There is no doubt that most of our eyes are on the iOS 18 and iOS 18.1 betas for developers, which will be the operating system that will carry the entire new range of iPhone 16 that will be presented in the month of September. However, behind the scenes, Apple is still working on minor security updates for older devices such as iOS 16.7.9 and iOS 15.8.3 that were released a week ago for older devices. A new leak indicates that Apple could be preparing to launch without a prior beta iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1, a minor update without major news beyond bug fixes and performance improvements.
iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1, minor updates coming soon
A week ago Apple released iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 without much news for iPhones and iPads. In fact, many experts and developers pointed out that these new versions were going to be the last before the official arrival in October of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. A new rumor seems to ruin this thought.
A user of the social network X closely linked to other leaks regarding software updates and betas of all Apple operating systems has assured that Apple is already working on iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1, some versions that we did not expect in any way before the launch of iOS 18. And its launch would be imminent without prior betas, before the month of September. Furthermore, the American environment MacRumors has confirmed the leak, ensuring that it has detected traffic from devices browsing its website with these operating systems that have not yet been officially launched.
In fact, if we look at the updates released last year with iOS 16, iOS 16.6.1 did not arrive until September. So it would be an anomaly in what Apple has accustomed us to. Apparently, They would be minor updates with bug fixes and security holes as well as performance improvements, since Apple has all its attention focused on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
