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Today Apple released iOS 18, the flagship software update for iPhones. But at the same time, a new version of iOS 17 has been released too. iOS 17.7 offers an alternative to iOS 18 for users, bringing key security fixes to last year’s software.
The newly released iOS 17.7 is Apple’s way of offering important security updates to users who choose not to upgrade to iOS 18 just yet.
On your iPhone, you can find the new software update by following these steps.
You can choose to update to iOS 18, which is the big exciting update with a host of new features. But you can also, alternately, choose to update to iOS 17.7.
- Open the Settings app
- Go to the General menu
- Open the Software Update screen
- From these screen, you should now see two options: iOS 18 and iOS 17.7
Sticking with iOS 17 means you won’t get the latest, greatest features, but your iPhone will continue to work the way it has until now. Only with additional security improvements.
Apple releases iOS 17.7 with security fixes as an iOS 18 alternative - 9to5Mac
iOS 17.7 is now available for iPhone users as an alternative to the just-released iOS 18, with Apple providing key security enhancements.
9to5mac.com
About the security content of iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7 - Apple Support
This document describes the security content of iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7.
support.apple.com