Apple releases updates today including iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5 to patch vulnerabilities and add new features.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Apple has released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 today. Most iPhone and iPad users have probably forgotten all about these updates. Besides delivering plenty of security upgrades to patch potentially serious iPhone and iPad vulnerabilities, the updates add some interesting new features including a notification to alert you if a Bluetooth-powered item tracker you don’t own, running on any platform, has been detected. This feature could save your life.
According to the release notes included by Apple in the update, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 includes:
Apple News
Offline mode in Apple News+ gives you access to the Today feed and News+ tab, even when you don’t have an internet connection
Quartiles is a new and original daily word game that is now available in Apple News+
Scoreboard in News+ Puzzles gives you access to new player data for Crossword, Mini Crossword and Quartiles, including stats and streaks
Tracking Notifications
Cross-Platform Tracking Detection delivers notifications to users if a compatible Bluetooth tracker they do not own is moving with them, regardless of what operating system the device is paired with
So iOS 17.
