Release appearance

iOS 10.2.1 Public

Full article
Public release

Recorded context

About this appearance

iOS 10.2.1 reached the public release channel on January 23, 2017. The patch improved peak-workload power management to reduce unexpected iPhone shutdowns and addressed documented security issues across push notifications, call history, contacts, the kernel, archives, device unlocking, WebKit, and Wi-Fi. This article records the public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta or infer an undocumented build document.

Date
Jan 23, 2017
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple’s dated records place the public iOS 10.2.1 appearance on January 23, 2017. This article covers that public release and does not infer beta-specific timing or an undocumented build number.[1][2]

What changed

The patch improved peak-workload power management to reduce unexpected iPhone shutdowns and addressed documented security issues across push notifications, call history, contacts, the kernel, archives, device unlocking, WebKit, and Wi-Fi.[3][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of iOS 10.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 10.2.1 — Released January 23, 2017

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  2. About iOS 10 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 10.2.1

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  3. About the security content of iOS 10.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 10.2.1 — security content

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  4. About iOS 10 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 10.2.1 — peak workloads

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

security · fixed

iOS 10.2.1 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory documents multiple security corrections included with the January 23 public release.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 10.2.1 · iOS 10.2.1 — security content

enhancement · changed

Peak-workload power management

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented a power-management change intended to reduce shutdowns under demanding workloads.

  1. [1] About iOS 10 Updates · iOS 10.2.1 — peak workloads