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Major OS release · iOS

iOS 16

Version 16Sep 12, 202233 public releases · 32 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Lock Screen

Redesigned Lock Screen gives you all new ways to personalize your Lock Screen by showcasing favorite photos, customizing font styles, displaying widgets, and more

Focus

Lock Screen linking connects your Lock Screen to a Focus, so you can activate a Focus by switching to the corresponding Lock Screen

Messages

Edit a message for up to 15 minutes after sending it and recipients see a record of edits

Mail

Improved search delivers more accurate, complete results and provide suggestions as soon as you begin to type

Safari and Passkeys

Shared Tab Groups let you share a set of tabs with others and see the Tab Group update instantly as you work together

Live Text

Live Text video support allows you to interact with text in a paused video frame so you can copy, translate, lookup, share, and more (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)

Visual Look Up

Lift subject from background isolates the subject of an image so you can copy and paste it into apps like Mail and Messages (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)

Siri

Easy Shortcuts setup makes it possible to run shortcuts with Siri as soon as you download an app with no upfront setup (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)

Dictation

All-new Dictation experience supports using your voice and keyboard together to enter and edit text (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)

Maps

Multi-stop routing supports adding up to fifteen stops along your driving route in Maps

Apple feature source ↗

iPhone Software / iPhone OS / iOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products23 mapped products
Full device coverage27 device names
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 8 (CDMA)
  • iPhone 8 (GSM)
  • iPhone 8 Plus (CDMA)
  • iPhone 8 Plus (GSM)
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
  • iPhone X (CDMA)
  • iPhone X (GSM)
  • iPhone XR
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XS Max (China mainland)

Support dropped at this major

Device names in support data

  • iPhone 6s
  • iPhone 6s Plus
  • iPhone 7 (CDMA)
  • iPhone 7 (GSM)
  • iPhone 7 Plus (CDMA)
  • iPhone 7 Plus (GSM)
  • iPhone SE (1st generation)
  • iPod touch (7th generation)

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2022

  1. 16.0Initial major release
  2. 16.0.1Point update
  3. 16.0.2Point update
  4. 16.0.3Point update
  5. 16.1Point update
  6. 16.1.1Point update
  7. 16.1.2Point update
  8. 16.2Point update

2023

  1. 16.3Point update
  2. 16.3.1Point update
  3. 16.4Point update
  4. 16.4.1Point update
  5. 16.5Point update
  6. 16.5.1Point update
  7. 16.6Point update
  8. 16.6.1Point update
  9. 16.7Point update
  10. 16.7.1Point update
  11. 16.7.2Point update
  12. 16.7.3Point update
  13. 16.7.4Point update

2024

  1. 16.7.5Point update
  2. 16.7.6Point update
  3. 16.7.7Point update
  4. 16.7.8Point update
  5. 16.7.9Point update
  6. 16.7.10Point update

2025

  1. 16.7.11Point update
  2. 16.7.12Point update

2026

  1. 16.7.13Point update
  2. 16.7.14Point update
  3. 16.7.15Point update
  4. 16.7.16Point update