Whether it is preparatory work to cope with higher hardware requirements, or it is so that old models no longer need to upgrade the version number to fix loopholes. All in all, it looks like Apple may be bringing some changes to the way iOS/iPadOS system updates are carried out. Because foreign media discovered a new settings page in the latest iOS 14.5 developer test version, which splits the original automatic update options into two items, which gives people a glimpse of how iOS may provide security updates separately in the future.
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iOS may provide security updates separately in the future
not onlyMobile system experience will benefit desktop products,vice versa. Regarding security updates, macOS has already implemented independent time-marked Security Update update projects to enhance the system’s stability and vulnerabilities. Now foreign media 9to5Mac has also discovered that in the fourth developer beta version of the latest iOS 14.5, Apple seems to be preparing to independently provide additional update projects for the security updates of future mobile systems.
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The advantage of this is that friends who have iOS/iPadOS devices in the future will no longer have to worry about whether to update to a major version update such as iOS 14 to iOS 15 because they want to maintain the best system security. The advantage of separate updates in this way should also be considered a relatively friendly approach for users with old hardware.
After all, usage habits are one thing. On the other hand, some people may be worried that the new system may cause related problems due to higher performance requirements or simply being unable to support old applications. If Apple really separates updates in the future, I believe that users who seek stability will be able to more effectively take into account the security performance of their devices.
▲Picture: In addition to the large version update of new features, providing security updates separately may make the pace of updates more timely.
That is to say, Apple previously targeted older iOS devices. Even if the hardware no longer supports the new system, they will still release system updates mainly for security after a period of time. However, in the future, if Apple introduces macOS and Android systems, it will be seen that it will provide updates for security corrections respectively. I believe it will also improve the real-time performance of system security enhancements for iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch.
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