iOS is a mobile operating system created by Apple, and used in the company’s mobile devices, including the iPhone. It is the world’s second-most widely installed operating system, after Android.
| Release | Released | Security Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
3 months and 1 week ago (12 Sep 2022)
|
Yes |
16.2
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| 15 |
1 year and 3 months ago (20 Sep 2021)
|
Yes |
15.7.2
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| 14 |
2 years and 3 months ago (16 Sep 2020)
|
Ended
1 year and 2 months ago (01 Oct 2021)
|
14.8.1 |
| 13 |
3 years ago (19 Sep 2019)
|
Ended
2 years and 3 months ago (16 Sep 2020)
|
13.7 |
| 12 |
4 years ago (17 Sep 2018)
|
Ended
3 months and 3 weeks ago (31 Aug 2022)
|
12.5.6 |
| 11 |
5 years ago (19 Sep 2017)
|
Ended
4 years ago (08 Oct 2018)
|
11.4.1 |
| 10 |
6 years ago (13 Sep 2016)
|
Ended
5 years ago (26 Sep 2017)
|
10.3.4 |
| 9 |
7 years ago (16 Sep 2015)
|
Ended
6 years ago (13 Sep 2016)
|
9.3.6 |
| 8 |
8 years ago (17 Sep 2014)
|
Ended
7 years ago (30 Sep 2015)
|
8.4.1 |
| 7 |
9 years ago (18 Sep 2013)
|
Ended
8 years ago (20 Oct 2014)
|
7.1.2 |
| 6 |
10 years ago (19 Sep 2012)
|
Ended
9 years ago (26 Sep 2013)
|
6.1.6 |
| 5 |
11 years ago (12 Oct 2011)
|
Ended
10 years ago (01 Nov 2012)
|
5.1.1 |
Major versions of iOS are released annually. Apple significantly extended the cycle of updates for iOS-supported devices over the years. Usually, only the latest iOS release is supported by Apple. Starting with iOS 15, Apple started to support 2 major versions of iOS, for a short period of time.
Occasionally, Apple releases security patches for unsupported iOS versions, such as with 12.5.6 being released in August 2022, despite iOS 12 being unsupported since September 2019 (When iOS 13 was released).
Support information for iPhone devices are available at /iphone.
More information is available on the Apple iOS website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
You can submit an improvement to this page
on GitHub
. This page has a corresponding Talk Page.
A JSON version of this page is available at /api/ios.json. See the API Documentation for more.
This page was last updated on 14 December 2022. Latest releases are automatically updated.