Apple launched software updates for its smart device operating systems. iPhones and iPads received iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, while Mac devices received the macOS Sonoma 14.1 update, and Apple Watch received watchOS 10.1, as well as the tvOS 17.1 update specifically for devices. “Apple TV”.
The new updates provided various benefits to users of Apple devices, in addition to providing solutions to some problems and security vulnerabilities, as well as the “radiation” crisis of the iPhone 12 phones.
iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 updates
Downloading the 17.1 update for iPhone and iPad has features that make it easier for users to interact daily with their devices, including continuing to transfer data and files between Apple devices via the “AirDrop” feature over the Internet, if the user leaves the direct transfer range of the feature, in addition to the ability to add a song or playlist. Or albums to favorites on Apple Music.
The update also offers the ability to synchronize Screen Time between various Apple devices.
The update provides new tools to control the operation of Standby mode, which allows the phone to be charged on a charging platform in an upright position, with the screen closed and displaying some real-time information on it, such as the time, notifications, and date, on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 14 Pro phones. And iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Solution to the iPhone 12 “radiation” crisis
The release of iOS 17.1 also comes to stop a feature on board the iPhone 12 phones that increased the strength of capturing wireless phone networks when the user was not carrying his phone, and this came after the threat of some European countries, led by France, to ban the circulation of the family of phones due to the risk of the impact of their increased radiation on the health of users.
The update will also provide a solution to some software problems, such as the problem of burning pixels (permanent display of images) on the screens of iPhone 15 phones, as well as the problem of not showing the caller’s name when the user is in another call, in addition to solving the problem of keyboard failure on iPhone phones.
As for older iPhones, the company launched the iOS 16.7.2 and iOS 15.8 updates to provide the same security updates to users of iPhone
WatchOS 10.1
The Apple Watch has received a new update, which brings a number of distinctive new features, such as the ability to exchange user data once the watch comes into contact with another watch or iPhone via the NameDrop feature.
The new version of the operating system also offers the DoubleTap feature, which allows the user to quickly perform a command by simply tapping his index finger and thumb together, such as answering or ending a phone call, stopping the alarm sound, playing and stopping music, etc.
Apple also solved some of the problems of users of its smart watches with the new update, such as solving the problem of the appearance of a white space in the section designated for weather data, as well as synchronizing incorrect data about the user’s location between the watch and the iPhone, in addition to solving the problem of the Scroll Bar appearing unexpectedly, in addition to the calculation. Incorrect user height above the ground.
MacOS 14.1
Mac desktop computers and MacBook personal computers also received a new version of the macOS operating system, which offers the same new features of the Apple Music service, in addition to advantages related to the ability to track the status of the user’s subscription to the AppleCare+ warranty and maintenance service for his various Mac devices, AirPods and Beats headphones, directly inside System Settings tab.
In addition, the new update includes a software solution for two problems, the first related to the problem of automatic resetting of Location Services and the second related to the difficulty of operating encrypted storage media.
In addition to the macOS 14.1 update, Apple released macOS 13.6.1 and macOS 12.7.1 updates to resolve the same software issues and fill security vulnerabilities in older Mac computers.
All new versions of Apple’s smart device operating systems began gradually reaching all users around the world since October 25th.
