Recently, Apple released iOS 18.0.1, an important update that closed critical security holes and fixed bugs relating to its latest iOS 18 software. It's only a few weeks since iOS 18 became available, and technically it is just a minor update, but it also contains some crucial patches most users should know of.

Important Security Fixes in iOS 18.0.1

iOS 18.0.1: Apple’s Urgent Update Fixes Critical Flaws

The two major security vulnerabilities iOS 18.0.1 fixes in the main are especially the first, which relates to the Media Session, an incident on iPhone 16. That is the audio message that will start recording some seconds of audio even before microphone activation. No matter how minor the group might be, the flaw can indeed breach a user's privacy, according to Forbes.

The other, and perhaps more threatening flaw, was CVE-2024-44204. The issue here was with VoiceOver, where it would read saved passwords from particular applications wrong.

Well, that's quite a lousy situation, but such a situation seldom occurs in real life.

As cybersecurity expert Sean Wright said, "it's pretty unlikely that an attacker will be able to overhear a password when the attack is conducted remotely.". Nonetheless, this is a weakness which needs to be addressed forthwith using the iOS 18.0.1 upgrade.

Why You Should Update Now?

There is yet no word or report of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. Nonetheless, it is advisable you update your iPhone sooner rather than later since iOS 18.0.1 features security patches and several bug fixes that make your device work in a better way.

The update iOS 18.0.1 for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro has addressed some issues concerning touch screens for a few customers who had been facing the issue since their transition to iOS 18.

Another bug the update fixes involves messages where it unexpectedly quits when the user tries to reply with a shared Apple Watch Face. More to that, freezing camera issues on iPhone 16 are also addressed by the update.

What to Do If You Are Running on iOS 17.7

There's no problem if you haven't updated yet your iOS 17.7 to the latest version. It just so happens that some iOS 18 users can't have enough of the frustrating bugs. Now that these bugs are finally fixed on iOS 18.0.1, it's about time to update to the new operating system.

How to Update to iOS 18.0.1

The iOS 18 users should update the device to iOS 18.0.1 as early as possible. For this purpose, tap on Settings> General> Software Update and continue further with the guidelines for downloading and installing.

The process of updating to iOS 18.0.1 would, therefore, provide a smooth run and high security for your iPhone. In this regard, it is a must-do for all users.

It's only about 500MB in size, as ZDNET reports and you can finish downloading it in just five minutes.