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iOS 13.5 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 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.

Date
May 20, 2020
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 13.5 on May 20, 2020. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

The release accelerated access to the passcode field when a mask was detected, enabled public-health exposure-notification apps, and added a Group FaceTime prominence control.[1][2]

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References

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

  1. About the security content of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — Released May 20, 2020

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  2. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5

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  3. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 — bug fixes and other improvements

  4. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 — Exposure Notification

  5. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 — Face ID and Passcode

  6. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 — FaceTime

  7. 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 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

developerApi · introduced

Exposure Notification API

documentedconfirmed

iOS 13.5 introduced the privacy-preserving system interface used by supported public-health apps.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — Exposure Notification

bugFix · fixed

Streaming video and Share Sheet fixes

documentedconfirmed

The release corrected the two user-facing reliability issues Apple identified.

  1. [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.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — FaceTime

enhancement · changed

Faster passcode access while masked

documentedconfirmed

The update streamlined authentication fallback for masked users on supported iPhones.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.5 — Face ID and Passcode