Software update for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

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Software update for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

Latest update

The updates

• What's new:
  iOS 12.5.5
  iOS 12.5.5 provides important security updates and is recommended for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPod touch 6 generation
• iOS 15
  Includes audio and video enhancements to FaceTime, other improvements
• iOS 15.0.1
  Includes bug fixes
• iPadOS 15
  Includes improvements
• iPadOS 15.0.1
  Includes bug fixes
• watchOS 8
  Includes new features, improvements. Requires iPhone 6s or later with iOS 15 or later and one of the following Apple Watch models, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch Series 7

 

The details

• Release date:October 1, 2021 (iOS 15.0.1, iPadOS 15.0.1)
  September 23, 2021 (iOS 12.5.5)
  September 20, 2021 (iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8)
• Software version:iOS 12.5.5, 15, 15.0.1
  iPadOS 15, 15.0.1
  watchOS 8
• Impacted devices:
• iOS 12.5.5
  iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPod touch 6 generation
• iOS 15, 15.0.1
  iPhone 6s or later, iPod touch 7th generation
• iPadOS 15, 15.0.1
  iPad Pro all versions, iPad 5th generation or later, iPad Air 2 or later, iPad mini 4 or later
• watchOS 81
  watchOS 8 requires iPhone 6s or later with iOS 15 or later and one of the following Apple Watch models, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch Series 7

 

Getting started

• Make sure you’re in the U.S. and on our wireless network.
• We recommend connecting to Wi-Fi® before downloading the update.
• Although there should be no impacts to settings or data, we recommend that your device is backed up to iCloud or iTunes before updating.
  After you update, you might see the Activation Lock screen on your iPhone or iPad. If you enter your Apple ID and password and still can’t sign in, visit Apple Support: Find My iPhone Activation Lock.
  For more information about iOS 14:
  iOS 14
  
  iOS 14 Features
  
  Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
  
  How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
  
  Apple security updates
  
  Using Dual SIM with an eSIM
  
  Get help with Dual SIM with an eSIM
  For more information about iPadOS 14:iPadOS 14
  
  New iPadOS 14 Features
  
  Identify your iPad model
  
  For more information about watchOS 7:watchOS 7
  
  What’s new in watchOS 7
  Update your Apple Watch
  Set up your Apple Watch
  
  Set up cellular on your Apple Watch
  
  watchOS Feature availability
• If your device isn’t eligible for the latest update, follow the steps to update and verify the latest software available for your device. Next, view the Previous updates section for details about the most recent software installed on your device.

Update & verify software

Update iPhone or iPad software

1. Plug your device in to power and connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Tap Settings, then General.
3. Tap Software Update, then Download and Install.
4. Tap Install.
5. To learn more, visit Apple Support: Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Update Apple Watch software

1. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
2. Tap My Watch, then General.
3. Tap Software Update.
4. Download the software to the iPhone, and then continue on with Apple Watch.
5. Maintain a steady Internet connection on both Apple Watch and iPhone during this process to ensure a successful software update.
6. To learn more, visit Apple Support: Update your Apple Watch.

Verify software update & update Carrier version

1. Tap Settings, then General.
2. Tap About.
3. If a Carrier update is available, you'll be prompted to install it.
4. If the iOS version and the current software update details match, the device has the latest software.
5. For additional help, visit Apple Support: Find the software version on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
   
   Troubleshoot software updateVisit Troubleshoot & Resolve to fix software update issues.
   After installing the software update, visit Troubleshoot & Resolve

•  to fix any additional issues with your device or services. 

