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iOS 16.1 Public

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Public release

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About this appearance

iOS 16.1 completed several deferred parts of the iOS 16 feature set, including shared photo libraries, Live Activities, Matter, and Clean Energy Charging.

Date
Oct 24, 2022
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1 — Clean Energy Charging

  2. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1 — Fitness+

  3. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1 — Home

  4. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1 — iCloud Shared Photo Library

  5. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1 — Live Activities

  6. About iOS 16 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 16.1

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

compatibility · introduced

Matter smart-home support

documentedconfirmed

The Home platform added support for Matter-compatible smart-home accessories.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16.1 — Home

feature · introduced

Clean Energy Charging

documentedconfirmed

Clean Energy Charging added an optional charging strategy intended to reduce carbon impact when local conditions support it.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16.1 — Clean Energy Charging

feature · introduced

iCloud Shared Photo Library

documentedconfirmed

iOS 16.1 introduced a separate shared library with contribution rules, library filters, shared editing, and camera integration.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16.1 — iCloud Shared Photo Library

feature · introduced

Third-party Live Activities

documentedconfirmed

Live Activities from third-party apps became available on the Lock Screen and, on supported models, in Dynamic Island.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16.1 — Live Activities

feature · introduced

Fitness+ without Apple Watch

documentedconfirmed

Apple Fitness+ became available to iPhone users who did not own an Apple Watch.

  1. [1] About iOS 16 Updates · iOS 16.1 — Fitness+