IOS 16
| Version of the iOS operating system | |
iOS 16 home screen on an iPhone 14 Pro | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| General availability | September 12, 2022 |
| Latest release | 16.7.11 (March 31, 2025) [±] |
| 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 devices that cannot be updated to iOS 17 or later. Widespread third-party app support. Drops support for all devices with A9/A10 Fusion chips, including iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 7/7 Plus, and iPod Touch (7th generation). | |
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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 since iPhone OS 1 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.