Apple releases iOS 12.4.2 for iPhones and iPads abandoned by iOS 13

Apple released today iOS 12.4.2 for a handful of older models of iPhone and iPad that had not been updated to iOS 13 last week. The update includes.

Ecobee HomeKit Thermostat

The update is available for the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2 and the iPad mini 3, as well as for the sixth generation iPod touch, the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. All of these devices have been removed from iOS 13 support.

The latest update for these devices was iOS 12.4.1, which was released last month with a fix for a vulnerability that allowed a jailbreak on many models of the iPhone.

Apple has also released watchOS 5.3.2 for Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2. These models will receive watchOS 6 later this fall.

WatchOS 5.3.2 and iOS 12.4.2 both include a fix for a security bug discovered by Google's Project Zero team:

• Impact: A remote attacker can cause an unexpected interruption of the application or an arbitrary code execution.
• Description: An out of bound reading has been processed with improved input validation.

We will make sure to update if we know more about the content and changes in iOS 12.4.2. Let us know in the comments if you notice any changes on these older devices.

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