iOS 18.1 Release Date Next week means Monday, Oct. 28, Tuesday, Oct. 29 or Wednesday, Oct. 30. My belief is that the exact release details will be 10 a.m. Pacific on Oct. 28.

Before that, there’s iOS 18.2.1, and here’s what the latest report is saying. “iOS 18.2.1 will be a minor update for the iPhone, which means that it will not house any front-facing additions.