iOS 18 release date: Here’s when to expect the public launch

We’re close to the end of the iOS 18 beta for developers and public testers. But when will the update launch for everyone with all the new features? Follow along for when to expect the iOS 18 release date following the iPhone 16 event.

Update 9/9: Apple has announced iOS 18 will launch for all users on September 16.

Apple first reveals its major updates of iOS during the annual WWDC keynote and launches the developer beta within hours. Next, the first free iOS public beta usually launches about a month later with the official public release coming shortly after the fall iPhone event.

However, this cycle has been different with Apple simultaneously running the iOS 18 and 18.1 betas.

• iOS 18.1: New features, release date, and more
• How to install the iOS 18.1 beta and get early Apple Intelligence access

iOS 18 release date: When is the launch?

TL;DR

• iOS 18 public release – expected as soon as September 16 (one week after the iPhone 16 event)

• iOS 18 public beta – Now available (launched July 15)
• iOS 18 developer beta – Now available (launched June 10)
• iOS 18.1 developer beta – Now available (launched July 29)

Official public release

• Unless Apple throws a curveball, it’s likely iOS 18 will come out September 16, the Monday after the iPhone 16 event
• iOS 18.1 will be released later this fall with some of the first Apple Intelligence features and more

Here’s a look at the last five years of iOS releases:

• iOS 17: September 18, 2023 (after September 12 event)
• iOS 16: September 16, 2022 (after September 7 event)
• iOS 15: September 20, 2021 (after September 14 event)
• iOS 14: September 16, 2020 (after September 15 event)
• iOS 13: September 19, 2019 (after September 10 event)

iOS 18 release date conclusion

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Public beta release

• The first iOS public beta typically arrives four to five weeks after the first developer beta launches in June. Historically that’s been between late June and early July.

Here’s a look at the last few years:

• iOS 17 public beta 1: July 12, 2023 (after June 5 developer beta release)
• iOS 16 public beta 1: July 11, 2022 (after June 6 developer beta release)
• iOS 15 public beta 1: June 30, 2021 (after June 7 developer beta release)
• iOS 14 public beta 1: July 9, 2020 (after June 22 developer beta release)
• iOS 13 public beta 1: June 24, 2019 (after June 3 developer beta release)

iOS 18 Developer beta release

Apple has made a tradition of releasing the first developer beta of each major iOS update on the same day as the yearly WWDC keynote.

• WWDC kicks off with the keynote on June 10, expect the first iOS 18 developer beta to be released shortly afterward unless Apple switches things up

Here’s a look at the past five years of dev beta releases:

• iOS 17 developer beta 1: June 5
• iOS 16 developer beta 1: June 6
• iOS 15 developer beta 1: June 7
• iOS 14 developer beta 1: June 22 (delay due to pandemic)
• iOS 13 developer beta 1: June 3

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