iOS 17.6 is released: how to install it, on which iPhones and with what new features

Last night, Apple made the following new OS available to all: iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, macOS 14.6 and even HomePodOS 17.6. You can install these updates on your devices, knowing that,as seen there, the new features remain few in number. We detail this point further down in the article. Let's first see together how to install iOS 17.6 on iPhone and which machines are compatible.

iOS 17.6 can be on all iPhones that support iOS 17. Same for iPadOS 17.6. If necessary, to check which iPhone and iPad support iOS/iPadOS 17 and therefore iOS/iPadOS 17.6, see the following 2 articles:

• The list of iOS 17 compatible iPhones
• The list of iPadOS 17 compatible iPads

How to install iOS 17.6 on your iPhone?

The installation procedure for iOS/iPadOS 17.6 is very simple. We invite you to followour article explaining how to install iOS 17, the handling is effectively the same for iOS 17.6.

In fact, you just have to go to the Settings app, then continue inGeneral > Software update.From there, let yourself be guided.

As with each new version of iOS/iPadOS, we advise you the following: check, before installing the update, that your iOS or iPadOS devicehas enough disk spacein order to download the new software without error.

iOS 17.6: a fairly minor update

Unlike iOS 17.4 and iOS 17.5, iOS 17.6 bringsfew notable changes. It mainly concernsproviding bug fixes and security vulnerabilities. No new features seem to be in order. All the same, it is advisable to update your iPhone or iPad to take advantage of the latest developments in computer protection.

Attention those who have already updated their iPhone or iPad machine to iPadOS 17.6 or iOS 17.6: is everything working?

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.