Apple releases iOS 16.6 with a bunch of security fixes

The new version of iPadOS is also here.
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Stan Schroeder
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Time to update your iPhone. Credit: stnazkul/getty images

Apple has released new stable versions of iOS and iPadOS, and they're all about security fixes.

Both new versions, dubbed iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 fix numerous security flaws, including bugs in Apple Neural Engine, Find My, WebKit, and the iOS and iPadOS kernel code.

Apple says that two of these flaws "may have been actively exploited," which makes them particularly dangerous.


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The new versions of iOS and iPadOS do not seem to bring any new features, but you should still install them as soon as possible to get rid of all of these security flaws. Check out Apple's support document detailing the content of the updates.

Apple also updated tvOS to version 16.6, and brought watchOS to version 9.6. Both updates fix a number of security flaws, and should be installed as soon as possible.

Finally, macOS Ventura has also been updated to version 13.5. As with all these other updates, there are no new features here, just fixes for numerous security flaws.

Topics Apple iOS

Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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