We have had iOS 17.4 with us for a few weeks now and a few days ago the first rumors emerged about the launch of iOS 17.4.1, a minor update that would include fixes for bugs found and performance improvements on all devices. A few minutes ago, Apple has officially released iOS 17.4.1, An update that, although it may seem irrelevant because it did not have a previous beta version, is essential to correct the security flaws that Apple will detail in a few hours in a software note.
You can now update your device to iOS 17.4.1
When the river sounds, the water carries away… all the rumors about the existence of iOS 17.4.1 have become reality. Some American media outlets detected traffic on their websites coming from devices with this version a few weeks ago that Apple published a few minutes ago.
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Remember that since this is a subversion of iOS 17.4, the main new features have already arrived with the launch of this version. If you get lost in this world of versions, I recommend you take a look at the changes that Apple introduced with iOS 17.4 to comply with the Digital Markets Act, as well as the rest of the new features introduced outside of changes introduced in the European Union.
iOS 17.4.1 It brings practically nothing new, at least that’s what we can read in the description of the update. However, as we said, in a few hours Apple will publish a software note in which we will actually see which security flaws have been fixed and which have not been fixed in iOS 17.4.
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
You can now update your devices by going to Settings > General > Software Updates. On the other hand, it is possible that in the coming hours or days Apple releases first beta version of iOS 17.5, one of the last big updates before the launch of the iOS 18 developer betas which will be released at WWDC24 in June.
