Apple as we speak launched the first-ever Fast Safety Response (RSR) updates to the general public for iPhone and iPad customers which have iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 put in on their units and people customers operating macOS 13.3.1 on their Mac laptop computer or desktop laptop.
Fast Safety Response updates are designed to permit Apple to rapidly push out safety fixes to iPhones, iPads, and Mac computer systems with out requiring a full-blown iOS, iPadOS, or macOS launch.
iOS Safety Response 16.4.1 may be rapidly put in by way of the standard Software program Replace mechanism, discovered within the iPhone or iPad Settings app. The replace requires only a few minutes to obtain and set up the replace. A fast restart is then carried out to finish the set up course of. The macOS replace course of is comparable and may be put in by way of the Software program Replace function within the System Settings menu.
As soon as customers have put in the iPhone Fast Safety Response replace, tapping on the model within the “About” part of Settings will show details about the present iOS or iPadOS model, together with the model of the Fast Safety Response replace that’s been put in.
The Fast Safety Response function has been in beta testing since final 12 months; it first debuted alongside the launch of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura within the fall. Nonetheless, till as we speak’s releases, these updates have been solely made obtainable to customers operating developer or public betas of iOS 16 level releases for testing to find out that the function was working correctly earlier than a public launch.
The Fast Safety Response updates will solely be obtainable to customers which have the most recent variations of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS put in on their units.
As noted on Twitter, the Fast Safety Response updates aren’t being made obtainable for set up to all customers straight away; as a substitute, they’re being launched on a rolling foundation over the subsequent 48 hours, so you might not instantly see the replace in your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
The right way to Take away Fast Safety Response on Your iPhone or iPad
By default, iOS and iPadOS Fast Safety Responses are put in mechanically. Nonetheless, Apple does supply a way to take away them.
Take away a Fast Safety Response out of your iPhone or iPad by following these steps:
- Go to Settings > Basic > About.
- Choose iOS Model.
- Select Take away Safety Response.
The Fast Safety Response may be reinstalled later, or customers can merely await the safety replace to be put in as a part of a normal software program replace.
The right way to Take away Fast Safety Response on Your Mac
The Fast Safety Response function can be disabled in your Mac laptop by following these steps:
- Click on the Apple image within the higher left-hand nook of the Mac’s menu bar after which click on System Settings… from the pull-down menu.
- Click on the Basic menu possibility within the left-hand sidebar.
- Click on Software program Replace from the “Basic” menu.
- Click on the encircled i which may be discovered subsequent to Automated Updates.
- Click on the toggle swap discovered subsequent to Set up Safety Responses and system recordsdata to disable the RSR function.