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Yes, that's right. You need to update the entire OS for a minor security fix to iMessage.
by ryanpetrich 3y ago
Yes, that's right. You need to update the entire OS for a minor security fix to iMessage.
- b112 3y agoBut.. you're serious?! Honestly, I've never used anything in that ecosystem, but.. I'm baffled.
- tikkabhuna 3y agoOS updates on iPhones frequently list new emoji in the release notes. It would be interesting to see what the most mundane reason for an iOS update is.
- frumper 3y agoEmoji are not just iMessage characters.
- pests 3y agoThis is deliberate. It's the carrot. The expectation is users will download for the new emojis and in the process get all their security updates. Before, people would delay updating forever as they would see no noticible benefits and even sometimes decreased performance. Kinda the same reasoning auto updates are on by default and we have the concept of evergreen browsers etc.