Apple iOS 17.5.1 Latest iPhone Software Release. What's New?

Around the end of May Apple released their latest iphone operating system, IOS 17.5.1. This post is all about the latest hot fix, and explains some of the most recent features in 17.5.

iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones. It was unveiled in January 2007 for the first-generation iPhone, launched in June 2007. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone.

This update is the for the following iPhone's: iPhone XS, iPhone XS Plus, iPhone XR, plus all models of the following series: iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14 and the latest iPhone 15. It also includes the iPhone SE second-and third-generation phones.

Apple have released the following release notes:

This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.

This update fixes a rare issue with deleted photo's reappearing, this is because in the IOS, files aren't really deleted, just the pointer to the information is deleted, and in rare care cases that data is reindexed by the IOS.

iOS 17.5

iOS 17.5 brings support for web based app distribution in the EU, letting developers offer their apps for download directly on their websites. ‌iPhone‌ users can download iOS apps from supported websites without using the App Store. Unfortunately for you brits, you decided to leave the European Union so you won't get the update.

Apple News+ now has an offline mode that provides access to the Today feed and the News+ tab even without a cellular or Wi-Fi connection.

More details are here on Apples release notes: iOS & iPadOS 17.5 Release Notes