Release record

iPadOS 17.0

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
13
Beta cycle
105d
Average interval
9d
Public release
Sep 18, 2023

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 17.0 was publicly released on September 18, 2023. iPadOS 17 brought deep Lock Screen customization, interactive widgets, the Health app, richer PDF and Notes workflows, and more flexible Stage Manager behavior to iPad.[1][2]

The release also carried the shared Messages, FaceTime, Safari, password, keyboard, privacy, and accessibility work of the 17 generation, with capability differences by iPad model.[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 and iPadOS 17

    Apple Support · Apple · 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 — Released September 18, 2023

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  2. About iPadOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 17.0

    Back to text ↑

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.

developerApi · introduced

Authentication settings helper

documentedconfirmed

Apps can direct users to the system configuration views for Password AutoFill, passkey sign-in, and verification-code setup links.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Authentication Services and Passkeys — New Features; 106351958

developerApi · introduced

Scrollable, selectable, and sector-based charts

documentedconfirmed

The charting framework gains scrollable axes, selection modifiers, gesture customization, and native sector marks.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Swift Charts — New Features; 70444254, 79083764, and 102309263

developerApi · introduced

Passkeys in third-party credential providers

documentedconfirmed

The initial notes add passkey creation and sign-in support to the credential-provider API used by password managers.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Authentication Services and Passkeys — New Features; 83501802

developerApi · introduced

Foundation grammar agreement APIs

documentedconfirmed

The first state adds APIs for honoring a person's preferred form of address and for making a detached phrase agree with another language concept.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Foundation — New Features; 99745330 and 102595293

feature · introduced

Sticker packs outside Messages

documentedconfirmed

The new Stickers interface can surface sticker packs through emoji recents or Markup in apps such as Notes and Freeform and in eligible third-party apps.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Messages — New Features; 106685842

developerApi · introduced

Expanded subscription-group status

documentedconfirmed

Developers can present a customer's plans within a subscription group and inspect full status information across all of an app's groups.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — New Features; 87853800 and 102064614

security · changed

App Transport Security for external IP addresses

documentedconfirmed

The SDK-linked App Transport Security policy extends secure-by-default handling to external IP addresses and permits narrowly scoped exceptions.

Recorded at Beta 1

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Networking — Resolved Issues; 101967030

feature · introduced

Suggested event and reminder titles

documentedconfirmed

The new Beta 2 note describes machine-learning title suggestions reached from a highlighted date or time in a conversation.

Recorded at Beta 2

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Pre-filled Titles for Events and Reminders — New Features; 110889506

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit view styling

documentedconfirmed

Beta 3 adds SwiftUI-facing customization for merchandising backgrounds, icon treatment, and purchase or subscription controls.

Recorded at Beta 3

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — New Features; 105690554, 106649532, and 107713282

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit view loading and localization fixes

documentedconfirmed

Three Beta 3 resolutions improve product loading behavior, callback threading, and localized merchandising text.

Recorded at Beta 3

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 17 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — Resolved Issues; 110414023, 110640574, and 110734447

feature · introduced

Health app on iPad

documentedconfirmed

iPadOS 17 added Health with sidebar navigation, charts, sharing, mental-health tools, and cross-device data sync.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17 — Health

feature · introduced

Customizable iPad Lock Screen

documentedconfirmed

The public release brought iPhone-style Lock Screen personalization and glanceable information to iPad.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17 — Lock Screen

enhancement · changed

Notes and PDF workflows

documentedconfirmed

The release expanded document review and connected-note workflows on iPad.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17 — Notes

enhancement · changed

Interactive widgets

documentedconfirmed

Interactive widgets enabled direct actions such as completing a reminder from the widget surface.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17 — Widgets

enhancement · changed

More flexible Stage Manager

documentedconfirmed

The public release improved window arrangement and external-display video workflows.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 17 Updates · iPadOS 17 — Stage Manager

Milestones

Release history

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

  1. Developer beta

    Beta 1

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 17 Beta 1 is represented by 21 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 187-record initial state; no build number or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    26 linked
    Open this appearance
  2. +16 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 2

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 17 Beta 2 is represented by 17 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 212-record state; no build number or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    24 linked
    Open this appearance
  3. +14 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 3

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 17 Beta 3 is represented by 18 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 244-record state; no build number or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    25 linked
    Open this appearance
  4. +6 days
  5. +1 day
  6. +13 days
  7. +6 days
  8. +8 days
  9. +7 days
  10. +7 days
  11. +7 days
  12. +14 days
  13. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 17.0 reached the public release channel on September 18, 2023. The public build introduced the cumulative iPadOS 17 feature set. This article is attached only to the public appearance and does not assign that list to any individual beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for major releases

97 days, 12.0 milestones

Based on 4 previous iPadOS .0 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

105d (avg: 49d)

56 days longer than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#1 of 46

One of the longest iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

16 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .0 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.0202598d148d
iPadOS 18.0202498d129d
iPadOS 15.02021105d1211d
iPadOS 14.0202086d1010d

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Official release notes