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iOS 17.6 Public

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About this appearance

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.

Date
Jul 29, 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 on July 29, 2024. The public appearance is intentionally represented as maintenance and security work; no unsupported feature list has been added.[1][2]

What changed

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

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

  1. 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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  2. About iOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17.6

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  3. 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 — security content

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.

  1. [1] About iOS 17 Updates · iOS 17.6