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iOS 11.4.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
40d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Jul 9, 2018

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

iOS 11.4.1 reached the public channel on July 9, 2018. It combined two user-facing reliability fixes with a documented security update across networking, system, and web components.[1][2]

The release restored some users’ ability to see the last known AirPods location in Find My iPhone, improved Exchange synchronization for mail, contacts, and notes, and addressed multiple CVE-tracked vulnerabilities.[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 11.4.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 11.4.1 — Released July 9, 2018

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  2. About iOS 11 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 11.4.1

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  3. About the security content of iOS 11.4.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 11.4.1 — security content

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · fixed

iOS 11.4.1 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory documents multiple security corrections included with the July 9 public release.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 11.4.1 · iOS 11.4.1 — security content

bugFix · fixed

AirPods last-known location

documentedconfirmed

The update restored the documented AirPods location history view for affected users.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 11 Updates · iOS 11.4.1 — Find My iPhone and AirPods

enhancement · changed

Exchange account synchronization

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented more reliable Exchange syncing across the three named data types.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 11 Updates · iOS 11.4.1 — Exchange accounts

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +12 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iOS 11.4.1 reached the public release channel on July 9, 2018. iOS 11.4.1 reached the public channel on July 9, 2018. It combined two user-facing reliability fixes with a documented security update across networking, system, and web components. This article records the public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    5 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Cycle vs. platform average

40d (avg: 58d)

18 days shorter than the iOS average

Duration ranking

#65 of 92

Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

12 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Official release notes