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iPadOS 17.6

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
42d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Jul 29, 2024

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 17.6 was publicly released on July 29, 2024. iPadOS 17.6 was a maintenance release whose consumer note emphasized bug fixes and security updates rather than new features.[1][2]

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 iPadOS 17 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 17.6

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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.

bugFix · fixed

General iPadOS 17.6 maintenance

documentedconfirmed

The public release focused on reliability and security rather than a new feature set.

Recorded at Public

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

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +14 days
  3. +8 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 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.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    3 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .6 releases

52 days, 6.5 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 50d)

8 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#24 of 46

Middle of the pack iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .6 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.6202662d710d
iPadOS 18.6202543d69d
iPadOS 16.6202366d711d
iPadOS 15.6202263d89d
iPadOS 14.6202132d66d
iPadOS 13.6202044d511d

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Official release notes