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iOS 14.6 Public

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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.

Date
May 24, 2021
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

  2. About iOS 14 Updates

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

  3. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6 — AirTag and Find My

  4. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6 — Apple Card Family

  5. About iOS 14 Updates

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

  6. About iOS 14 Updates

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

  7. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.6

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

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

  9. iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Resolved Issues — app startup performance

  10. iOS & iPadOS 14.6 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · SKAdNetwork

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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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