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Apple Releases iOS 12.5.6 Update for Older iPhones and iPads With Vulnerability FixesWednesday August 31, 2022 9:53 am PDT by Juli Clover

Apple today released an iOS 12.5.6 update for older iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models that are not able to run the current version of iOS, iOS 15.

The update can be downloaded over-the-air by opening up the Settings app, tapping on "General," and selecting the "Software Update" option.

The iOS 12.5.6 update fixes a major vulnerability that was actively exploited, so it's worth updating right away if you have an older device. The WebKit vulnerability was already fixed in the iOS 15.6.1, iPadOS 15.6.1, and macOS Monterey 12.5.1 updates.

Devices that cannot be updated past iOS 12 include the ‌iPhone‌ 5s, ‌iPhone‌ 6, ‌iPhone‌ 6 Plus, iPod touch 6, original iPad Air, iPad mini 2, and ‌iPad mini‌ 3.

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Mmax246 months agoCool! Way to go Apple!Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)Ggeartau46 months agoand people accuse Apple of planned obsolescence…Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)oneMadRssn46 months agoThis is actually pretty incredible. iPhone 5s came out 9 years ago, and it's still receiving security updates.The Google Nexus 5 came out the same year - and Google ended security updates in in 2016, just a few years later. To say nothing of the third-party Android OEMs at the time that offered even less support.Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)adrianlondon46 months agoMy iPad mini, stuck on iOS 9, is now a hacker magnet!Luckily, it runs so slowly that they won't be able to do anything once they gain access.Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)LLounge vibes 0546 months agoWow, was not expecting this. Almost 4 years after iOS 12 was introduced.And this should lay to rest the concerns of the iPhone 7 and 6S just being abandoned after iOS 16’s release.If they continue at this pace, those devices should still be getting security updates at least until 2025Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)Sir_Macs_A_Lot46 months agoApple, my iPhone 6 Plus thanks you. Now to go rummage it out of the bottom of a drawer, charge it...Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)Read All Comments

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