iOS 17.2.1 Update Released for iPhone with Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 17.2.1 for iPhone. The small point release updates are said to include important but unspecific bug fixes for those devices, and is therefore recommended for all users to install.
Separately, Apple also released a similar update for Mac as macOS Sonoma 14.2.1, and for older iPhone and iPad models versioned as iOS 16.7.4 and iPadOS 16.7.4. Older Macs will find Safari 17.2.1 available as a software update.
How to Download & Install iOS 17.2.1 Updates
You should backup iPhone or iPad to iCloud before beginning any software update. Updating iPhone is simple:
- Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone
- Go to “General”
- Go to “Software Update”
- Select “Update Now” when you see iOS 17.2.1 available as a software update
The iPhone or iPad must restart to finish installation.
While installing through Settings is the simplest way to get the update, you can also install the iOS 17.2.1 update through a computer by using Finder on a Mac or iTunes on a Windows PC.
Additionally, more advanced users are able to update using IPSW firmware files, which are available to download from Apple servers.
iOS 17.2.1 IPSW Download Links
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE 2nd Generation
- iPhone SE 3rd generation
iPadOS 17.2 IPSW Download Links
- 11-in. iPad Pro (4th generation)
- 12.9-in. iPad Pro (6th generation)
- 11-in. iPad Pro (3rd generation)
- 12.9-in. iPad Pro (5th generation)
- 11-in. iPad Pro (1st and 2nd generations)
- 12.9-in. iPad Pro (3rd and 4th generations)
- 10.2-in. iPad (10th generation)
- iPad Air (5th Generation)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- 10.2-in. iPad (9th generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- 10.2-in. iPad (8th generation)
- 10.5-in. iPad Pro (1st generation)
- 12.9-in. iPad Pro (2nd generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- 10.2-in. iPad (7th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
iOS 17.2.1 Release Notes
Release notes for the update are brief, as follows:
This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all users.
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
MISTAKE – ONLY for iPhone. Not iPad
Fixed!
It’s unusual for Apple to release a bug fix update for iPhone, while also releasing an update to older iPads and iPhones, but not modern iPads… curious.
Yeah – quite odd. I’ve heard a rumor – unsubstantiated, that this was to fix a battery drain issue.
I saw that too. Curiously, the release notes in Japan and China mentioned a battery draining issue, but the release notes in the US and Europe are very generic without a mention of battery drain. It’s possible there was a regional issue in Asia, but it’s not known yet.
There’s no update 17.2.1 for iPad OS.
Only for iOS.
Thanks for the heads up, this has been fixed.