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• #Apple security update update

It's easy to update your compatible iPhone or iPad: just open the Settings app and head to General > Software Update.Īpple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. These are the iPhone 6s and later, as well as the iPod Touch (7th generation) for iOS update, and the iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and the iPad mini 4 and later for the iPadOS update. Read more: iOS 15: What's in Apple's latest iPhone OS and its updatesĪs is the case for all Apple software updates, these security patches are free and available for every modern device that could download iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. As far as we know, this new security update addresses different exploits than the previous patch was supposed to fix. If this rush to update your iPhones and iPads to fix security flaws sounds familiar, it's because Apple just did that a couple of weeks ago with iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3. Indeed, the support page for the updates discloses that "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," which is a rare affirmation by the company that a vulnerability is not only theoretical, but possibly taken advantage of already. The feature, referred to as Rapid Security response is a component of iOS 16 and macOS Ventura. This suggests the flaw is severe enough for Apple to rush out a fix. The instant digital security updates to Apple computers add fixes to security bugs and vulnerabilities without requiring a complete operating system update, ultimately saving time, effort, and frustration. The updates, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, only fix a single issue, which is unusual as Apple often bundles several bug and vulnerability fixes into each update. Apple has rushed out a pair of iPhone and iPad software updates to fix a security flaw that might already have been exploited by bad actors.