iPhone customers not on iOS 16.1 can now replace their handset to iOS 15.7.1. Apple says it “offers vital safety updates.” It closes nearly 20 safety holes within the OS.

There’s additionally iPadOS 15.7.1 that does the identical for iPad.

iOS 15.7.1 is right here for to shut safety holes

Apple doesn’t abandon older variations of its working techniques when new ones come out. It retains fixing safety issues in them for years. It just lately patched a harmful safety gap in iOS 12, for instance.

iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 launched this week, however that didn’t deter the discharge of iOS 15.7.1 and the iPad equal. They comprise no new options, after all, as the official launch notes for the iPhone model merely state that, “This replace offers vital safety updates and is really helpful for all customers.”

However the brand new variations embody a prolonged checklist of safety fixes – 17 of them. There are 5 within the Kernel, and the remaining are scattered across the OS, from FaceTime to Wi-Fi.

iOS 15.7.1 is primarily geared toward these nonetheless packing an iPhone 6S or iPhone 7 collection that can’t improve previous iOS 15.x. Anybody operating iOS 16.1 or iPadOS 16.1 already has these fixes.

Get these iOS and iPadOS updates now

iPhone and iPad customers can set up iOS 15.7.1 or iPadOS 15.7.1 with an over-the-air replace.That’s achieved by opening the Settings app and going to Normal > Software program Replace. Alternatively, join the system to a Mac, or to a PC operating iTunes.