"iOS 12.1.4 is coming to fix the worst iPhone and iPad bug to date" by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-12-1-4-is-coming-to-fix-the-worst-iphone-and-ipad-bug-to-date/

iOS 12.1.4 will fix a FaceTime bug that offered a way for another iPhone or iPad user to eavesdrop on another iOS user by activating a FaceTime call without the user's consent. What made this bug all the worse is how trivial it was to implement.

As is expected, this bug already resulted in at least one lawsuit.

Apple has now disable Group FaceTime ability at the server end, putting a stop to this bug. However, this feature will remain disabled for all iOS users not running iOS 12.1.4 or later.

Back in December, Apple fixed another FaceTime bug – this one just an annoyance, and not a major privacy risk – with iOS 12.1.1.

Keep an eye out for iOS 12.1.4, because it could land any time now.

The recommended way to update your devices is to tap Settings > General > Software Update and carry out the update from there. You will need Wi-Fi access and your battery to be charged above 50 percent, or the device will need to be connected to a charger.

Alternatively, if you have Automatic Updates enabled (you can find this setting in Settings > General > Software Update) then you can just wait for it to come in when it's ready.

Or, if you like doing things the long, hard way, you can connect the iPhone to a PC or Mac running iTunes and do the upgrade from there (keep in mind that this makes the download much bigger).

"iOS 13 rumors: Everything you need to know" by Jason Cross

https://www.macworld.com/article/3336145/iphone-ipad/ios-13-rumors-features-release-date.html

Like clockwork, Apple releases a major revision of iOS every year. The company formally unveils the new operating system for iPhone and iPad at WWDC in June, followed by a beta testing period and then a final release in the fall (typically in September, just before the new iPhones hit the shelves).

One never really knows exactly what new features and design changes Apple will bring until the company gets on stage at WWDC, but the rumor mill churns early and often. After all, iOS is one of the widest-used and most influential consumer operating systems in the world. We have our own wishlist of iOS 13 features, but we’ve also collected all the rumors about iOS 13 here.

1. Dark Mode
2. CarPlay Improvements
3. iPad-focused Upgrades