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iOS 18.6 Public

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Public release

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About this appearance

The public iOS 18.6 release fixed Photos sharing, addressed accessibility privacy weaknesses, and retained a developer-documented HealthKit known issue.

Date
Jul 29, 2025
Availability
available
Revision
No

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Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About the Security Content of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Accessibility; CVE-2025-31229

  2. About the Security Content of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Accessibility; CVE-2025-43217

  3. iOS & iPadOS 18.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · HealthKit — Known Issues

  4. iOS & iPadOS 18.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · HealthKit

  5. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.6 — Photos

  6. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.6

  7. About the Security Content of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released July 29, 2025

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Photos memory-movie sharing fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected an issue that could prevent a memory movie created in Photos from being shared.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.6 — Photos

knownIssue · knownIssue

HealthKit data access at power-off screen

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s developer notes warned that HealthKit data could become inaccessible at the slide-to-power-off screen on a device with no passcode, with adding a passcode or restarting listed as workarounds.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 18.6 Release Notes · HealthKit — Known Issues