Apple releases iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1
Apple has released iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, bug fixes and important security updates for iPhone and iPad.
The update, releasing alongside watchOS 10.0.1, resolves various security vulnerabilities that may have been actively exploited in earlier iOS versions preceding iOS 16.7, with Apple advising that all users to promptly install the update.
Additionally, Apple has released iOS 17.0.2 for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max ahead of their official launch on Friday. The update similarly includes bug fixes and important security updates.
The release of iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1 follows after Apple launched iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 on Monday.
iOS 17 introduced a wide range of improvements to the iPhone, including upgrades across the FaceTime, Messages and Phone apps, new AirDrop capabilities, StandBy, a new way to view glanceable information when iPhone is set down and charging, new interactive widgets, and more.
iPadOS 17, which is available for the iPad (6th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation and later), 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation and later), adds many of the new features introduced with iOS 17, including significant updates for Messages, including a new stickers experience, and users can now leave FaceTime video and audio messages.