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If I believe [1], 4% of all the iOS devices are still on versions earlier than 6, and will not be patched to this specific issue. This is pretty severe. I wonde
by thibaut_barrere 13y ago
If I believe [1], 4% of all the iOS devices are still on versions earlier than 6, and will not be patched to this specific issue. This is pretty severe. I wonder (but presume not) if Apple is going to issue patches for earlier versions.
[1] http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/31/ios-7-now-installed-on-78-of-active-apple-handheld-devices http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/31/ios-7-now-installe...
- mikeash 13y agoiOS 6 gets a fix too: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/02/apple-releases-ios-7-0-6-and-6-1-6-to-patch-an-ssl-problem/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/02/apple-releases-ios-7-0-... Really old devices are probably out of luck, though. I think that would encompass the original iPhone, the 3G, the corresponding iPods Touch, and (probably most importantly) the first generation iPad. That's assuming, of course, that the bug is in iOS 4/5 in the first place, but if it dates back to iOS 6 I'd give good odds that it dates back farther still.
- crishoj 13y agoIf 96% of the installed base gets this patched more or less immediately, the situation is endlessly better than a similar situation would be for Android, given most manufacturers and operators' lack of interest in providing software updates.