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Apple launched iOS 17.6.1, iPadOS 17.6.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 on Wednesday. These are patches to repair an issue with Superior Information Safety, a set of instruments to maintain information and communications secure within the cloud.
Whereas there are not any new options, the updates are nonetheless essential.
iOS 17.6.1, iPadOS 17.6.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 repair an issue that wanted fixing
Apple launched iMessage Contact Key Verification, Safety Keys for Apple ID and Superior Information Safety for iCloud on 2023. These are meant to assist customers shield essential iCloud information like iCloud Backup, Images, Notes and extra. These went beneath the umbrella time period Superior Information Safety.
Following launch of system software program updates for iPhone, iPad and Mac in late July, customers discovered that they couldn’t activate or disable these options. The patches launched Wednesday take away the issue.
The launch notes for iOS 17.6.1 say all of it: “This replace contains essential bug fixes and addresses a difficulty that forestalls enabling or disabling Superior Information Safety.” The iPadOS 17.6.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 launch notes are comparable.
At this level, there are no safety patches listed for these OS updates.
Simply so there’s no confusion, these are new variations of working techniques Apple first launched in 2023. They’re unrelated to iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia 15, which had been unveiled at WWDC in June, at the moment are in beta testing, and received’t be launched to the general public till this autumn.
Tips on how to set up these patches
iPhone and iPad customers can set up the brand new iOS and iPadOS variations immediately by opening the Settings app and going to Normal > Software program Replace. Alternatively, you possibly can replace your units by connecting them to a Mac (or to a PC operating iTunes).
To obtain the macOS Sonoma replace, go to Apple menu > About This Mac. Then click on Software program Replace. Alternatively, you possibly can set up the brand new model from the App Retailer. (Observe: On the time of this writing, Apple had not but up to date the model of macOS within the App Retailer. Nevertheless it ought to occur quickly.)
