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Tue May 16, 2023, 10:15 AM

May 2023

iOS 16.4.1 (a): What to Know About Apple's Rapid Security Response
The update patches a security issue, and Apple said everyone should download it.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-16-4-1-a-what-to-know-about-apples-rapid-security-response/

More at link. I can’t think of any reason to not download a security update. But YMMV.

Apple didn’t put out a technote on this one, but I am getting the general technote on these security updates to give you an idea of what these usually involve.

About Rapid Security Responses for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201224

Rapid Security Responses deliver important security improvements between software updates.

Rapid Security Responses are a new type of software release for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They deliver important security improvements between software updates — for example, improvements to the Safari web browser, the WebKit framework stack, or other critical system libraries. They may also be used to mitigate some security issues more quickly, such as issues that might have been exploited or reported to exist "in the wild."

New Rapid Security Responses are delivered only for the latest version of iOS, iPadOS and macOS — beginning with iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, and macOS 13.3.1.

The Apple site is a great resource of answers to questions!

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Google is still your friend, even after all these years! emulatorloo May 2023 #1

Thank you. I will read some more but seems OK to download it question everything May 2023 #2

... emulatorloo May 2023 #3

If you decide to download it, be careful. Beastly Boy May 2023 #4

Thanks. it is not an email but is on my Settings where the regular notifications of updates are question everything May 2023 #5

Yes, That is where it should be. emulatorloo May 2023 #7

Did it last week. MOMFUDSKI May 2023 #6