Apple launched iOS 17.6.1 on Wednesday, a day after the tech large launched the third public beta of iOS 18 to builders and public beta testers. This replace does not deliver any new options to your iPhone, but it surely does tackle a difficulty with an iCloud safety function known as Superior Information Safety.
To obtain the replace, go to Settings > Common > Software program Replace, faucet Replace Now and comply with the onscreen prompts.
Here is what it’s essential know concerning the replace.
What’s in iOS 17.6.1?
Apple wrote within the replace’s launch notes that the replace addresses some bugs and a difficulty with Superior Information Safety. The replace fixes a difficulty that prevented some folks from enabling or disabling the function.
Superior Information Safety is the best stage of cloud knowledge safety Apple presents. Apple mentioned it protects most of your iCloud knowledge, together with your iCloud backups, photographs and extra, with end-to-end encryption.
In accordance with IBM, end-to-end encryption is a safe communication course of that stops third events from accessing no matter knowledge is shipped from one particular person to a different. Within the context of Apple, which means even when knowledge out of your iCloud account falls into nefarious arms, the opposite celebration would not have the ability to entry it.
Is that this the final iOS 17 replace?
There is perhaps extra minor iOS 17 updates, however Apple is about to launch iOS 18 within the fall. Whereas we do not have an actual launch date for iOS 18, traditionally Apple releases main iOS variations in September. I would not count on any extra vital iOS 17 updates, although.
For extra on iOS, here is what was included in iOS 17.6, my hands-on expertise with the iOS 18 betas and our iOS 18 cheat sheet.
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