Previous updates

Date	Details
July 27, 2021	iOS 14.7.1 iPadOS 14.7.1
July 22, 2021	iPadOS 14.7
July 19, 2021	iOS 14.7 watchOS 7.6
May 24, 2021	iOS 14.6 iPadOS 14.6 watchOS 7.5
May 3, 2021	iOS 14.5.1 iOS 12.5.3 iPadOS 14.5.1 watchOS 7.4.1
March 29, 2021	iOS 14.4.2 iPadOS 14.4.2 watchOS 7.3.3
March 8, 2021	iOS 14.4.1 iPadOS 14.4.1 watchOS 7.3.2
Jan. 26, 2021	iOS 14.4 iPadOS 14.4 watchOS 7.3
Jan. 11, 2021	iOS 12.5.1
Dec. 14, 2020	iOS 14.3 iPadOS 14.3 watchOS 7.2
Nov. 19, 2020	iOS 14.2.1
Nov. 5, 2020	iOS 14.2, iOS 12.4.9 iPadOS 14.2 watchOS 7.1, watchOS 6.2.9, watchOS 5.3.9
Oct. 20, 2020	iOS 14.1 iPadOS 14.1
Oct. 19, 2020	watchOS 7.0.3
Oct. 12, 2020	watchOS 7.0.2
Sept. 24, 2020	iOS 14.0.1 iPadOS 14.0.1 watchOS 7.0.1
Sept. 16, 2020	iOS 14 iPadOS 14 watchOS 7
Sept 1, 2020	iOS 13.7 – File size: 159MB iPadOS 13.7 – File size: 130MB
July 15, 2020	iOS 13.6 – File size 387MB iPadOS 13.6 – File size 285MB watchOS 6.2.8 – File size 124MB iOS 12.4.8 – File size 46MB
June 3, 2020	iOS 13.5.1 – File size: 420MB iPadOS 13.5.1 – File size: 305MB watchOS 6.2.6 – File size: 168MB
May 20, 2020	iOS 13.5 – File size: 420MB iOS 12.4.7 – File size: 46MB iPadOS 13.5 – File size: 278MB
May 19, 2020	watchOS 6.2.5 - File size: 168MB
April 9, 2020	watchOS 6.2.1 – File size: 439MB
April 7, 2020	iOS 13.4.1 – File size: 980MB iPadOS 13.4.1 – File size: 796MB
March 24, 2020	iOS 12.4.6 – File size: 31MB iOS 13.4 - File size: 984MB iPadOS 13.4 – File size: 796MB watchOS 6.2 – File size: 439MB
Feb. 18, 2020	watchOS 6.1.3 – File size: 121MB
Jan. 28, 2020	iOS 13.3 iOS 13.4 - File size: 984MB iPadOS 13.4 – File size: 796MB.1 – File size: 278MB iOS 12.4.5 – File size: 60MB iPadOS 13.3.1 – File size: 81MB watchOS 6.1.2 – File size: 121MB
Dec. 10, 2019	iOS 13.3 – File size: 670MB iOS 12.4.4 – File size: 60MB iPadOS 13.3 – File size: 369MB watchOS 6.1.1 – File size: 121MB
Nov. 18, 2019	iOS 13.2.3 – File size: 139MB iPadOS 13.2.3 – File size: 139MB
Nov. 7, 2019	iOS 13.2.2 – File size: 98MB iPadOS 13.2.2 – File size: 97.5MB
Oct. 29, 2019	watchOS 6.1 – File size: 747MB
Oct. 28, 2019	iOS 13.2 – File size: 575MB iOS 12.4.3 – File size: 60MB iPadO 13.2 – File size: 145.5MB
Oct. 15, 2019	iOS 13.1.3 - File size: 146MB iPadOS 13.1.3 File size: 71MB
Sept. 30, 2019	iOS 13.1.2 - File size: 109MB iPadOS 13.1.2 – File size 109MB watchOS 6.0.1 – File size 83MB
Sept. 27, 2019	iOS 13.1.1 – File size: 113MB iPadOS 13.1.1 – File size: 1.81GB
Sept. 26, 2019	iOS 12.4.2 – File size: 72MB Impacted devices: iPhone 5s or later, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 5th generation, iPad 5th and 6th generation, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3rd generation, iPad Pro 9.7", 10.5", 11", iPad Pro 12.9” 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation  watchOS 5.3.2 watchOS 5 requires an iPhone 5s or later with iOS 12 or later, and is compatible with Apple Watch Series 1 and 2
Sept. 24, 2019	iOS 13.1 – File size: 502MB Impacted devices: iPhone SE or later iPadOS 13.1 File size: 502MB impacted devices: iPad Pro 9.7", 10.5", 11", and 12.9”, iPad 5th, 6th, and 7th generation, iPad mini 5th generation, iPad mini 4, Pad Air 3rd generation, iPad Air 2
Sept. 19, 2019	iOS 13 - File size: 2.28GB Impacted devices: iPhone SE or later watchOS 6 – File size: 1.4GB watchOS 6 requires an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later, and is currently compatible with Apple Watch Series 3 and later.
Aug. 26, 2019	iOS 12.4.1 – File size: 105MB Impacted devices: iPhone 5s or later, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 5th generation, iPad 5th and 6th generation, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3rd generation, iPad Pro 9.7", 10.5", 11", iPad Pro 12.9” 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation watchOS 5.3.1 – File size: 70MB watchOS 5 requires an iPhone 5s or later with iOS 12 or later, and is compatible with Apple Watch Series 1 and 2
July 22, 2019	iOS12.4 - File size: 400MB iOS 10.3.4 – File size: 400MB iOS 9.3.6 - File size: 400MB watchOS 5.3 - File size: 145MB
