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iOS 14.6

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
32d
Average interval
6d
Public release
May 24, 2021

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iOS 14.6 introduced Apple Card Family, paid subscriptions in Podcasts, more flexible AirTag Lost Mode contact details, and first-unlock-after-restart support for Voice Control.[1]

Apple fixed Unlock with Apple Watch, blank Reminders, missing call-blocking extensions, Bluetooth call routing, and reduced startup performance. Developer notes separately document the startup fix and SKAdNetwork 3.0 multi-network postbacks.[2][3][4]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6 — Apple Card Family, Podcasts, AirTag and Find My, and Accessibility

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · General and SKAdNetwork

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  3. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6 — fixes

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  4. About the Security Content of iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 security content

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  5. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6

  6. About the Security Content of iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released May 24, 2021

  7. iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

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

Unlock, Reminders, calls, and Bluetooth fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple fixed Unlock with Apple Watch after Lock iPhone, blank Reminders entries, call-blocking extension visibility, and Bluetooth devices that disconnected or received call audio unexpectedly.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.6 — fixes

feature · introduced

Apple Podcasts subscriptions

documentedconfirmed

Apple added paid subscriptions for participating podcast channels and standalone shows inside the Podcasts app.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.6 — Podcasts

bugFix · fixed

Startup performance correction

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s developer release notes identify an application startup-performance issue as resolved in iOS and iPadOS 14.6.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes · Resolved Issues — app startup performance

feature · introduced

Apple Card Family

documentedconfirmed

Apple Card owners could share an account with eligible family members, set limits and controls for participants, and combine credit lines and account history with an eligible co-owner.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.6 — Apple Card Family

enhancement · changed

AirTag Lost Mode contact options

documentedconfirmed

Lost Mode accepted an email address as the displayed contact method, and NFC readers showed a partially masked owner phone number for AirTag.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.6 — AirTag and Find My

enhancement · changed

Voice Control first unlock after restart

documentedconfirmed

The accessibility update allowed a Voice Control user to complete the first unlock after restarting an iPhone using only their voice.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.6 — Accessibility

developerApi · changed

SKAdNetwork postback updates

documentedconfirmed

The 14.6 developer release expanded SKAdNetwork attribution so a winning network and up to five additional networks could receive install-validation postbacks.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes · SKAdNetwork

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +8 days
  3. +10 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +4 days
  6. +3 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iOS 14.6 release introduced Apple Card Family and podcast subscriptions, expanded AirTag and Voice Control behavior, fixed several reliability issues, and delivered developer-facing startup and advertising-attribution changes.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    10 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .6 releases

53 days, 6.5 milestones

Based on 6 previous iOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

32d (avg: 58d)

26 days shorter than the iOS average

Duration ranking

#83 of 92

Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

10 days

Between Beta 2 and Beta 3

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Official release notes