Apple Releases iOS 18.6.2 With Security Fixes

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2, more minor updates for the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems. iOS 18.6.2 comes less than a week after the launch of iOS 18.6.1, an update that re-added blood oxygen monitoring support to the latest Apple Watch models.

iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 can be downloaded on eligible devices over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple has also released iPadOS 17.7.10 for iPads that aren't able to run iPadOS 18.

According to Apple's release notes, iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 provides important security fixes and the updates are recommended for all users.

We are less than a month away from the launch of iOS 26, the next-generation version of iOS that will replace iOS 18, so this will likely be one of the last updates to iOS 18 beyond security fixes.


Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 18.6.2 With Security Fixes

 

[Astuces iOS]

Why Apple didn’t didn’t add those to iOS 18.6.1???

 

[minik]

iOS/iPadOS 18.6.2 (22G100)

Also iPadOS 17.7.10 (21H450)

 

[Astuces iOS]

iOS/iPadOS 18.6.2 (22G100)

Also iPadOS 17.7.10 (21H450)

iPadOS 17.7.10 lmao they cannot make iPadOS 17.8?

 

[Nozgog]

Apple’s Security website not updated yet

 

[hanschien]

iPadOS 17.7.10 lmao they cannot make iPadOS 17.8?

That’s how versioning works…

 

[Lloigorr]

iPadOS 17.7.10 lmao they cannot make iPadOS 17.8?

I think they want to tell us it’s the last iOS 17 update

 

[Astuces iOS]

I think they want to tell us it’s the last iOS 17 update

Damn I am scared 😱

With iOS 12 and iOS 15 we got many updates until the end of support, now iOS 16 is dead (when it shouldn’t) and iPadOS 17 looks dead too… Don’t forget that the last iOS is still ios 18!

 

[123123123]

This update literally dropped in between starting and finishing the 18.6.1 update on one of my devices, and now I don’t have enough battery left for that…

 

[winxmac]

iPadOS 17.7.10 lmao they cannot make iPadOS 17.8?

iOS 4.2.10 [iPhone 4 CDMA]
iOS 16.7.11
iPadOS 16.7.11
iPadOS 17.7.10
macOS 11.7.10 [macOS 11.6.8 then macOS 11.7]

 

[SactoGuy18]

iPadOS 17.7.10 lmao they cannot make iPadOS 17.8?

I think iPadOS 17.8 may not arrive until the same time iPadOS 26.0 releases.

 

[gstevie]

Why Apple didn’t didn’t add those to iOS 18.6.1???

Apple clearly wanted to get blood oxygen monitoring back to people as soon as they physically and legally could then wanted to get these updates out asap too.

 

[That70sGAdawg]

Hoping it is stable with great battery life as I tried Betas of 26 through #7, and hated the look. No really useful updates so I'll stick with this on my iPhone 16 Pro & iPad.

 

[William.1976]

I have just updated my main phone to iOS 26 but sounds like 18.6.2 is just security update so not going to miss out on much it seems

 

[frenchcamp49er]

Updated in Nor Cal

 

[turbo79]

Do the iOS/Mac 26 public betas get these security updates too?

 

[BigBlur]

Do the iOS/Mac 26 public betas get these security updates too?

Very rarely. Probably will be rolled into the next beta.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Apple clearly wanted to get blood oxygen monitoring back to people as soon as they physically and legally could then wanted to get these updates out asap too.

Bro I know that but they could have added the ios 18.6.2 fixes on ios 18.6.1

 

[Astuces iOS]

iOS 4.2.10 [iPhone 4 CDMA]
iOS 16.7.11
iPadOS 16.7.11
iPadOS 17.7.10
macOS 11.7.10 [macOS 11.6.8 then macOS 11.7]

Yup but for iOS 15 there was ios 15.8 haha

 

[jz0309]

Bro I know that but they could have added the ios 18.6.2 fixes on ios 18.6.1

if you read that customs ruling (in the AW subform), Apple had that SpO2 fix ready to go for several months already, it was a question of timing of the ruling. And 18.6.2 was probably not ready yet when they released .1

 

[Astuces iOS]

if you read that customs ruling (in the AW subform), Apple had that SpO2 fix ready to go for several months already, it was a question of timing of the ruling. And 18.6.2 was probably not ready yet when they released .1

Ummm can be true... but not necessarily

 

[Viridian5]

What ever happened to those zero click exploits from earlier this year nicknamed AirBorne?

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Another reason for folks wondering if they should, NOT to do the beta. These exploits, and likely others, are still in the beta up until the general release.

 

[BigBlur]

What ever happened to those zero click exploits from earlier this year nicknamed AirBorne?

They were already fixed before the details of the vulnerability were published. The updates released on March 31st contained most of the fixes (e.g. iOS/iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4).

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[A-bomb151]

I used Blood Oxygen today for the very first time! Apple Watch Ultra 2 running watchOS26 b4 public.