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iOS 17.0 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 17.0 reached the public release channel on September 18, 2023. The public build introduced the iOS 17 feature set as one release. This article records that public appearance only and does not attribute the cumulative feature list to any preceding beta.

Date
Sep 18, 2023
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 release record places iOS 17.0 on September 18, 2023. The public build introduced the iOS 17 feature set as one release. This article records that public appearance only and does not attribute the cumulative feature list to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

Contact Posters and Live Voicemail reshaped Phone, while StandBy created a full-screen landscape view during charging. NameDrop, interactive widgets, Safari profiles, and offline maps broadened everyday workflows; availability still varied by device and region.[1][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 17 and iPadOS 17

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 — Released September 18, 2023

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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.0

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  3. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 — AirDrop and Widgets

  4. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 — Phone

  5. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 — Safari and Passwords; Maps

  6. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 — StandBy

  7. About the security content of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · introduced

NameDrop and interactive widgets

documentedconfirmed

The public release added contact exchange by bringing devices together and made supported widgets directly interactive.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17 — AirDrop and Widgets

feature · introduced

Safari profiles and offline maps

documentedconfirmed

Safari gained separate profiles and stronger private-browsing controls, while Maps added downloadable offline areas.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17 — Safari and Passwords; Maps

feature · introduced

Contact Posters and Live Voicemail

documentedconfirmed

The public release added customizable Contact Posters and Live Voicemail transcription with the option to answer during the message.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17 — Phone

feature · introduced

StandBy

documentedconfirmed

iOS 17 introduced a glanceable charging view with clocks, photos, widgets, Night Mode, and MagSafe-aware preferences.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17 — StandBy

security · fixed

iOS 17 security baseline

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s security advisory records the public iOS 17 release as addressing numerous CVE-tracked issues across the operating system.

  1. [1] About the security content of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 · iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 — security content