, attention has shifted to iOS 26.1. This update is available to developers and public beta testers now, and will likely be released to everyone later this month.\u201d<\/p>\n Unlike the original Rapid Security Response, the new Background Security features should operate silently in the background. The only Android vendor to get close anywhere to this level of efficiency is Google. Pixel is first to everything, and with its accelerating hardware improvements is pushing new boundaries for an Android OEM that controls hardware and software, as Apple does on the other side of the fence.<\/p>\n ForbesGoogle Confirms Chrome Update\u20143 Billion Users Must Now DecideBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the only security update coming with this next major iOS release. MacRumors<\/a> reports that iOS 26.1 \u201cis introducing a feature that iPhone users have been requesting for years \u2013 the ability to disable the Lock Screen camera swipe.\u201d<\/p>\n Absent this, \u201cthere\u2019s been no way to prevent someone from using it to snap unwelcome photos on your locked \u200ciPhone\u200c (short of disabling the Camera app completely, which isn\u2019t exactly practical). Apple plans to release iOS 26.1 later this October.\u201d<\/p>\n