iPhone owners have noticed something that’s started going seriously wrong – and Apple says there’s a reason for it
A CRITICAL Apple update has been pulled – after damaging users’ internet access.
The Rapid Security Response update reportedly mangled web page displays for some Mac and iPhone users.
According to the MacRumors’ forum, the update caused some users bother, by making small changes to Safari access.
When using the Apple in-house browser, a number of web surfers found they could not use sites including Zoom, Facebook, and Instagram as normal.
The troublesome update was released on Monday, as an emergency security fix.
It was designed to protect against a cyber bug called CVE-2023-37450 – which experts believed could be abused to trigger an “arbitrary code execution” while Apple users browsed the web.
An arbitrary code execution allows a hacker to run commands or code on a target machine – giving them control over their victim’s device.
The leading tech company said they believed this security flaw may already have been “actively exploited”, in a statement online.
Intended for iPhones, iPads and Macs running on iOS 16.5.1, the urgent update was “recommended for all users”, according to the Apple website.
But mere hours after its release, the security response was rolled back – as it was found to be scrambling several popular websites in Safari.
Despite Apple’s rush to ditch the faulty fix, some iPhone and Mac owners may be wondering what to do if they had been quick to select the download.
But no fear – to remove the update from your iPhone, simply open Settings > General > About and then tap on the iOS or iPadOS Version to reveal an option to remove a Security Response.
While MacBook and Mac computer users must visit System Settings > General > About and scroll down to macOS to find an ‘i’ information button – which then opens a “Last Security Response” window, with the option to remove it and restart the machine.
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