Apple is now pushing rapid security updates between major OS releases

From now on, iPhones, iPads and Mac computers will also receive updates between the larger feature upgrades in what Apple is calling "Rapid Security Responses." — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

SAN FRANCISCO: When you update to a new version of an Apple device's software, Apple typically gives you long list of notifications telling you about all the changes they have made: new features, bugfixes and security patches.

But that is about to change, as Apple is introducing a new kind of faster security update designed to deliver quick fixes of flaws they have discovered in iPads, iPhones and Mac computers.