--- title: Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications,... description: Apple released iOS/iPadOS updates (18.7.8 and 26.4.2) patching CVE-2026-28950, a bug where deleted notifications were unexpectedly retained in an internal... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-kept-deleted-notifications-including-chat-previews-cujo2ofqn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications, including chat previews | daily.dev og:description: Apple released iOS/iPadOS updates (18.7.8 and 26.4.2) patching CVE-2026-28950, a bug where deleted notifications were unexpectedly retained in an internal... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-kept-deleted-notifications-including-chat-previews-cujo2ofqn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CujO2OfQn.png og:image:alt: Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications, including chat previews og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications, including chat previews **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple released iOS/iPadOS updates (18.7.8 and 26.4.2) patching CVE-2026-28950, a bug where deleted notifications were unexpectedly retained in an internal database. The flaw was exploited by the FBI to forensically recover Signal message previews from a defendant's iPhone even after the app was deleted. Users are advised to update immediately and can also configure Signal to hide notification content as an additional privacy measure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages](https://daily.dev/posts/fbi-used-iphone-notification-data-to-retrieve-deleted-signal-messages-fffej0iin) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Schneier on Security](https://daily.dev/posts/schneier-on-security-mnqctstpf) · Schneier on Security · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Still running iOS 26? 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