iOS 14.5 is being made to beg by Apple. To everyone’s surprises, the company released the final versions of iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2 in addition to the watchOS 7.3.3 version for Apple Watch this Friday afternoon. No important news has been known in the iOS version, although everything could indicate that it tries to solve security errors. We tell you everything that is known about this new release.
iOS 14.4.2 fixes a serious security problem
Although all users are waiting for the final version of iOS 14.5 for the news it includes, Apple continues to work on new versions of iOS 14.4. Nobody expected the company to release a new update one Friday, but the truth is that they have surprised us all. As we have previously commented, the company has released the final versions of iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2. The Apple Watch has also received a minor update that corresponds to watchOS 7.3.3.
These updates are focused on resolving security issues and improving performance. Specifically, the company itself in the update notes has detailed that a vulnerability that was being actively exploited has been resolved. It is for the latter that they have not wanted to wait for the final release of iOS 14.5 due to the seriousness of the matter. These notes detail that this vulnerability targeted malicious web content processing to enable universal cross-site scripting. This has already been fully resolved and that is why its update is always recommended.
This is where we see that the security reports end up penetrating the company. This problem would have already affected numerous users as we have previously said. This is where you can appreciate the speed of the company that has not wanted to risk waiting for the launch of iOS 14.5 that still does not have a totally clear launch date. Apart from patching this security flaw in the notes they have not wanted to give more information about it, although surely in the next few days many detailed reports of this vulnerability and the security research group that have been able to find it will be seen.
Apple does not forget about old iPhones with iOS 12.5.2
In addition to the launch of this new version of iOS 14, Apple has once again shown that it does not forget the older computers. That is why, to the surprises of many, they have released iOS and iPadOS 12.5.2 in the final version and that it is now available for all old computers. This is undoubtedly a sign that those people who have not wanted to update their device to a more recent one continue to have minimal support from the company. Although there is not much information about this update, it also points out that they include security changes to prevent the computer from being vulnerable to important security problems. This is why it is also advisable to update even if it does not include visual or functional news.