{"id":219193,"date":"2023-03-29T03:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=279508"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:41:54","slug":"30-reasons-to-update-ios-16-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/30-reasons-to-update-ios-16-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionize Your iPhone Experience: Discover 30 Reasons to Upgrade to iOS 16.4 Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the recent release of iOS 16.4 and other software updates by Apple, it is important to note that these new versions not only come with new features and accessibility improvements, but <strong>also contain over 30 security enhancements<\/strong> that fix important vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Apple Music Classical\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/82ec5ef7-d3c0-4d0f-9c70-c96958ea0b1d\/1319910721\/apple-music-classical-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Apple Music Classical<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-music-classical.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-music-classical.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although these security patches are not the only new features of the update, they are very important <strong>to prevent possible attacks and ensure that our information remains ours<\/strong>. Thus, we are facing 30 reasons to update our iPhone to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/ios-16-4-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS 16.4<\/a> as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security, security and more security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/HT213676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">According to Apple&#8217;s website<\/a>, software updates to iOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4 and tvOS 16.4 address dozens of security vulnerabilities that could be exploited. The <strong>list of vulnerabilities fixed is long<\/strong>, at over 30 fixes, and includes preventing third-party apps from accessing private data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-03-28-a-las-10.08.11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-03-28-a-las-10.08.11.jpg 673w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-03-28-a-las-10.08.11-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-03-28-a-las-10.08.11-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-03-28-a-las-10.08.11-150x160.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the vulnerabilities that have been fixed was related to accessibility features, and could have allowed third-party apps to <strong>access stored contact information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The updates also include an <strong>enhancement for a vulnerability found in WebKit<\/strong>, the engine behind Safari and other web browsers on iOS. This vulnerability could have allowed websites to track sensitive user information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, other parts of the system were also targeted for vulnerability closures, such as the Neural Engine, <strong>Calendar app, Camera, CarPlay, Bluetooth, Find My, iCloud, Photos<\/strong>, Podcasts and Safari. In addition, Apple has also fixed vulnerabilities found in the kernel, which could have allowed arbitrary code execution without the user&#8217;s knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we focus on iOS 16.4 because of its popularity, but since all Apple operating systems share code, <strong>many of the improvements apply to iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS<\/strong> simultaneously. In fact, Apple has also released updates for older versions of its operating systems, such as iOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, as well as for Studio Display firmware, all with security enhancements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Apple Music Classical\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/82ec5ef7-d3c0-4d0f-9c70-c96958ea0b1d\/1319910721\/apple-music-classical-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Apple Music Classical<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-music-classical.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-music-classical.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iOS 16.4 and all other recent software updates are excellent news for all users. The new features, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-music-classical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music Classical<\/a> and the new emoji, are only part of the new features, as these updates significantly improve the security of all our devices. So, as we have said on multiple occasions, <strong>the recommendation is always to install software updates as soon as possible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iOS 16.4 has already arrived, it brings many new features and even more reasons for us to update all our devices as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9262,"featured_media":219196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3894,3863,3808],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-219193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ios-16-4","tag-privacidad","tag-seguridad"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321387,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219193\/revisions\/321387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219193"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=219193"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=219193"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=219193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}