Every year in the fall, Apple releases updates to its hardware devices and software solutions. This year included some especially exciting announcements, particularly with regard to the iPhone. Whether Apple products are integral to your business or just personal favorites, you need to be aware of what was released this month.

The process of moving particular elements of the iTunes Store, Siri and Apple News to a secretive service known only as Pie has already begun, with more services such as iCloud and Project McQueen getting the same treatment in the coming years. Apple has said that bringing these teams together can improve its current cloud services, and ultimately, benefit customers.

Upgrading to the new iPhone 7 has several benefits and features that are obviously not available in the older versions. After Apple released their latest flagship smartphone, much of the talk revolved around the absence of the headphone jack. Although the iPhone 7 is a minor upgrade of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, buyers will enjoy several benefits.

Apple loves dramatic product reveals, and unfortunately that often means long wait times for new devices and software. Consumers have had plenty of opportunities to read about how great iOS 10 is, albeit with no official release date to accompany it.

2016 seems to be the year of ‘ten’s for operating systems. The world’s two largest software developers are in the tenth iterations of their platforms, and both are making big splashes in the tech world. Apple presented iOS 10 with all of its new and upgraded features last month, and we’ve seen what the beta looks like first hand.

iOS updates for iPhone happen on a regular basis. And while you may be in the habit of updating without giving a second thought, there are benefits to being patient and prepared. By doing so, you may end up saving yourself from unnecessary headaches that come along with a premature iOS update.