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What is the benefit of the option Auto Update on iPhone?

Hello:Could I please ask what is the benefit of auto update?Reasons to use or not?Thx!!


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Posted on May 25, 2021 2:01 PM

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Here are the benefits associated with the iOS 14.6 update which was released by Apple on May 24, 2021.

Posted on May 25, 2021 2:30 PM

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May 25, 2021 2:32 PM in response to _rael_

Every update includes security enhancements. If you don’t update you don’t get these improvements to your phone’s security from hacking. The reason iPhones don’t get viruses and malware is not because Apple built a perfect wall. Cybersecurity is more than a wall, it is an arms race between the bad guys and the good guys, so the good guys need to be constantly prepared for the next attack. Microsoft issues frequent security patches to their software. Apple’s approach is to build these into upcoming releases, both for iOS and MacOS. Both 14.5.6 and the latest updates to MacOS include security improvements.

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May 25, 2021 2:32 PM in response to _rael_

Every update includes security enhancements. If you don’t update you don’t get these improvements to your phone’s security from hacking. The reason iPhones don’t get viruses and malware is not because Apple built a perfect wall. Cybersecurity is more than a wall, it is an arms race between the bad guys and the good guys, so the good guys need to be constantly prepared for the next attack. Microsoft issues frequent security patches to their software. Apple’s approach is to build these into upcoming releases, both for iOS and MacOS. Both 14.5.6 and the latest updates to MacOS include security improvements.

What is the benefit of the option Auto Update on iPhone?

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