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iOS 17.2 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 17.2 reached the public release channel on December 11, 2023. The December public build delivered the documented 17.2 feature set and its security fixes. This event does not claim that every item first appeared in the final pre-release seed.

Date
Dec 11, 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 17.2 on December 11, 2023. The December public build delivered the documented 17.2 feature set and its security fixes. This event does not claim that every item first appeared in the final pre-release seed.[1][2]

What changed

The release added spatial video capture on supported iPhone 15 Pro models, Translate for the Action button, Contact Key Verification in Messages, richer Weather data, and improved form filling.[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 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 — Released December 11, 2023

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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2

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  3. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 — Action Button and Camera

  4. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 — Journal

  5. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 — Messages

  6. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 — Weather; additional improvements

  7. About the security content of iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · introduced

Action button translation and spatial video

documentedconfirmed

The release expanded the Action button and camera on supported Pro hardware with translation and spatial-video workflows.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.2 — Action Button and Camera

enhancement · changed

Messages navigation and Contact Key Verification

documentedconfirmed

Messages added navigation and customization improvements together with Contact Key Verification alerts and codes.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.2 — Messages

enhancement · changed

Weather detail and enhanced form filling

documentedconfirmed

The update expanded forecast exploration and made supported PDF and form fields easier to populate from contacts.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.2 — Weather; additional improvements

feature · introduced

Journal app

documentedconfirmed

The new Journal app became part of the public iOS release with tools for writing, finding, protecting, and syncing entries.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.2 — Journal