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iOS 13.3 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 13.3 reached the public release channel on December 10, 2019. iOS 13.3 expanded Screen Time parental controls and refined News, Stocks, Safari security-key support, Photos, Mail, and other system behavior. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

Date
Dec 10, 2019
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iOS 13.3 on December 10, 2019. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

Communication Limits was the headline consumer feature, accompanied by updated News presentation and support for FIDO2-compliant external security keys in Safari.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 — Released December 10, 2019

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  2. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3

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  3. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 — Apple News and Stocks

  4. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 — bug fixes and security-key support

  5. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 — Screen Time

  6. About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · changed

News and Stocks refinements

documentedconfirmed

The update revised News layouts and added related-story and status-label features.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.3 — Apple News and Stocks

enhancement · changed

Safari security keys and maintenance fixes

documentedconfirmed

The release expanded external authentication options and corrected documented issues across system apps.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.3 — bug fixes and security-key support

feature · introduced

Screen Time Communication Limits

documentedconfirmed

The release added communication-focused parental controls and managed child contact lists.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.3 — Screen Time