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 iOS 16 running in iPhone 13 | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| General availability | September 12, 2022;3 years ago (2022-09-12) |
| Latest release | 16.7.12 / September 15, 2025;5 months ago (2025-09-15) |
| Package manager | App Store |
| Platforms | iPhone
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| Preceded by | iOS 15 (2021) |
| Succeeded by | iOS 17 (2023) |
| Official website | https://apple.com/ios16 |
| Articles in the series | |
| iPadOS 16 (derivative foriPad) | |
iOS 16 is the 16th major release of theiOS mobile operating system developed byApple. It was announced at the company'sWorldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2022,[1] and it was the successor toiOS 15.
The public release of iOS 16 was released on September 12, 2022 worldwide. iOS 16 has been succeeded byiOS 17 as of September 18, 2023.
iOS 16 can customize their lock screen such as widgets, customizable time and date and customizable emoji wallpaper.[2] It has a live activities.[3]
The first developer beta of iOS 16 was released on June 6, 2022. iOS 16 was officially released on September 12, 2022.
| Version | Build | Codename | Release date | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | 20A362 | Sydney | September 12, 2022 | Release notes |
| 16.0.1[a] | 20A371 | September 14, 2022 | Release notes | |
| 16.0.2 | 20A380 | September 22, 2022 | Release notes | |
| 16.0.3 | 20A392 | October 10, 2022 | Release notes | |
| 16.1 | 20B82 | SydneyB | October 24, 2022 | Release notes |
| 16.1.1 | 20B101 | November 9, 2022 | Release notes | |
| 16.1.2 | 20B110 | November 30, 2022 | Release notes | |
| 16.2 | 20C65 | SydneyC | December 13, 2022 | Release notes |
| 16.3 | 20D47 | SydneyD | January 23, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.3.1 | 20D67 | February 13, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.4 | 20E247 | SydneyE | March 27, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.4.1 | 20E252 | April 7, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.4.1 (a) | 20E772520a | May 1, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.5 | 20F66 | SydneyF | May 18, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.5.1 | 20F75 | June 21, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.5.1 (a) | 20F770750b | July 10, 2023 | Security content | |
| 16.5.1 (c) | 20F770750d | July 12, 2023 | Security content | |
| 16.6 | 20G75 | SydneyG | July 24, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.6.1 | 20G81 | September 7, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.7 | 20H19 | SydneySecurityDawn | September 21, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.7.1 | 20H30 | October 10, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.7.2 | 20H115 | SydneySecurityDawnB | October 25, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.7.3[b] | 20H232 | SydneySecurityDawnC | December 11, 2023 | Release notes |
| 16.7.4[b] | 20H240 | December 19, 2023 | Release notes | |
| 16.7.5[b] | 20H307 | SydneySecurityDawnD | January 22, 2024 | Release notes |
| 16.7.6[b] | 20H320 | SydneySecurityDawnE | March 5, 2024 | Release notes |
| 16.7.7[b] | 20H330 | March 21, 2024 | Release notes | |
| 16.7.8[b] | 20H343 | SydneySecurityDawnF | May 13, 2024 | Release notes |
| 16.7.9[b] | 20H348 | SydneySecurityDawnG | July 29, 2024 | Release notes |
| 16.7.10[b] | 20H350 | SydneySecurityDawnH | August 7, 2024 | Release notes |
| 16.7.11[b] | 20H360 | SydneySecurityDawnI | March 31, 2025 | Release notes |
| 16.7.12[b] | 20H364 | September 15, 2025 |
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