So bookmark this page.Ġ8/01 Final Verdict: It has been a very stable week for iOS 16.6 upgraders. With so few issues reported by upgraders after 24 hours, I would strongly advise you to put the security of your device front and center.įor cautious iPhone and iPad owners who prefer to wait (I strongly recommend you don’t), I will deliver my final verdict in a week. Security updates and bug fixes are the most important reason to update your iPhone, and Zero-Day hacks are the most dangerous form of them. Whether that is behind Apple’s decision to release this as a full iOS update is unknown, but the company may also be wary about the significant problems its iOS 16.5.1 (a then c) Rapid Security Response caused last time. In addition, iOS 16.6 patches a further 23 vulnerabilities, including two in the Apple Neural Engine, 10 more in the Kernel, and a further five in WebKit. The vulnerabilities affect iPhones, iPads, Macs and the Apple Watch, hence the broad release of multi-platform updates. In both instances, hackers may be able to execute malicious code. The vulnerabilities are recorded as CVE-2023-38606 and CVE-2023-37450, and they affect the Kernel, the core of the operating system, and WebKit, the engine behind Safari, respectively. Apple acknowledges that hackers may have been able to exploit both vulnerabilities before it could release a fix. The big reason to update to iOS 16.6 is security because it contains fixes for two zero-day security vulnerabilities. But that’s something few will lose sleep over. Despite launching its ‘ Rapid Security Response’ updates, these fixes come as a standard iOS launch and a major point one at that (iOS 16.5.2 would be more in keeping with Apple’s historical way of classifying releases). What is a surprise, however, is the choice of release. We’ll go through those security details in the next section. This is a fairly generic sentence that Apple often uses with dedicated security releases, but it is not to be overlooked. This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users. Apple’s iOS 16.6 release notes are short and sweet:
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