By Julie Clover
Apple today released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, major updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates released last September. The 17.5 updates come more than two months after the launch of iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4.
iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 can be downloaded wirelessly to eligible iPhones and iPads by going to Settings > General > Software update.
In the European Union, iOS 17.5 supports online app distribution. iPhone users can download apps directly from developer websites without having to use the App Store.
Apple News+ has new features like offline mode and tracking notifications are now available cross-platform to alert you to Bluetooth trackers independently from the platform. Full Apple release notes:
Apple News
– Offline mode in Apple News+ gives you access to the Today feed and the News+ tab, even if you don't. I don't have an internet connection
– Quartiles is a new and original daily word game now available on Apple News+
– Scoreboard in News+ Puzzles gives you access to new player data for crosswords, mini crosswords, and quartiles, including statistics and streaksTracking Notifications
– Cross-platform tracking detection delivers notifications to users if a compatible Bluetooth tracker they don't own moves along with them, regardless of which operating system the device is paired withSome features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices. For information about the security of Apple software updates, visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
More information about the new features in iOS 17.5 can be found here in our guide to iOS 17.5 features.
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