According to Apple’s release notes, the update provides an important security patch, which fixes two major vulnerabilities in the WebKit suite of applications that could allow hackers to penetrate users’ iPhones. iPhone battery life and overall device performance have taken a big hit since installing iOS 14.5. (Photo: TechnoSports) Apple recommends that users immediately update to iOS 14.5.1 as soon as possible. However, Apple seems to have rushed to roll out this update to fix those problems early, which leads to some new problems. Some users have reported that iPhone battery life and overall device performance have degraded significantly since installing iOS 14.5. (Photo: Internet) In a video posted on YouTube on May 5, YouTuber Nick Ackerman showed this problem. In a speed test between iPhone XR, iPhone 11 and iPhone 12, YouTuber Nick Ackerman found that iOS 14.5.1 reduced the performance of iPhone 12 and 11 by 60% through the test posted on YouTube. In the benchmark test using the 3DMark application, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 both performed worse than the iPhone XR – an iPhone model that was released in 2018. (Photo: Nick Ackerman / YouTube) (Photo: Nick Ackerman / YouTube) In the Geekbench battery life test performed by iAppleBytes, the iPhone 11 running iOS 14.5.1 gave about 5.5 hours of battery life, down from 6 hours for the iPhone 11 running iOS 14.5 in same test. This puts users between two difficult choices, because if they choose to stay in iOS 14.5, users will be at risk of being hacked into their iPhone through a security hole. Meanwhile, if updating to iOS 14.5.1, users will be forced to accept many errors that arise after updating. (Photo: AR7 / Twitter) Luckily iOS 14.6 will bring a fix for this performance issue. The upcoming update is currently in beta, and as of now, the iOS 14.6 beta shows that the update won’t affect the device’s battery life. The official iOS 14.6 version will be rolling out to the community soon as Apple has now made beta versions of iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7 available to developers. Therefore, users should be aware of this important update in the coming days.

As reported by some old iPhone users (who are using iOS 14 – 14.5 versions), Touch ID has been responding quite slowly lately. Specifically, when you put your hand on the physical Home button, the device still unlocks the screen but everything will be a bit jerky, this problem usually happens for about 10 seconds, then everything will return to normal. However, starting with iOS 14.5.1 (as well as iOS 14.6. beta), Apple has fixed the Touch ID bug, and unlocking iPhone with fingerprint will no longer be jerky. The strange thing here is that Apple let this issue happen from iOS 14 to iOS 14.5, then quietly fixed it without giving any notice. To update iOS 14.5.1, go to Settings – General – Software update – Download & Install (download and install). Note, the size of the update will vary depending on the device you are using. To minimize possible risks, users should back up all data through iTunes or iCloud before performing the update. Besides, the iOS 14.5.1 update also helps to fix two serious security vulnerabilities in WebKit, affecting Safari, Mail browsers, and all web content on iOS, iPadOS, even the App Store. . Apple does not provide information on who is using the vulnerability or being targeted for an exploit. The company said the security vulnerability CVE-2021-30665 was discovered by security researchers of Qihoo 360 based in China, while the other vulnerability was found by an unknown source.