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iOS 13.6 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 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.

Date
Jul 15, 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 13.6 on July 15, 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 paired new Wallet and media capabilities with health logging, device-management refinements, keyboard corrections, and a broad security set.[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 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — Released July 15, 2020

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  2. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6

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  3. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 — Apple News

  4. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 — bug fixes and other improvements

  5. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 — Digital car keys

  6. About iOS 13 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 — Health

  7. 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 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · introduced

Apple News audio

documentedconfirmed

The update added professionally produced spoken-news experiences in supported regions.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — Apple News

enhancement · changed

Update, keyboard, and VPN refinements

documentedconfirmed

iOS 13.6 refined software-update control, hardware-keyboard reliability, and managed VPN configuration.

  1. [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.

  1. [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.

  1. [1] About iOS 13 Updates · iOS 13.6 — Health