Release appearance

iOS 17.6.1 Public

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Recorded context

About this appearance

iOS 17.6.1 reached the public release channel on August 7, 2024. The public release has one named functional fix and no Apple-published feature delta.

Date
Aug 7, 2024
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 17.6.1 on August 7, 2024. The public release has one named functional fix and no Apple-published feature delta.[1][2]

What changed

Apple said the issue could prevent users from enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection. Its security index records no published CVE entries for the update.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Apple security releases

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1 — no published CVE entries; 07 Aug 2024

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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.6.1

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Advanced Data Protection enable and disable controls

documentedconfirmed

Users affected by the control failure could again enable or disable Advanced Data Protection.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.6.1