A report last week said that Apple has stopped releasing iOS 14 security updates and forces users to update their devices to iOS 15.
It is seen as a reversal of the previous promise made by the company that allows iOS 14 users to choose not to install iOS updates 15.
Now , Apple has told Ars Technica that it was always meant to temporary iOS security update options.
The iPhone maker also points to one of his support pages which states that those sustainable on iOS / iPados 14 will continue to get important security updates for a certain period of time.
“If you use iOS or iPados 14.5 or newer, you can now see the option to choose between two software update versions.
This option allows you to choose between updating to the latest version of iOS or iPados 15 as soon as it is released, or proceed on iOS or iPados 14 while still getting an important security update for the period “, the supporting page states.
When Apple launched iOS 15 years ago, Apple said that the user would have a “choice between two software update versions.” It is also said that it will offer security updates for iOS 14 until people are ready to improve.
However, the option to stay on iOS 14 and receive an update removed with the launch of iOS 15.2.
This means that iPhone users who want to receive the latest security updates must update their devices to iOS15.
The latest report on the IOS installation number revealed that iOS 15 was installed at 72 percent of all iPhones introduced in the last four years.
Although only 26 percent of devices continue to use iOS 14, only two percent run the iOS version before.