Release record

iOS 17.6

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 6
Beta cycle: 42d
Average interval: 8d
Public release: Jul 29, 2024

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iOS 17.6 was publicly released on July 29, 2024. iOS 17.6 was a maintenance release whose consumer note emphasized bug fixes and security updates rather than new features.^[1]^[2]

Apple’s security advisory documents fixes across AirDrop, code-signing and privacy controls, media processing, the kernel, WebKit, and other components.^[1]^[2]

Source ledger

References

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About the security content of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6
Apple Support · Apple · 2025-03-20T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 — Released July 29, 2024
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About iOS 17 Updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.6
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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.

bugFix · fixed

General iOS 17.6 maintenance

documentedconfirmed

The public release focused on reliability and security rather than a new feature set.

Recorded at Public

[1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.6

security · fixed

iOS 17.6 security remediations

documentedconfirmed

Apple published a version-specific security advisory for the July 29 release.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 · iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 — security content

Milestones

Release history

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

Jun 17, 2024
Developer beta
Beta 1
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Jul 1, 2024+14 days
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Beta 2
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Jul 9, 2024+8 days
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Beta 3
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available
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Jul 16, 2024+7 days
Developer beta
Beta 4
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available
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Jul 23, 2024+7 days
Release candidate
RC
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available
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Jul 29, 2024+6 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iOS 17.6 reached the public release channel on July 29, 2024. The public appearance is intentionally represented as maintenance and security work; no unsupported feature list has been added.
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .6 releases

52 days, 6.5 milestones

Based on 6 previous iOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 58d)

16 days shorter than the iOS average

Duration ranking

#53 of 92

Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .6 releases (iOS)

Previous comparable iOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iOS 26.6	2026	62d	7	10d
iOS 18.6	2025	43d	6	9d
iOS 16.6	2023	66d	7	11d
iOS 15.6	2022	63d	8	9d
iOS 14.6	2021	32d	6	6d
iOS 13.6	2020	44d	5	11d

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Official release notes