When Will iOS 16 Be Released? [Update: Rolling Out Now]

Update: iOS 16 is now rolling out to all eligible devices, though it may take a few minutes to show up for all users.


First announced in June at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, ‌iOS 16‌ and ‌iPadOS 16‌ are Apple's next-generation operating systems for iPhone and iPad. Developers and public beta testers have spent the past few months trying out the new versions while Apple has been refining them, and a full public release is now right around the corner...at least for iOS 16.

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On ‌‌iPhone‌‌, ‌iOS 16‌ includes a completely overhauled Lock Screen with extensive personalization features and widgets. There are new Focus filters, Passkeys, Safari Shared Tab Groups, and more.

‌iPadOS 16‌ gets a Weather app for the first time, and also offers a range of "pro" features that are exclusive to ‌‌iPad‌‌ models with the M1 chip. For example, Stage Manager brings a new way to multitask with multiple overlapping windows and full external display support.


‌‌iOS 16‌ and ‌‌iPadOS 16‌‌ also share a number of new features and changes such as updates to apps like Notes, Mail, and Messages, Live Text, Visual Look Up, and Dictation Enhancements.

iOS 16 Release Date and Time

iOS 16‌‌ and ‌‌iPadOS 16‌‌ became available for registered members of Apple's developer program immediately following the WWDC keynote on June 7, and Apple released the public beta on July 11.

Apple originally said iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 would be officially be released in "the fall" of 2022, without specifying a precise date. It has since been confirmed by Apple at its September "Far Out" media event that iOS 16 will be available on Monday, September 12. Apple's iOS releases typically happen around 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, but Apple has not announced an exact time for the iOS 16 release.

Assuming the typical 10:00 a.m. Pacific launch time, iOS 16 will be available at approximately these times around the world:

  • Honolulu, Hawaii — 7:00 a.m. HAST
  • Anchorage, Alaska — 9:00 a.m. AKDT
  • Cupertino, California — 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Phoenix, Arizona — 10:00 a.m. MST
  • Vancouver, Canada — 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Denver, Colorado — 11:00 a.m. MDT
  • Dallas, Texas — 12:00 noon CDT
  • New York, New York — 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Toronto, Canada — 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Halifax, Canada — 2:00 p.m. ADT
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 2:00 p.m. BRT
  • London, United Kingdom — 6:00 p.m. BST
  • Berlin, Germany — 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Paris, France — 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Cape Town, South Africa — 7:00 p.m. SAST
  • Moscow, Russia — 8:00 p.m. MSK
  • Helsinki, Finland — 8:00 p.m. EEST
  • Istanbul, Turkey — 8:00 p.m. TRT
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 9:00 p.m. GST
  • Delhi, India — 10:30 p.m. IST
  • Jakarta, Indonesia — 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
  • Shanghai, China — 1:00 a.m. CST next day
  • Singapore — 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
  • Perth, Australia — 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
  • Hong Kong — 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
  • Seoul, South Korea — 2:00 a.m. KST next day
  • Tokyo, Japan — 2:00 a.m. JST next day
  • Adelaide, Australia — 2:30 a.m. ACST next day
  • Sydney, Australia — 3:00 a.m. AEST next day
  • Auckland, New Zealand — 5:00 a.m. NZST next day

In early August, Bloomberg reported that Apple was planning to delay the launch of iPadOS 16 until October, which means the ‌iPad‌ software will not launch alongside the new iOS as it typically does. Apple has since confirmed that iPadOS 16 will indeed be launched sometime in October, some weeks after iOS 16.

Device Compatibility

‌iOS 16‌ is compatible with the ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 8 and newer, while ‌iPadOS 16‌ is compatible with the ‌‌iPad‌‌ (5th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), and all iPad Pro models.

Related Forum: iOS 16

Top Rated Comments

mattopotamus Avatar
20 months ago
Haven't really been a fan of the new way notifications are handled. I find myself missing quite a few because you have to swipe up on the Lock Screen.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tastesliketailpipe Avatar
20 months ago
best wait till 16.2 as per every year.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ms.annette Avatar
20 months ago
It's so tempting to get it now. Is it safe to download the beta now?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ct2k7 Avatar
20 months ago

Haven't really been a fan of the new way notifications are handled. I find myself missing quite a few because you have to swipe up on the Lock Screen.
I think there’s a way to undo it, but I agree, I’ve been missing notifications in this new design
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ian87w Avatar
20 months ago
Considering ios15, who is in the right mind upgrading to 16.0 on day 1? If I had a supported device, I would wait until 16.2 at the least. Let the FOMO people be the final beta testers.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ct2k7 Avatar
20 months ago
Hopefully when it’s ready.

Monday is a great day.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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