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In 2021, Apple had one billion iPhone users.
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There are 1.65 billion active iPhone devices worldwide.
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In 2021, the company earned approximately $71.6 billion from the sale of iPhones.
One of the most important technology companies in the world is Apple, which is why it was announced that the company will update a cell phone launched 10 years ago.
Without a doubt, Apple is one of the most important technology companies in the world, where the company’s 2021 figures, Apple has one billion iPhone users. So this figure is similar to the installed base, which is different from the number of iPhones sold to date.
From 2007 to the end of 2018, when Apple stopped reporting the number of units sold, 1.468 million iPhones have been sold. The current figure will be around 2 billion units.
In this sense, and among its data shared in its annual reports, the brand founded by Steve Jobs highlights that America is its largest regional market, with net sales of 51.5 billion US dollars in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. the company.
The Apple Update
Currently, it is well known that the cell phones produced by the Cupertino company can have a useful life of up to 6 years if they are well cared for and their operating systems are updated regularly, as a large update is scheduled per year.
Apple made the decision to launch an additional update to an iPhone 5S that not only came on the market 10 years ago and is outside the support period for these devices, but is currently discontinued and is not in manufacturing, nor in stores and is only available to users who purchased them.
This software update is important, the truth is that in the case of Apple the reason this update was made was mainly to guarantee the security and privacy of the people who still use these devices.
Let’s remember that the iPhone 5S received its last operating system update in 2018 just 5 years after its official launch, the technology company continued to develop security updates or “patches” among which is the iOS 12.5.7 update , which will also include compatibility for other types of devices such as some iPads.
Likewise, this new version of iOS 12, which was the last operating system compatible with the iPhone 5S, will act as additional privacy insurance, as it will prevent cybercriminals and bad users from executing cyberattacks aimed at violating the privacy of these cell phone systems.
According to Apple’s official support website, the problems encountered that led to the launch of this feature will not be specifically detailed. “Apple will not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has been conducted and appropriate fixes or releases are available.”
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