IOS 16

**iOS 16** is the 16th major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple. It was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2022, and it was the successor to iOS 15.

The public release of iOS 16 was released on September 12, 2022 worldwide. iOS 16 has been succeeded by iOS 17 as of September 18, 2023.

## Features

iOS 16 can customize their lock screen such as widgets, customizable time and date and customizable emoji wallpaper. It has a live activities.

## Version history

The first developer beta of iOS 16 was released on June 6, 2022. iOS 16 was officially released on September 12, 2022.
|Version|Build|Codename|Release date|Release notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20A362|rowspan="4"|Sydney|rowspan="1"|September 12, 2022|Release notes Security content|
|20A371|September 14, 2022|Release notes||||
|20A380|September 22, 2022|Release notes||||
|20A392|October 10, 2022|Release notes Security content||||
|20B82|rowspan="3"|SydneyB|October 24, 2022|Release notes Security content||
|20B101|November 9, 2022|Release notes Security content||||
|20B110|November 30, 2022|Release notes Security content||||
|20C65|rowspan="1"|SydneyC|December 13, 2022|Release notes Security content||
|20D47|rowspan="2"|SydneyD|January 23, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20D67|February 13, 2023|Release notes Security content||||
|20E247|rowspan="3"|SydneyE|March 27, 2023||Release notes Security content|
|20E252|April 7, 2023||Release notes Security content|||
|20E772520a||May 1, 2023||Release notes||
|20F66|rowspan="4"|SydneyF|May 18, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20F75|June 21, 2023|Release notes Security content||||
|20F770750b||July 10, 2023||Security content||
|20F770750d||July 12, 2023||Security content||
|20G75|rowspan="2"|SydneyG|July 24, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20G81|September 7, 2023|Release notes Security content||||
|20H19|rowspan="2"|SydneySecurityDawn|September 21, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20H30|October 10, 2023|Release notes Security content||||
|20H115|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnB|October 25, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20H232|rowspan="2"|SydneySecurityDawnC|December 11, 2023|Release notes Security content||
|20H240|December 19, 2023|Release notes||||
|20H307|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnD|January 22, 2024|Release notes Security content||
|20H320|rowspan="2"|SydneySecurityDawnE|March 5, 2024|Release notes Security content||
|20H330|March 21, 2024|Release notes Security content||||
|20H343|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnF|May 13, 2024|Release notes Security content||
|20H348|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnG|July 29, 2024|Release notes Security content||
|20H350|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnH|August 7, 2024|Release notes||
|20H360|rowspan="1"|SydneySecurityDawnI|March 31, 2025|Release notes Security content||
|20H364|rowspan="1"||September 15, 2025|||

## Related pages

- iOS 15

## Infobox (os)

- **name**: iOS 16
- **logo**: IOS-16-Logo (2).png
- **logo size**: 128px
- **screenshot**: IPhone 13, January 28, 2024.jpg
- **screenshot size**: 220px
- **caption**: iOS 16 running in iPhone 13
- **developer**: Apple Inc.
- **package manager**: App Store (iOS), App Store
- **supported platforms**: iPhone
* iPhone 8 / iPhone 8 Plus
* iPhone X
* iPhone XR
* iPhone XS
* iPhone XS Max
* iPhone 11
* iPhone 11 Pro
* iPhone 11 Pro Max
* iPhone 12
* iPhone 12 Mini
* iPhone 12 Pro
* iPhone 12 Pro Max
* iPhone 13 mini
* iPhone 13
* iPhone 13 Pro
* iPhone 13 Pro Max
* iPhone SE (2nd generation)
* iPhone SE (3rd generation)
* iPhone 14
* iPhone 14 Plus
* iPhone 14 Pro
* iPhone 14 Pro Max
- **preceded by**: iOS 15 (2021)
- **succeeded by**: iOS 17 (2023)
- **website**: https://apple.com/ios16
- **release version**: 16.7.12
- **other articles**: iPadOS 16 (derivative for iPad)