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iOS 18.0.1

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Public release
Recorded milestones
1
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Public release
Oct 3, 2024

Release notes

Overview

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

iOS 18.0.1 was a focused corrective release. Apple identified touch-input and camera-recording problems on the iPhone 16 family, a Messages crash involving shared Apple Watch faces, and a memory-allocation issue that could affect performance.[1]

Its security record also addressed premature audio capture before the microphone indicator on iPhone 16 models and a VoiceOver path that could expose saved passwords. These are release-specific fixes, not a restatement of the cumulative iOS 18 feature set.[2]

Source ledger

References

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  1. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.0.1

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  2. About the Security Content of iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Media Session and Passwords

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  3. About the Security Content of iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released October 3, 2024

Documented & observed

Changes in this version

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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bugFix · fixed

Memory-allocation performance fix

documentedconfirmed

The release addressed a memory-allocation problem that Apple said could affect performance on some iPhone models.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.0.1 — performance

bugFix · fixed

iPhone 16 Pro macro-recording fix

documentedconfirmed

The camera no longer froze in the documented case when recording macro-mode 4K video with HDR turned off on iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.0.1 — Camera

bugFix · fixed

iPhone 16 touch-response fix

documentedconfirmed

The update fixed a condition in which the screen could temporarily stop responding to touch on iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.0.1 — touch screen

bugFix · fixed

Shared Watch face reply crash fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected a Messages crash that could occur when replying to a message containing a shared Apple Watch face.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.0.1 — Messages

Milestones

Release history

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  1. Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iOS 18.0.1 release concentrated on early iPhone 16 reliability issues and two security corrections involving microphone indication and VoiceOver password disclosure.

    Availability
    available
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    8 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .0.1 releases

8 days, 3.0 milestones

Based on 1 previous iOS .0.1 releases

Previous .0.1 releases (iOS)

Previous comparable iOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iOS 5.0.120118d34d

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Official release notes