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Apple has launched a brand new safety replace for a lot of of its merchandise – however it isn’t clear what it fixes.
The corporate launched new software program updates for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. The iOS and iPad variations are numbered 17.4.1.
Apple stated that the software program replace contains “necessary bug fixes and safety updates and is really helpful for all customers”.
However it gave no details about what bugs and safety issues had really been fastened within the replace. A web page dedicated to giving particulars concerning the safety content material of latest software program stated solely that particulars had been “coming quickly”.
The one particular data included concerning the replace was a assist publish that indicated it fixes a bug that may happen when scanning QR codes on the iPad.
iOS 17.4 was launched earlier this month, and was notable for bringing a number of modifications required as a part of the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act. That features provisions to permit individuals on the content material to make and obtain apps from third-party shops, as an illustration.
It additionally added different unrelated options, reminiscent of enhancements to Siri and its new Stolen System Safety mode. That’s supposed to deal with an issue the place criminals had been watching individuals enter their passcode, then stealing the system and utilizing that data to take it over fully.
However the brand new replace has additionally introduced a variety of complaints about bugs. Customers stated that their cellphone would shut itself down and that apps stopped working correctly, as an illustration.
As with all Apple software program updates, the brand new model of iOS will be downloaded by opening the Settings app, clicking “Common” after which selecting the software program replace possibility. iPhones, iPads and different units will even immediate customers into putting in it.
