Apple re-releases iOS/iPadOS 17.6.1 update to fix advanced data protection bug

Thanks to netizens Handwritten Once Upon a Time and OnEmoReT1Me for submitting clues! According to news on August 20, Apple re-released the iOS 17.6.1 update today (August 19), a week and a half after the initial release. The latest version number is 21G101, which is higher than the previous version number 21G93. iPhone and iPad devices that are eligible for the upgrade can download the latest update OTA by visiting Settings > General > Software Update. Looking at the iOS/iPadOS 17.6.1 change log, Apple writes: “This update contains important bug fixes and resolves an issue that prevents advanced data protection features from being enabled or disabled.” It’s unclear what the differences between the old and new versions are. different.

Apple’s official website introduces iCloud Advanced Data Protection as follows:

1. iCloud Advanced Data Protection provides Apple’s highest level of cloud data security, using end-to-end encryption to protect most iCloud data.
2. iCloud Advanced Data Protection is an optional setting that, when enabled, most iCloud data (such as cloud backups, photos, notes, etc.) will be protected by end-to-end encryption.
3. No one, including Apple, can access end-to-end encrypted data, so even if there is a data breach in the cloud, the data is safe.

iOS/iPadOS update

Apple said that in iOS/iPadOS 17.6 system, when users try to turn off the advanced data protection feature, although the interface shows that it is turned off, it is still enabled on iCloud. This update fixes this desync issue.

tvOS Update

Apple has released tvOS 17.6.1, a minor update to the tvOS 17 operating system released last September. It's unclear what specific updates this update brings.

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