How to update Apple devices to correct security flaw

Apple has released a captious bundle spot to hole a information vulnerability that researchers accidental could let hackers to straight infect iPhones and different Apple devices without immoderate engagement of the owner.

Here's however to update your Apple devices.

iPhone, iPad, oregon iPod Touch

— Plug successful your instrumentality and marque definite you're connected to the internet.

— Go to Settings General, past pat Software Update.

Tap "Install Now." If you spot "Download and Install" instead, pat it to download the update, participate your passcode, past pat "Install Now."

Apple Watch

First, marque definite that your Apple Watch is compatible with the latest software: watchOS 7 is compatible with Apple Watch Series 3 and aboriginal and Apple Watch SE. Upgrading to watchOS 7 requires an iPhone 6s oregon aboriginal moving iOS 14 oregon later.

Next steps:

— Update your iPhone to the latest mentation of iOS.

— Make definite that your Apple Watch is astatine slightest 50 percent charged.

— Connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi.

— Keep your iPhone adjacent to your Apple Watch, truthful that they're successful range.

It could instrumentality from respective minutes to an hr for the update to complete. You mightiness privation to update overnight oregon hold until you person time.

To Update Your Apple Watch Using Your iPhone

When a caller update is available, your Apple Watch notifies you. Tap Update Tonight successful the notification, past spell to your iPhone to corroborate that you privation to update overnight. At the extremity of the day, permission your Apple Watch and iPhone charging overnight truthful the update tin complete.

To Update Directly connected Your Apple Watch

If your Apple Watch has watchOS 6 oregon later, you tin instal consequent updates without your iPhone:

— Make definite that your ticker is connected to Wi-Fi.

— On your watch, unfastened the Settings app.

— Tap General Software Update.

— Tap Install if a software update is available, past travel the onscreen instructions.

Apple TV

To Update Apple TV 4K oregon Apple TV HD

— Go to Settings System Software Updates and prime Update Software.

— If there's an update, prime Download and Install.

— Wait for your Apple TV to download the update. Don't disconnect oregon unplug your Apple TV until the update completes.

After the update downloads, your Apple TV volition restart, hole the update, past instal it. When the update is complete, your Apple TV volition automatically restart again.

To Update Apple TV (3rd generation)

— Go to Settings General Software Updates and prime Update Software.

— If there's an update, download and instal it.

— Wait for your Apple TV to download the update. Don't disconnect oregon unplug your Apple TV until the update completes.

Mac

— From the Apple paper successful the country of your screen, take System Preferences.

— Click "Software Update."

— Click "Update Now" oregon "Upgrade Now:"

— "Update Now" installs the latest updates for the presently installed version. Learn astir macOS Big Sur updates, for example.

— "Upgrade Now" installs a large caller mentation with a caller name, specified arsenic macOS Big Sur.

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