If your iPhone or iPad is limited to iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 you can still expect Apple to release periodic security updates over the coming months and years. This is not a surprise because the updates only applied security patches, which were unlikely to cause any broader issues. That said, I will still deliver my final verdicts for the most cautious upgraders in one week.Ġ1/31 Update: Final verdict - as expected, there have been no problems with iOS 15.7.3 and iOS 12.5.7 following their release last week. Consequently, I strongly recommend all users with iPhones and iPads still running iOS 12, iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 update as soon as possible. These are mature operating systems and dedicated security patches tend not to cause problems. Yes, older devices don’t receive priority patches, but the fact Apple still supports devices up to 10 years old is far beyond the circa five-year commitment of Android manufacturers.Īpple iOS 15.7.3, iPadOS 15.7.3 and iOS 12.5.7 Verdict: Upgrade The iOS 12.5.7 security page lists just a single fix - CVE-2022-42856 - but it is a critical zero-day patch for a vulnerability in Webkit (the engine behind Safari) that was fixed for new devices in December with iOS 16.1.2. The official iOS 15.7.3 / iPadOS 15.7.3 security page lists five new fixes (compared to 13 in iOS 16.3) - these cover the kernel, mail, maps and screen time apps.
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