How to download iOS 9.2 on your iPhone or iPad

iOS 9.2 has arrived! And here's how to download and install it!

So. Many. Fixes! iOS 9.2 brings a bevy of new features for Apple Music and accessibility, and bug fixes and performance boosts for a ton of other apps. It's available now, so all you have to do is go get it!

What's in the update?

According to Apple, iOS 9.2 includes the following new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

• Apple Music improvements
  • You can now create a new playlist when adding a song to a playlist
  • Your most recently changed playlist is now listed at the top when adding songs to playlists
  • Download albums or playlists from your iCloud Music Library by tapping the iCloud download button
  • See which songs have been downloaded with the new download indicator next to each song in My Music and Playlists
  • See works, composers, and performers while browsing Classical music in the Apple Music catalog
• A new Top Stories section in News so you can stay up to date with the most important news of the day (available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia)
• Mail Drop in Mail for sending large attachments
• iBooks now supports 3D Touch to peek and pop pages from the table of contents, your notes and bookmarks, or from search results inside a book
• iBooks now supports listening to an audiobook while you browse your library, read other books, or explore the iBooks Store
• iPhone support for the USB Camera Adapter to import photos and videos
• Improved stability of Safari
• Improved stability of Podcasts
• Fixing an issue that caused mail attachments to be inaccessible for some users with POP email accounts
• Resolving an issue for some users that caused attachments to overlap in text in mail -Fixing an issue where Live Photos could have turned off after restoring from a previous iCloud backup
• Addressing an issue that could cause search in Contacts to display no results
• Resolving an issue that could have prevented Calendar from displaying all seven days in week view
• Fixing an issue where Camera screen on iPad could be black when attempting to capture video
• Addressing an issue that could cause instability in the Activity app when viewing the day of Daylight Savings Time transition
• Fixing an issue that could prevent data from appearing in Health
• Fixing an issue that could prevent Wallet updates and Lock screen alerts from displaying
• Addressing an issue where updating iOS could prevent an alarm from going off
• Fixing an issue where some users were unable to login to Find my iPhone
• Fixing an issue that prevented some manual iCloud Backups from completing
• Addressing an issue where the iPad keyboard could unintentionally trigger text selection mode
• Improved keyboard responsiveness when using Quick Reply
• Improved punctuation input on the 10-key Chinese (Pinyin & Stroke) keyboards with new expanded view of punctuation symbols and better predictions
• Fixing an issue on Cyrillic keyboards where caps lock would be enabled when typing in URL or email fields
• Accessibility improvements
  • Fixing issues with VoiceOver when using Camera face detection
  • Adding support for VoiceOver to wake up the screen
  • Adding support for VoiceOver to invoke app switcher with 3D Touch gesture
  • Fixing an issue with Guided Access when trying to end phone calls
  • Improved functionality for Switch Control users when using 3D Touch
  • Fixing an issue with speech rate of Speak Screen
• Siri support for Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates)

How to install iOS 9.2 using Software Update on your iPhone or iPad

The easiest way for most people to download iOS 9.2 is over-the-air, directly on their device. It's fast, it's efficient, and it's simple to do.

1. Make sure you have a recent iCloud backup.
2. Launch Settings from your Home screen.
3. Tap on General.
4. Tap on Software Update.
5. Tap on Download and Install.
   
   
6. Enter your Passcode, if prompted.
7. Tap Agree to the Terms and Conditions.
8. Tap Agree again to confirm.
9. Tap Install Now to begin the update.
   
   

How to install iOS 9.2 using iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC

If you have limited space on your device or software update isn't working for whatever reason, you can update using iTunes.

1. Make sure you have a recent iTunes backup. Make it encrypted so all your password and other private data is preserved.
2. Launch iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC
3. Plug your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in using your USB to Lightning or USB to 30-pin Dock cable.
4. Click on the device icon at the top left to go to the device tab.
5. Click on Check for Update in the Summary pane.
6. Click on Download and Update.
   
   
7. Agree to the Terms and Conditions.
8. Enter the Passcode on your iPhone or iPad, if prompted.
   
   

How to make sure you have the release version of iOS 9.2

If you're running a the developer or public beta, or the gold master, Apple might push you an update if the build numbers are different (we're still checking on that). If some some reason nothing else works, you can always force an update at any time if you're willing to go through the trouble:

1. Make sure you have a recent iTunes backup. Make it encrypted so all your password and other private data is preserved.
2. Launch iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC
3. Plug your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in using your USB to Lightning or USB to 30-pin Dock cable.
4. Click on the device icon at the top left to go to the device tab.
5. Click on Restore in the Summary pane.
6. Confirm that you want to restore.
7. Agree to the Terms and Conditions.
8. Enter the Passcode on your iPhone or iPad, if prompted.