June 10, 2019	iOS 12.3.2 - File size: 95MB Impacted device: iPhone 8 Plus
May 24, 2019	iOS 12.3.1 - File size: 500MB
May 13, 2019	iOS 12.3 - File size: 500MB watchOS 5.2.1 - File size: 520MB
March 26, 2019	watchOS 5.2 - File size: 520MB
March 25, 2019	iOS 12.2 - File size: 825MB
Jan. 22, 2019	iOS 12.1.3 - File size: 300MB watchOS 5.1.3 - File size: 100MB
Dec. 17, 2018	iOS 12.1.2 - File size: 175MB watchOS 5.1.2 - File size: 175MB
Dec. 7, 2018	watchOS 5.1.2 – File size: 175MB
Dec. 5, 2018	iOS 12.1.1 - File size: 400MB
Nov. 5, 2018	watchOS version: 5.1.1 - File size: 175MB
Oct. 30, 2018	iOS 12.1 - File size: 400MB watchOS 5.1 - File size: 175MB
Oct. 8, 2018	iOS 12.0.1 - File size: 85MB
Sept. 28, 2018	watchOS 5.0.1 - File size: 55MB
Sept. 17, 2018	iOS 12 - File size: 1.65GB watchOS 5 File size: 768MB
July 9, 2018	iOS 11.4.1 - File size: Up to 225MB watchOS 4.3.2 - File size: 63MB
May 29, 2018	iOS 11.4 - File size: Up to 300MB watchOS 4.3.1- File size: 135MB
April 24, 2018	iOS version: 11.3.1 - File size: Up to 49.5MB
March 29, 2018	iOS 11.3 - File size: Up to 710MB
Feb. 19, 2018	iOS 11.2.6 - File size: 30MB watchOS 4.2.3 - File size: 30MB
Jan. 23, 2018	iOS 11.2.5 - File size: 178MB watchOS 4.2.2 - File size: 64MB
Jan. 8, 2018	iOS 11.2.2 - File size: Up to 76MB
Dec. 13, 2017	iOS 11.2.1 - File size: Up to 330MB
Dec. 5, 2017	watchOS 4.2 - File size: Up to 177MB
Dec. 2, 2017	iOS 11.2 - File size: Up to 416MB
Nov. 16, 2017	iOS 11.1.2 - File size: Up to 254MB
Nov. 9, 2017	iOS 11.1.1 - File size: Up to 45MB
Oct. 31, 2017	iOS 11.1 - File size: 254MB watchOS 4.1 - File size: 145MB
Oct. 19, 2017	What's changing: AT&T Carrier Bundle update to 29.1 includes network enhancements (forced push with no option to cancel) iOS 11.0.3 & watchOS 4.0.1 Carrier version: AT&T 29.1
Oct. 11, 2017	iOS 11.0.3 and watchOS 4.0.1 File size: Up to 1.25GB
Oct. 4, 2017	What's new: watchOS 4.0.1 for Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS & Cellular) only
Oct. 3, 2017	iOS 11.0.2 - File size: Up to 1.25GB
Sept. 26, 2017	iOS 11.0.1 - File size: Up to 1.5GB
Sept. 19, 2017	iOS 11 and watchOS 4 File size: Up to 2GB
July 19, 2017	iOS 10.3.3 and watchOS 3.2.3 File size: Up to 138MB
May 15, 2017	iOS 10.3.2 and watchOS 3.2.2 File size: Up to 200MB
May 5, 2017	What's new: Corrects an issue related to international roaming while using AT&T HD Voice. Carrier version: AT&T 28.4
April 4, 2017	iOS 10.3 and watchOS 3.2 Carrier version: AT&T 28.3 File size: 655.3MB
March 27, 2017	iOS 10.3 and watchOS 3.2 Carrier version: AT&T 28.3 File size: 655.3MB
Jan. 23, 2017	iOS 10.2.1 - File size: 67.4MB watchOS 3.1.3 - File size: 131MB
Dec. 12, 2016	iOS 10.2 and watchOS 3.1.1 File size: 362.3MB
Oct. 31, 2016	iOS 10.1.1 - File size: 64.2MB Carrier version: AT&T 26.0
Oct. 25, 2016	What’s changing: AT&T 26 carrier update Carrier version: AT&T 26.0 Impacted devices: All iPhone & iPad
Oct. 24, 2016	iOS 10.1 and watchOS File size: 205.7MB
Oct. 17, 2016	iOS 10.0.3 - File size: 75.7MB Impacted devices: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus only
Sept. 23, 2016	iOS 10.0.2 Carrier: AT&T 25.0 File size: 88.2MB
Sept. 13, 2016	iOS 10.0.1 released for eligible iPhone and iPad.
Aug. 25, 2016	iOS 9.3.5 - File size: 1.1GB
Aug. 4, 2016	iOS 9.3.4 - Important security update
July 18, 2016	iOS 9.3.3 Bug fixes and Security updates
June 17, 2016	Carrier settings update to AT&T 24.2 Enhancement to improve device network performance.
May 16, 2016	iOS 9.3.2
March 31, 2016	iOS 9.3.1 -Fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari® and other apps.
March 21, 2016	iOS 9.3
Jan. 19, 2016	iOS 9.2.1 Security updates and bug fixes including a fix for an issue that could prevent the completion of app installation when using an MDM server.
Dec. 8, 2015	iOS 9.2
Oct. 21, 2015	iOS 9.1
Sept. 30, 2015	iOS 9.0.2
Sept. 23, 2015	iOS 9.0.1
Sept. 16, 2015	iOS 9.0
Aug. 13, 2015	iOS 8.4.1
June 30, 2015	iOS 8.4
April 8, 2015	iOS 8.3
March 9, 2015	iOS 8.2
Jan. 27, 2015	iOS 8.1.3
Dec. 9, 2014	iOS 8.1.2
Nov. 17, 2014	iOS 8.1.1