<P> iOS is a mobile operating system , developed by Apple Inc. for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . Updates for iOS are released through the iTunes software and , since iOS 5 , via over-the - air software updates . With the announcement of iOS 5 on June 6 , 2011 , a USB connection to iTunes was no longer needed to activate iOS devices ; data synchronization can happen automatically and wirelessly through Apple 's iCloud service . Major new iOS releases are announced yearly during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) , and are usually released in September of the same year , usually coinciding with the release of new iPhone models . The current stable release , iOS 11.4. 1 , was released on July 9 , 2018 . The most recent iOS 12 beta , iOS 12 Public beta 5 , was released on August 7 , 2018 . </P>
<P> iOS is a mobile operating system , developed by Apple Inc. for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . Updates for iOS are released through the iTunes software and , since iOS 5 , via over-the - air software updates . With the announcement of iOS 5 on June 6 , 2011 , a USB connection to iTunes was no longer needed to activate iOS devices ; data synchronization can happen automatically and wirelessly through Apple 's iCloud service . Major new iOS releases are announced yearly during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) , and are usually released in September of the same year , usually coinciding with the release of new iPhone models . The current stable release , iOS 11.4. 1 , was released on July 9 , 2018 . The most recent iOS 12 beta , iOS 12 Public beta 5 , was released on August 7 , 2018 . </P>
when did the last apple update come out
when did the last apple update come out
August 7 , 2018
August 7 , 2018