Apple iOS 15.6: Update Out Now With Important Fixes For Millions Of iPhone Users

Consumer Tech Apple iOS 15. 6: Update Out Now With Important Fixes For Millions Of iPhone Users David Phelan Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about lifestyle tech New! Follow this author to improve your content experience.

Got it! Jul 20, 2022, 02:16pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Apple iOS 15. 6 is now live. David Phelan Just because the public beta for iOS 16 is out, it doesn’t mean Apple is done with the current general-release software, iOS 15.

Although, actually, it very nearly is done with it and there’s every likelihood that this will be the last ever iOS 15 update. Though you never know. MORE FROM FORBES Exactly When Apple Will Release iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Pro By David Phelan This update has been in the works for a while—the first beta was released in May—but it’s finally here.

So, here’s what you need to know about iOS 15. 6. Make Forbes your destination for all-things iOS.

Read full details of what’s in the release from me the moment it lands. Kate O’Flaherty looks at the security considerations of each new release. And then read Gordon Kelly ’s analysis of whether you ought to install or wait.

Which iPhones can run iOS 15. 6? If you have a device that runs iOS 14, you’re sorted. Impressively, Apple has ensured that every iOS 14-capable iPhone runs iOS 15, too.

That’s quite the achievement, stretching back across every device released in the last six years. In other words, every iPhone from the iPhone 6s onwards and includes all three generations of iPhone SE. This won’t apply with iOS 16, by the way, which is for iPhones from iPhone 8 onwards.

MORE FOR YOU Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users Forget The MacBook Pro, Apple Has Bigger Plans Google Discounts Pixel 6, Nest & Pixel Buds In Limited-Time Sale Event For iPads, you’re good to go with iPadOS 15. 6 if you have any iPad Pro, any iPad Air from iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 or newer and iPad from the fifth generation onwards. How to get it Updating is easy-peasy: open the Settings app on the device and then choose General, then Software Update.

Once you’ve clicked on Download and Install, it’ll do everything for you. Within a few minutes, it’ll be good to go—this is not a huge update. What’s in the release This late in the release cycle, it would be surprising if there were new features.

Apple has released all the features it had promised with iOS 15, after all. So, here we’re looking at bug fixes and tweaks. Some are quite cute, like the way the TV app will now be able to navigate through a live sports game that’s already in progress, allowing you to restart the game and pause, rewind and fast-forward.

Please note, this does not change the score for the better. Other updates are important, even if not game-changing. There’s an issue where Settings continued to display that device storage was full even after it wasn’t.

This has also been addressed. A Safari problem, where a tab reverted to a previous page has also been fixed, it’s claimed. And an issue that caused braille devices to slow or stop responding when navigating text in email is also sorted, Apple says.

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