As is well known, recently Apple has officially released the latest version of its operating systemiOS 17.2, an update that includes many new features including the highly anticipated Diary and the possibility, for owners of iPhone 15 Pro e Pro Maxto record Space Videos compatible with the future Apple Vision Pro.
Apart from this, the package also contains a lot fixes for the operating system which improve the stability and strengthen the safety of the software, correcting any flaws in the system.
Alongside iOS 17.2However, Apple has also released a second update package intended for older devices, iOS 16.7.3.
Faced with two different releases, users could get confused and it is therefore worth looking into the matter further and understanding who the two versions are aimed at.
What changes with the iOS 17.2 update
iOS 17.2 includes very interesting new features that will allow users to make the most of all the potential of the latest iPhones.
In addition to the already mentioned Diarywith the update it also changes iMessage which obtains new security measures, designed to better protect users’ data and devices from different types of cyber threats.
It also updates NameDropwhich will allow the sharing of boarding passes, movie tickets and other types of tickets from the app Wallet.
They improve Weather forecast with much more detailed information, Apple Music with the user being able to better manage playlists and musical content and the app Salute which becomes much more integrated into the various Apple devices, allowing better use of data relating to vital parameters on all company devices that use the same Apple ID.
As already mentioned, Apple has also implemented iOS 17.2 new security measurescorrecting several vulnerability notes and making the operating system very more stable and saferin short, the classic fixes aimed at strengthening the performance of iOS which improve the software from update to update, making it more reliable.
What changes with iOS 16.7.3
For all owners of an older iPhone the best solution is to opt for iOS 16.7.3which allows you to obtain new security settings.
Among the older supported devices we find: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad Of fifth generation, 9.7-inch iPad Pro e 12.9-inch iPad Pro Of first generation.
In this sense, therefore, Apple wanted to “give” older smartphones a new update to improve their performance operating system securitygiven that these iPhones cannot install the latest version of iOS 17.
Clearly no new features are included in the package and the release, it is important to underline, only contains corrections for some system vulnerabilities.
Therefore, in this sense, there is no need to choose which version of iOS to install and it is always better to provide system updates as soon as they are available so as to protect the device from any external threat.
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