New York (CNN) After months of waiting, Apple's new software update for iPhones is finally here.

Apple AAPL The latest version of's mobile operating system officially became available to download on Thursday.

Anyone with an iPhone 6S model or later can download the update. Here's how: Go into the Settings section on your phone, tap on the tab that says "General," and then press "Software Update."

Apple recommends plugging your phone into a power source and connecting to WiFi for the download. It's also always best practice to back up your iPhone first. You can do that by connecting to Wi-Fi, going to your Settings section again, tapping on your name at the top, then selecting "iCloud" and scrolling down to where it says "iCloud Backup."

This way, if the new software update is buggy, your important files and data will be saved.

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