Apple final week launched iOS/iPad 17.4.1 with a few necessary bug fixes and safety updates that you simply’ve most likely already put in in your iPhones and iPads. However in case you haven’t you’ll be getting a brand new model if you do, and it’s not clear why.
In accordance with a number of sources on X (previously Twitter), Apple has pushed out a brand new 21E237 construct of iOS/iPadOS 17.4.1, one quantity increased than the earlier model (21E236). It doesn’t seem to have been delivered over the air, however you’ll be able to obtain the IPSW recordsdata on a Mac and set up them utilizing the Finder.
The truth that Apple didn’t ship it to customers means it’s unlikely to have any fixes of be aware. The unique replace fastened a bug when scanning QR codes on some iPad fashions and included safety updates for CoreMedia and Internet RTC. The brand new construct might embrace particular updates for the new iPad Air and iPad Professional that may reportedly arrive in early April, although Aaron on X dug into the code and located no point out of latest iPads anyplace within the replace.
Apple has but to launch the iOS 17.5 beta, which was anticipated to reach a number of weeks in the past.
To put in an IPSW file in your iPhone or iPad, join the machine to your Mac utilizing a USB-C cable and choose “Belief this Laptop” if prompted. Then choose your machine within the Finder sidebar, maintain down the Choice key, and click on on the Verify for Replace button. Open the IPSW file in your pc and observe the prompts.
