Apple releases new software update for its devices, patches major security issue

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For those of you who use Apple devices, it's time to update your software again. Yesterday, Apple did a triple release with a new version for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS Big Sur. The update should now be available to all users with compatible devices.

According to Wccftech, the new update is mostly to fix some security issues. Since they're all updated at the same time, we can assume that this is a common bug found on all platforms. In particular, it was announced that the iOS 14.4.1 update patches a WebKit bug that enabled malicious web content to remotely execute codes.

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Besides the patch, Apple has released a new Safari version 14.0.3 for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users. As you can see, Apple continues to provide software support even for devices running on older operating systems. By the way, you can refer to the Apple security updates page for a list of changes in the update.

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