You really need to update your iPhone. Here’s how.


Apple’s latest security update was easy to miss. But security experts are warning that everyone should update any Apple device they have immediately. Apple said on Aug 17, 2022, that there are serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, and that the issue may already have been ‘actively exploited’. — AP

NEW YORK: Apple regularly issues updates to the software powering the iPhone, and sometimes it’s OK to dawdle when it comes to installing them. But that’s not the case with its latest – an upgrade that Apple released on Aug 17 to close a security hole that could allow hackers to seize control of iPhones and several other popular Apple products.

Security experts are warning that everyone with an iPhone should install the update as soon as possible to protect all the personal information many people store on a device that’s become like another appendage for many.

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