Apple just released new updates for old versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Alongside its 26.5 software updates, Apple shipped new updates for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS too, including iOS 18.7.9.
OS X Daily

Important Security Updates to iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17, and iOS 18 Available for Older iPhone & iPad Models

Apple has released an array of new system software updates for older model iPhone and iPad hardware, alongside the iOS 26.5 ...
Macworld

Update now! Apple issues iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates to fix a critical flaw

Apple usually bundles up a bunch of security fixes into a single release, targeting the most recent operating systems and then sometimes releasing the fix for older versions of the OS later—for those ...
Ars Technica

iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and Apple’s other OS updates launch September 15

CUPERTINO, Calif.—If you’re buying one of the new iPhones or the other hardware that Apple announced today, your new devices will ship with Apple’s latest operating system updates already installed.