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iBoot to mBoot — Apple's iPhone bootloader has a mysterious new name

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Last updated: 2026/02/23 at 4:39 PM
News Room Published 23 February 2026
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The iOS bootloader just got its first name change, from ‘iBoot’ to ‘mBoot.’ As to why, nobody outside of Apple Park knows yet.

The second iOS 26.4 developer beta renames the iOS bootloader.

While the second iOS 26.4 developer beta makes it possible to test end-to-end encrypted RCS texting with Android devices, the software contains another, more mysterious change.

Apple has altered the long-standing name of the iOS bootloader. This is the first change since when the operating system debuted nearly two decades ago.

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