Note that Apple has also released iOS 15.7.2 for iPhone users who have older devices, with the update offering security improvements.
It can take a few minutes for the updates to propagate to all users due to high demand. The iOS 16.2 update Apple's can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. iOS 16.2 comes more than a month after the launch of iOS 16.1, an update that added support for Live Activities, Matter, iCloud Shared Photo Library, and more. Apple today released iOS 16.2, the second major update to the iOS 16 operating system that came out in September.
