The iOS 11 is an operating system that was designed, developed especially for iPhone and iPad by Apple from 2017 to 2018. The system has been released on September 19, 2017, and was preinstalled on the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, and iPad 6th Generation. This software gets the last update (11.4.1) on July 9, 2018, and has been replaced by a newer version of iOS 12.
The new iOS 11 features the lock screen and Notification Center were combined, allowing all notifications to be displayed directly on the lock screen. The various pages of the Control Center were unified, gaining custom settings and the ability to 3D Touch icons for more options.
The App Store received a visual overhaul to focus on editorial content and daily highlights. A “Files” file manager app allowed direct access to files stored locally and in cloud services.
Siri was updated to translate between languages and use a privacy-minded “on-device learning” technique to better understand a user’s interests and offer suggestions. The camera had new settings for improved portrait-mode photos and utilized new encoding technologies to reduce file sizes on newer devices.
In a later release, Messages was integrated with iCloud to better synchronize messages across iOS and macOS devices. A previous point release also added support for person-to-person Apple Pay payments. The operating system also introduced the ability to record the screen, limited forms of drag-and-drop functionality, and support for augmented reality.
Certain new features appeared only on iPad, including an always-accessible application dock, cross-app drag-and-drop, and a new user interface to show multiple apps at once.
Today iOS 11 is 7 years old!
iOS 11 General Information
| Released | September 19, 2017 |
| Original Price | Free |
| System Requirements | iPhone 5s iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus iPhone 6s iPhone 6s Plus iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone X iPhone SE iPod touch 6th Generation iPad 5th Generation iPad 6th Generation iPad Air iPad Air 2 iPad Pro 12.9-inch iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2017 iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad mini 2 iPad mini 3 iPad mini 4 |
| Distribution | iTunes Over-the-Air |
Versions
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| iOS 11.0 | 15A372 | September 19, 2017 |
| iOS 11.0.1 | 15A402 15A403 | September 26, 2017 |
| iOS 11.0.2 | 15A421 | October 3, 2017 |
| iOS 11.0.3 | 15A432 | October 11, 2017 |
| iOS 11.1 | 15B93 15B101 | October 31, 2017 |
| iOS 11.1.1 | 15B150 | November 9, 2017 |
| iOS 11.1.2 | 15B202 | November 16, 2017 |
| iOS 11.2 | 15C114 | December 2, 2017 |
| iOS 11.2.1 | 15C153 | December 13, 2017 |
| iOS 11.2.2 | 15C202 | January 8, 2018 |
| iOS 11.2.5 | 15D60 | January 23, 2018 |
| iOS 11.2.6 | 15D100 | February 19, 2018 |
| iOS 11.3 | 15E216 15E218 | March 29, 2018 |
| iOS 11.3.1 | 15E302 | April 24, 2018 |
| iOS 11.4 | 15F79 | May 29, 2018 |
| iOS 11.4.1 | 15G77 | July 9, 2018 |