Apple is continuously working on upgrades and updates for its existing softwares including the iOS for iPhones. Over last few months, Apple has been testing beta version of a brand new feature for iPhone’s operating system called the ‘Rapid Security Response‘.

The new feature will allow Apple to instantly roll out important security patches and fixes for all iPhones without releasing a full iOS update for that.

Going by latest reports, we can expect Apple to roll out this new feature pretty soon with the upcoming iOS 16.4.1 update with will come equipped with Rapid Security Response.

According to 9to5mac, Apple is gearing up to release its first-ever public Rapid Security Response to iOS 16.4.1 iPhone users after the update was first spotted by Aaron Zollo.

What Is Rapid Security Response?
Rapid Security Responses are a new type of software release for iPhone, iPad and Mac. They deliver crucial security improvements between software updates that bring improvements to the Safari web browser, the WebKit framework stack and other important system libraries.

“They may also be used to mitigate some security issues more quickly, such as issues that might have been exploited or reported to exist ‘in the wild’,” Apple said.

As per Apple, new Rapid Security Responses will be delivered only for the latest version of iOS, iPadOS and macOS — beginning with iOS 16.4.1.

Your iPhone by default allows Rapid Security Responses to be applied automatically and, if necessary, will also prompt users to restart their device.

How To Check The Feature On Your Device:
On your iPhone, go to Settings and then click on General. Then click on Software Update and select Automatic Updates, then make sure that ‘Security Responses & System Files’ is turned on.

When a Rapid Security Response has been applied successfully on your iPhone, a letter will appear after the software version number.

In case an iPhone user doesn’t want to use this feature and wants to turn off this setting, the device will receive relevant fixes or mitigations when they’re included in a subsequent software update, Apple said.