iOS 16
| iOS 16 | |
|---|---|
| Version of the iOS operating system | |
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| Developer | Apple |
| General availability | September 12, 2022 |
| Latest release | 16.7.2 (iPhone XS and later) (October 25, 2023) [±] 16.7.16 (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X only) (May 11, 2026) [±] |
| Available in | 41 languages |
| 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 | |
| Receiving security updates for iPhones that do not support versions beyond iOS 16. Partial third-party app support. | |
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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, and released on September 12, 2022. It was succeeded by iOS 17 on September 18, 2023.
It is the first iOS release to be exclusive to iPhones, as it drops support for the seventh-generation iPod Touch. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and first-generation iPhone SE would also be dropped. It is also the final iOS release to support the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and iPhone X, as iOS 17 dropped support for these iPhones in 2023.