Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases iOS 18.3 with urgent security fixes - here's how to download it on your device
Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases iOS 18.3 with urgent security fixes - here's how to download it on your device
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They are some of the world's most popular smartphones. But if you have an iPhone, make sure to update your device as soon as possible. Apple has released iOS 18.3, with urgent security updates to protect your phone from hackers. This includes a patch for one vulnerability that criminals have already been using to hijack iPhones.
![[Apple says that the iOS 18.3 update contains security updates for the iPhone. These include a patch for a vulnerability which has already been used by hackers to take control of some users' devices]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/16/94601001-14334059-Apple_says_that_the_iOS_18_3_update_contains_security_updates_fo-a-30_1738082981572.jpg)
Sylvain Cortes, VP of Strategy at Hackuity, says: 'To safeguard against these threats, we’d strongly recommend users to promptly update their devices to iOS 18.3.'. Released just three weeks after the most recent iOS 18.2 update, this release also brings some minor changes to Apple Intelligence and other apps.
![[iOS 18.3 will make Apple Intelligence on by default, which means features such as ChatGPT's integration with Siri will automatically be activated. Users must turn this off themselves in Settings if they don't want Apple Intelligence features]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/16/94600999-14334059-image-a-25_1738082735939.jpg)
In iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence features like Visual Intelligence and Notification Summaries will get some important improvements and fixes. So, here's how you can update your device with the latest software. If you have an iPhone, you should update your device immediately as Apple releases the iOS 18.3 update (stock image).
![[The update will turn off Notification Summaries for 'News and Entertainment' apps by default after this feature mistakenly claimed that Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, had shot himself]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/16/93249439-14334059-The_British_Broadcasting_Cooperation_BBC_has_filed_a_complaint_t-a-26_1738082783323.jpg)
Apple says: 'This update brings improvements to visual intelligence along with other enhancements, bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone.'. Those security updates include more than 20 patches to vulnerabilities which had been detected in previous versions of iOS.
![[Security experts recommend that you install the update as soon as you can to ensure that your device stays safe and protected from hackers (file photo)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/16/94447115-14334059-image-a-28_1738082875699.jpg)
Mr Cortes says: 'Apple's recent iOS 18.3 update addresses a significant number of security vulnerabilities across many of their essential utilities such as AirPlay, Kernel, Safari, Passkeys, Accessibility and more.'. Most importantly, Apple says it has evidence that hackers have already been taking advantage of one of these issues.
![[iOS 18 users will be asked before any questions are sent to ChatGPT, along with any documents or photos, and Siri then presents the answer]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/09/85960501-14184909-iOS_18_users_will_be_asked_before_any_questions_are_sent_to_Chat-a-29_1733997140870.jpg)
