developerApi · introduced
Exposure Notification API
documentedconfirmed
iOS 13.5 introduced the privacy-preserving system interface used by supported public-health apps.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — Exposure Notification
Release record
iOS 13.5
Full article
Public release
- Recorded milestones
- 6
- Beta cycle
- 50d
- Average interval
- 10d
- Public release
- May 20, 2020
Release notes
Overview
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
Release overview
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- About the security content of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — Released May 20, 2020
Documented & observed
Changes in this version
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Streaming video and Share Sheet fixes
documentedconfirmed
The release corrected the two user-facing reliability issues Apple identified.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — bug fixes and other improvements
feature · introduced
Group FaceTime automatic prominence control
documentedconfirmed
The release added a control for automatic prominence in Group FaceTime.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — FaceTime
security · fixed
iOS and iPadOS 13.5 security fixes
documentedconfirmed
Apple’s advisory lists multiple CVE-tracked fixes for the May 20 release.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About the security content of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — security content
enhancement · changed
Faster passcode access while masked
documentedconfirmed
The update streamlined authentication fallback for masked users on supported iPhones.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — Face ID and Passcode
Milestones
Release history
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Developer beta
13.4.5 Beta 1
Timeline onlyLegacy recordBuild 17F5034c
- Version label
- 13.4.5
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +15 days
Developer beta
13.4.5 Beta 2
Timeline onlyLegacy recordBuild 17F5044d
- Version label
- 13.4.5
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +14 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
Timeline onlyLegacy recordRenamed to 13.5; build 17F5054h
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +7 days
Developer beta
Beta 4
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +12 days
Golden master
GM
Timeline onlyLegacy recordBuild 17F75
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +2 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verifiediOS 13.5 reached the public release channel on May 20, 2020. iOS 13.5 adapted authentication and communications behavior for the early COVID-19 period and introduced the Exposure Notification API. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- 7 linked
Historical context
Cycle comparison
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .5 releases
50 days, 7.5 milestones
Based on 6 previous iOS .5 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
50d (avg: 58d)
8 days shorter than the iOS average
Longest gap in this cycle
15 days
Between 13.4.5 Beta 1 and 13.4.5 Beta 2