The annual iOS refresh is on the  way—Apple has  previewed  it, beta testers  have installed it, and the rest of us should get iOS 12 when iPhones arrive in September. While features such as winking 3-D emoji and screen-time limits for your apps might take much of the attention when the software  arrives, iOS 12 is a major step forward in one other crucial area: smartphone  security.

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