Release appearance
iOS 15.0 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 15 Beta 3 is represented by 15 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 238-record Beta 4 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.
- Date
- Jul 14, 2021
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Preserved release-note evidence
The reader-facing archive identifies the retained source document as “iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes.” This iOS overlay selects 15 substantive records from the 238-record Beta 4 state.[1]
How this milestone is isolated
The retained Beta 2-to-Beta 4 interval crosses Beta 3 and Beta 4, so no broad diff is assigned here; only records under exact Beta 3 status headings are selected. A later cumulative snapshot is used only when its section heading names this exact beta.[2][3]
Platform scope
Items expressly limited to iPad, iPadOS, multiwindow iPad behavior, or iPad hardware-keyboard interfaces are excluded. Shared framework behavior and explicitly iPhone or iOS changes are retained.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Editorial boundary
The page uses original synthesis and issue-ID locators. It does not reproduce Apple's list prose, infer a build number, project generic cumulative notes into a beta, or treat TestFlight and release identity as user-facing changes. Apple's beta guidance describes these seeds as prerelease software.[19][20]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Beta 3 archived document and exact beta-named status headings
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 3
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 3
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79399941
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Authentication Services — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79358627
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Camera — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79693579
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Find My — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79188374
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Fonts — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79370423
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Health — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77534149
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Home — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 78129824 and 79214660
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Home Screen — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79360336
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77291090 and 78433904
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77168882
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79160286
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · SharePlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79431429
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Software Update — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 78474912
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Translation — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 75374469
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Workout — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 80053493
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Beta 3 exact heading and evidence boundary
- Installing and using Apple beta software
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, backups, and Feedback Assistant
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Beta 3 archived evidence comparison
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Beta 3 archived evidence comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
enhancement · introduced
Find My separation alerts for Mac and Apple Watch
Beta 3 resolves the earlier device-family exclusion for Find My separation notifications.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Find My — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79188374
bugFix · fixed
Health Sharing participant limit
The iPhone Health feature's participant ceiling regression is marked resolved in Beta 3.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Health — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77534149
compatibility · fixed
Safari viewport height units
The Beta 3 WebKit-facing correction stabilizes viewport sizing as Safari's controls move.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79160286
bugFix · fixed
Live Text camera availability
The Beta 3 status section marks the earlier Live Text availability issue resolved.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Camera — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79693579
enhancement · introduced
Software Update with limited storage
Beta 3 reduces the free-space barrier for updating an enrolled device.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Software Update — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 78474912
bugFix · fixed
SharePlay rejoin position
Beta 3 repairs synchronization after leaving and rejoining shared playback.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SharePlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79431429
developerApi · fixed
Passkeys in Simulator
Beta 3 lifts the earlier simulator limitation for Authentication Services passkey testing.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Authentication Services — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79358627
bugFix · fixed
Private Relay location and fallback handling
Two Beta 3 fixes strengthen the service's location behavior and failure handling.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77291090 and 78433904
bugFix · fixed
PDF text rendering
The font-rendering defect is explicitly marked resolved under the Beta 3 heading.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Fonts — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79370423
bugFix · fixed
Record App Activity duplicate entries
Beta 3 corrects duplicate entries in the exported activity history.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 77168882
bugFix · fixed
Partially completed workouts
Beta 3 repairs workout continuation and the related duplicate-record behavior.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Workout — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 80053493
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit latest-transaction lookup
The Beta 3 heading records a correction to product-level latest-transaction queries.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79399941
bugFix · fixed
Thread accessory routing
Beta 3 corrects Thread transport after initial setup and after creating another home on the same account.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Home — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 78129824 and 79214660
bugFix · fixed
On-device translation privacy
The milestone corrects network behavior for users who selected local translation.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Translation — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 75374469
bugFix · fixed
Home Screen widget dragging
The widget-gallery crash is retained beneath Apple's exact Beta 3 resolved heading.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Home Screen — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 3; 79360336