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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Install iOS 17.4.1 now to patch 2 new zero-day vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:30:42 -0000 (UTC)
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Enrico Papaloma <enrico@papaloma.net> wrote:
> On 4/24/2024 9:36 PM, Chris wrote:
>>> The advice is that these iOS zero-day holes that Apple didn't find are so
>>> severe, the recommendation is for iPhone owners to update even if they were
>>> intending to wait for iOS 17.5 before running yet another update cycle.
>> 
>> There's no reason to wait that long to install updates. 
> 
> But a lot of people do wait, for a variety of reasons, not the least of
> which is the way iPhones are updated can cause a variety of slowdowns.

Still not a reason to wait. The slowdown - if it even exists - is
temporary. I can understand waiting a day or two to see any real-world
issues shakes out, but not over a month. 

>>> These are the 2 0-day holes that Google found that Apple missed in testing.
>> 
>> Which is why all updates should be installed. Doesn't matter which OS.
> 
> One smartphone OS does "seamless updates" where the user isn't even aware
> that updates are happening due to A/B partitions. 

Which causes its own problems.