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The demos show a malicious PDF opened through iMessage or Signal ending in code execution, followed by an app that roots the phone. Calif says most of the bugs behind them already went to Apple.

The thread split over a different question: is it responsible to show a working takeover before a patch exists, or is the publicity what gets people to update?

Apple Upgrade leases iPhones for 12 or 24 months and now extends the same model to Macs, iPads, and Watches.

The change is not just a new monthly-payment label: keeping the device requires a separate purchase option at the end.