Should You Update to iOS 13.5.1

If you've got an iPhone, you've probably seen the red "1" when you've opened settings. An awful lot of people ignore those updates and the popup reminders because sometimes they cause problems.

IOS 13.5 came out just a few weeks ago and it caused problems for some users. The battery drained faster, iPads wouldn't start, and some reported that video wouldn't play. 3 days after that update, Apple released another 13.5.1. You'd think the update would fix those problems, but it didn't for some iPhone 11 owners.

In addition to those problems still existing, some iPhone users said the update to the update is causing their phone's display to turn green for some reason.

Despite those problems you should still update your iPhone, iPad Mac and Apple Watch when you see the option. Here's why:

The update fixes a major problem that would allow a hacker to possibly access the data on your phone. It has the very ominous name of a "zero-day" attack or exploit. Malware writers can install malicious code on your devices that gives them access to the very basic operating system, and you can bet they are working hard to do it as quickly as possible. So short answer, the latest update your seeing on your Apple devices is one of the more serious fixes Apple has released in some time.

It might contain some annoying problems but Apple will likely fix those in short order. installing the patch or update is worth the aggravation.

Apple doesn't say much in its explanation of what's included in the update because it fears hackers can learn something from the explanation. The important thing to know is if you see an update available on an iPhone, iPad, Mac computer or Apple Watch, you should install it as soon as possible.