Release appearance
iOS 15.0 Beta 4
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 15 Beta 4 is represented by 13 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 238-record August 4 Beta 4 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.
- Date
- Jul 27, 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 13 substantive records from the 238-record August 4 Beta 4 state.[1]
How this milestone is isolated
The two retained Beta 4 payloads have the same record count and differ in three issue records; all selections are explicitly labeled Beta 4. 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]
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.[17][18]
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 — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 archived document and exact beta-named status headings
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 4
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 4
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 78463355
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79053760
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · CarPlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80099526
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Home — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79729460
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79853379
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Maps — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79993916 and 79928870
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 77466774
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80327074
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80410491
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · SharePlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79456016
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · SwiftUI — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79145837
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Watch — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80023360
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Weather — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80275901
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 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 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 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 4 archived evidence comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Safari tab-closing stability
The unexpected termination while dismissing tabs is marked resolved in Beta 4.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80327074
bugFix · fixed
CarPlay map-panning controls
Beta 4 repairs the CarPlay control overlap during route guidance.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · CarPlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80099526
bugFix · fixed
Maps river and road geometry
Two Beta 4 rendering fixes improve geographic and building placement as map scale changes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Maps — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79993916 and 79928870
bugFix · fixed
Record App Activity after update or restore
Beta 4 preserves the user's activity-recording preference across the affected system transitions.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 77466774
bugFix · fixed
First-generation Apple Watch pairing
Beta 4 resolves the severe restart cycle for the explicitly named paired watch generation.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Watch — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80023360
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit sandbox purchase verification
The Beta 4 resolved section records corrected verification results in the StoreKit test environment.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79053760
security · fixed
Notifications during SharePlay screen sharing
Beta 4 closes a screen-sharing privacy problem in the prerelease SharePlay experience.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · SharePlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79456016
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit sandbox subscription renewals
Beta 4 repairs the test environment's delivery of renewal activity to apps.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 78463355
bugFix · fixed
iPhone Safari tab-bar scrolling
The phone-specific browser control animation is marked resolved in Beta 4.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80410491
bugFix · fixed
Private Relay network compatibility alert
Beta 4 corrects an inaccurate network alert associated with the prerelease privacy service.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79853379
developerApi · introduced
Matter pairing with third-party hubs
The August 4 retained Beta 4 state moves the previously unavailable connection API beneath the exact Beta 4 resolved heading.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Home — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79729460
bugFix · fixed
Weather in Hungarian
Beta 4 marks the language-specific Weather failure resolved.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · Weather — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80275901
compatibility · fixed
SwiftUI availability checks on older systems
The Beta 4 fix restores the expected safety of runtime availability gating.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79145837