Apple released iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, and all its other big fall operating systems today. It’s a big day full of new features and capabilities!
But if you can’t update to the latest today, or you don’t want to make the move yet, you don’t want to miss out on all the security fixes that come along with it. That’s why Apple released iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7 today as well.
The updates come with 16 security updates, some of which appear to be rather important. You should probably update right away.
While iOS 18 supports all the same iPhones as iOS 17 did, the same is not true of iPadOS 18. If you have a 2nd generation iPad Pro (2017, 12.9 and 10.5 inch) or 6th generation iPad (2018), you can’t update to iPadOS 18, so this security update is especially important for you.
To update your device, open Settings, tap General, then Software Update.
Author: Jason Cross, Senior Editor, Macworld
Jason has written about technology for more than 25 years - first in the gaming press, then focusing on enthusiast PCs and general technology. He enjoys learning how complicated technology works and explaining it in a way anyone can understand.