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iOS 17.0.2

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
1
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Public release
Sep 26, 2023

Release notes

Overview

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Release overview

iOS 17.0.2 was publicly released on September 26, 2023. This record represents the broad iOS 17.0.2 public release on September 26, 2023, not the separate iPhone 15-only listing dated September 21.[1][2]

Apple said the update corrected a setup problem that could block direct transfer from another iPhone. Its update note characterized the release as including security work, while Apple’s security index says there were no published CVE entries.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

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  1. Apple security updates (2022 to 2023)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 — 26 Sep 2023

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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0.2

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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security · fixed

Security maintenance without published CVEs

documentedconfirmed

The product note mentions security updates; Apple’s security index records no published CVE entries for the September 26 release.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] Apple security updates (2022 to 2023) · iOS 17.0.2 and iPadOS 17.0.2 — no published CVE entries; 26 Sep 2023
  2. [2] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.0.2

bugFix · fixed

Direct iPhone transfer during setup

documentedconfirmed

iOS 17.0.2 fixed a problem that could interrupt device-to-device migration during initial setup.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.0.2

Milestones

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  1. Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iOS 17.0.2 reached the public release channel on September 26, 2023. The durable public target is mapped to the September 26 general release. The five-day-earlier iPhone 15 entry is retained as a source nuance, not merged into this event.

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    available
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    3 linked
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