feature · introduced
Apple News audio
documentedconfirmed
The update added professionally produced spoken-news experiences in supported regions.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — Apple News
Release record
iOS 13.6
Full article
Public release
- Recorded milestones
- 5
- Beta cycle
- 44d
- Average interval
- 11d
- Public release
- Jul 15, 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 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — Released July 15, 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.
security · fixed
iOS and iPadOS 13.6 security fixes
documentedconfirmed
Apple’s advisory lists numerous CVE-tracked fixes for the July 15 release.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About the security content of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — security content
enhancement · changed
Update, keyboard, and VPN refinements
documentedconfirmed
iOS 13.6 refined software-update control, hardware-keyboard reliability, and managed VPN configuration.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — bug fixes and other improvements
feature · introduced
Digital car keys
documentedconfirmed
The release added compatible car keys to Wallet and supported managed sharing through Messages.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — Digital car keys
feature · introduced
Health symptom tracking
documentedconfirmed
The release expanded Health logging and third-party sharing for supported symptom data.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — Health
Milestones
Release history
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Developer beta
13.5.5 Beta 1
Timeline onlyLegacy recordBuild 17G5035d; cycle renamed to 13.6 at Beta 2
- Version label
- 13.5.5
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +8 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +21 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +9 days
Golden master
GM
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +6 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verifiediOS 13.6 reached the public release channel on July 15, 2020. iOS 13.6 added digital car keys, Apple News audio, Health symptom tracking, and more granular automatic-update controls. 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 .6 releases
51 days, 6.7 milestones
Based on 6 previous iOS .6 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
44d (avg: 58d)
14 days shorter than the iOS average
Longest gap in this cycle
21 days
Between Beta 2 and Beta 3