Apple has begun rolling out three security rapid response security updates for iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, and macOS 13.3.1. Relevant updates implement important security fixes without requiring you to update the entire operating system.

These Rapid Security Response security updates are intended to be a rapid patch to resolve security vulnerabilities as quickly as possible, without the need for an often lengthy, public operating system update. Apple isn’t sharing any substantial details about the update in question, however he says in a blog post These updates will be released for the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the future. According to MacRumors This is also the first time the company has publicly launched such an RSP.

Users of affected operating systems can choose to install Rapid Security Response updates automatically. This function can be enabled in the relevant device settings. After installation, there is an extra letter after the name of the corresponding OS version, for example macOS 13.3.1 (a). If the option is not enabled, the security update will be rolled out with the next regular OS update.

By the way, various sources reported, incl CamelThere seems to be something wrong with the latest security update for Rapid Security Response at the moment. An error message about a seemingly broken internet connection can abort the installation at this time. According to the developer, there is a gradual rollout in the update code Addressed so that the update cannot be installed at fixed times more than a certain percentage of all users. This may be the reason for the error message.