If you have an older iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, this could come in handy.
Apple has released security updates for its iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPad 7, and Apple TV HD devices.
While the company usually reserves its attention on releases for newer devices, it sometimes releases patches for older hardware as well.
On Monday, Apple issued a series of smaller builds intended for a selection of devices, according to IsTheAppleStoreDown.com. The updates are very minor, and only partly apply to the current 26.2 generation of software.
There were two new firmware releases, each covering different categories of hardware.
The technical description of the updates, as noted by AppleInsider:
“The first, labeled by the site as “iOS 26.2,” is build 23K54. This is, in reality, a tvOS 26.2 update with the same build as the one officially released on December 12.
However, the build is identified as specifically for the fourth-generation Apple TV, with the hardware identifier AppleTV5,3. It’s also intended for “AudioAccessory5,1,” better known as the HomePod.
The second firmware release was for iOS 18.7.3, build 22H217. Again, this build number already exists for both iOS and iPadOS 18.7.3, and applies to specific hardware models in the iPad and iPhone ranges.
On iPad, it is meant for the iPad 7 in both Wi-Fi only and cellular forms. For iPhone, it is intended for the iPhone XR, the iPhone XS, and the iPhone XS Max in China.”
There are currently no release notes for these updates, so the specific content of each fix is unknown. However, Apple sometimes issues patches to remedy hardware-specific issues that don’t affect other models.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and IsTheAppleStoreDown.com
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