Apple launched iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS 13.5 yesterday to repair varied safety vulnerabilities affecting these platforms. There are not any new consumer-facing options in these releases, nonetheless.
On iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Apple addressed safety vulnerabilities in its Neural Engine, the OS kernel, the WebKit engine, and the Discover My iOS app. For Mac customers, macOS 13.5 additionally fixes vulnerabilities within the Apple Neural Engine (for Apple Silicon Macs), the OS kernel, Webkit, in addition to the Discover My, Shortcuts, and Voice Memos apps.
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Apple often releases software program updates for all of its platforms on the similar time, and yesterday was no exception. The corporate additionally shipped watchOS 9.6 and tvOS 16.6, and these are additionally safety updates with no new options.
Earlier this month, Apple launched the primary public betas for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma. iOS 17 is already shaping as much as be a reasonably large replace with a brand new StandBy mode for iPhones charging in horizontal mode, Reside Voicemail, and offline maps assist in Apple Maps. For Mac customers, macOS Sonoma will carry widgets on the desktop, a brand new Sport Mode, and varied Safari updates together with consumer profiles and the power to put in net apps. iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma are anticipated to be launched later this fall.
