| Version of the iOS operating system | |
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 iOS 16 home screen on an iPhone 14 Pro | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| General availability | September 13, 2022 |
| Latest release | 16.7.10[1] (August 7, 2024) [±] |
| Available in | 41 languages[2] |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components |
| Preceded by | iOS 15 |
| Succeeded by | iOS 17 |
| Official website | iOS 16 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 2, 2023) |
| Tagline | Personal is powerful. |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete. No longer receiving security updates. Widespread third-party app support. Drops support for all A9 and A10 Fusion chips, including the iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 7/7 Plus, and iPod Touch (7th generation). | |
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| iPadOS 16 (derivative for iPad) | |
iOS 16 is the sixteenth major release of Apple's iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone. It is the successor of iOS 15, and was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6, 2022, alongside iPadOS 16,[3] and released on September 13, 2022. It was succeeded by iOS 17 on September 18, 2023.
It is the first iOS release to be exclusive to iPhones since the first version release of iPhone OS 1, as it drops support for the last iPod. It is also the final iOS release to support iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, as iOS 17 dropped support for these iPhones in 2023.[4]
- ^ Clover, Juli (August 7, 2024). "Apple Releases iOS 17.6.1 With Advanced Data Protection Bug Fix". MacRumors. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
Apple has also released an iOS 16.7.10 update for devices that are unable to be upgraded to iOS 17..
- ^ "iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus – Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Allison (June 6, 2022). "Apple iOS 16 brings massive improvements to lock screen and messages". The Verge. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Allison (June 5, 2023). "Apple announces iOS 17 with StandBy charging mode and better autocorrect". The Verge. Retrieved June 8, 2023.