Apple this week release numerous small update for a kind of devices . While there are no newfangled features to speak of , iPhone , iPad , Mac , Apple Watch , HomePod , and Apple telly users should go update them right now .
Most importantly , theiOS 16.3.1,iPadOS 16.3.1 , andmacOS 13.2.1updates all include the same WebKit security update that patch up a zero - sidereal day fault have it away to have been used to hack iPhones , iPads , and mac :
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Apple has n’t released specific about how the flaw may have been exploited . It ’s the first zero - daytime flaw , which is defined as a recently fall upon security measures vulnerability , that Apple has posit this year . In addition to the WebKit patch , the iOS , iPadOS , and macOS updates also let in a fix for a “ use after free ” issuing that could allow an app to execute arbitrary codification with meat privilege .
The patch is for the iPhone 8 and later , iPad Air ( 3rd gen ) and later , iPad ( 5th gen ) and afterwards , iPad mini ( 5th gen ) and later , MacBook Pro ( 2017 and by and by ) , MacBook Air ( 2018 and afterwards ) , MacBook ( 2017 and later ) , iMac ( 2017 and later ) , Mac mini ( 2018 and later ) , and Mac Studio . There ’s also a new 16.3 edition of Safari for Macs running macOS Big Sur and Monterey . While the version is the same as the previous one , the shape number will update to 167614.4.6.11.6 ( Big Sur ) and 177614.4.6.11.6 ( Monterey ) .
A separateBig Sur update(11.7.4 ) for old Macs fixes a Safari military issue where websites in the Favorites section of the Start page lost their customs duty favicons and instead displayed generic grey-haired icons .
Apple also release HomePod 16.3.2 and tvOS 16.3.2 updates for all models , following16.3.1 updatesearlier this calendar month . The HomePod update also addresses an matter where ask Siri for smart home request may fail . WatchOS 9.3.1 was also unblock for Apple Watch Series 4 and subsequently with “ hemipteron fix and important security update , ” though Apple has n’t yet published the specific CVE entries .
And in conclusion , Apple has pushed afirmware updatefor the MagSafe cable on the 2021 and 2023 MacBook Pro and M2 MacBook Air with unspecified fixes .
Here ’s how to find the update on each of your devices :
iPhone and iPad : Go to the preferences app , thenGeneral , andSoftware Update
macOS Ventura : Go to the System options app , thenGeneralandSoftware Update .
macOS Big Sur or Monterey : Got to the System Preferences app thenSoftware Update
Apple Watch : Go to the Watch app on your iPhone , thenGeneral , andSoftware Update
Apple TV : Go to the preferences app , thenGeneral , andUpdate Software
HomePod : Go to the Home app on your iPhone , thenHome context , andSoftware Update
MagSafe Cable : punch it in , connect to your Mac and wait for the update to instal
