When Itunes update will be released to install 17.1 IOS update?

I always install IOS updates via Itunes and this is already second time that IOS is out but Itunes wont let you install update because it is not latest version, why you not release Itunes update even before of IOS released?

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 9:40 AM

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Posted on Oct 27, 2023 11:05 AM

You're not talking to Apple here, we're users just like you.


  • I believe that iTunes 12.12.10.1 (which was released on 13th September 2023) can be used to support iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
  • iTunes 12.13.0.9 was made available on 24th October
  • Note that the iPod Touch cannot install iOS 17 (or iOS 16)


Check your iTunes Help/About iTunes menu, which version does it list? If it is not the latest version (12.13.0.9) tap on Help/Check for Updates.

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Oct 27, 2023 11:05 AM in response to ITMASTER

You're not talking to Apple here, we're users just like you.


  • I believe that iTunes 12.12.10.1 (which was released on 13th September 2023) can be used to support iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
  • iTunes 12.13.0.9 was made available on 24th October
  • Note that the iPod Touch cannot install iOS 17 (or iOS 16)


Check your iTunes Help/About iTunes menu, which version does it list? If it is not the latest version (12.13.0.9) tap on Help/Check for Updates.

Nov 2, 2023 1:47 AM in response to duceduc

It's been a few days since your post (sorry for the delay in replying - life gets in the way), so I suggest that you try the update now ands see whether it works.


We've seen this issue in the past. Perhaps it is caused by too many users trying to update at the same time, so by now that issue should have resolved itself.


Out of interest, please let us know the outcome of your next attempt.

Oct 28, 2023 4:22 PM in response to the fiend

There seems to be an issue with itunes 12.13.0.9 version checks for myself. I am unable to update my iphone 15 to ios 17.1 because itunes always prompts me to update itunes to the latest version which I already have done.


I have tried reinstalling, delete and reinstall, delete and reinstall older version of itunes, but it always prompts me to update itunes to latest version in order to update iphone to ios 17.1.


I am tempted to using the restore button on itunes, but afraid of not completing the update process because something failed and I need to use itunes to restore the phone.

Nov 3, 2023 1:34 AM in response to ITMASTER

I think you've misunderstood what I wrote. I did not suggest waiting for a further update, I suggested waiting a couple of days to see whether the update is successful, using the same version of iTunes.



Whenever a popular update is released it causes a surge of people trying to download it at the same time. This can cause the sever to become overloaded which in turn can cause it to stop responding to requests. Hence my suggestion that once a few days have passed, perhaps the update will be successful.




Nov 15, 2023 9:34 AM in response to the fiend

I have been having the same issue. iTunes 12.12.10.1 could not update to 17.1 (error message about requiring newer version of iTunes). Now 17.1.1 has come out, and after upgrading to iTunes 12.13.0.9, getting the same message again. This is on Windows 10.


Would be useful to know if anybody has been able to use iTunes to perform an update to 17.1.1, or has Apple dropped support for using iTunes on Windows 10 to perform updates beyond 17.0.3, which was the last version I had been able to update to (using iTunes on Windows 10). Have not come across any documentation on this.

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