Apparently, it was an open secret in Apple’s offices in Cupertino and we told you a few minutes ago: iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1 could soon be a reality. And a few minutes later, Apple has officially released these two new versions. At the moment, the only official information regarding the changes introduced there is the solution of important security errors related, some of them, to the advanced data protection system of iOS and iPadOS. Below we provide you with all the details.
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Software updates for Apple operating systems can be unpredictable. While Apple usually likes to do a few weeks of testing through developer betas, other times the changes are minimal and not worth the effort. That’s what happened with these two new updates today: iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1. At the moment, the only official information we have is the patch notes:
This update includes important bug fixes and resolves an issue that prevented you from enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.
Apparently Apple has fixed an important security bug which will be revealed in the coming hours when the official security site is updated new versions. In fact, it details that one of these errors was related to iCloud’s advanced data protection, a very interesting feature added in iOS and iPadOS to increase security by end-to-end encrypting some iCloud services such as backups, the Photos app or messages from the Messages app. This error apparently prevented the ability to enable or disable this additional protection system.
Furthermore, Apple also released other new versions today:
- macOS 14.6.1
- iOS 16.7.10
- iPadOS 16.7.10
- macOS 13.6.9
At the moment, these updates have not been revealed by Apple on its official website. If, on this occasion, we discover an interesting detail, you will be the first to know.
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