Release appearance
iOS 15.0 Beta 5
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 15 Beta 5 is represented by 6 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 242-record Beta 6 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.
- Date
- Aug 10, 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 6 Release Notes.” This iOS overlay selects 6 substantive records from the 242-record Beta 6 state.[1]
How this milestone is isolated
The retained Beta 4-to-Beta 6 interval crosses Beta 5 and Beta 6, so this route uses only records beneath exact Beta 5 status headings. 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]
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.[10][11]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 5 archived document and exact beta-named status headings
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 5
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 5
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Audio — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 81064594
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 60792377
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 76971100
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 78551237
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 80599258
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 80665315
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 5 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 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 5 archived evidence comparison
- 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 5 archived evidence comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
developerApi · changed
SwiftUI animation conformance behavior
Beta 5 simplifies custom animation models and soft-deprecates a redundant protocol path.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 76971100
bugFix · fixed
Audio playback after restart
The exact Beta 5 resolved heading records the post-restart playback correction.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Audio — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 81064594
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI task priority
Beta 5 lets a view-associated asynchronous task request its scheduling priority.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 80599258
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI interaction-specific content shapes
Beta 5 permits a view to expose different effective outlines for different interaction types.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 60792377
behavior · changed
SwiftUI oversized-line layout
The Beta 5 layout adjustment expands affected text views for scripts or glyphs with large line metrics.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 80665315
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI URL handling environment
The new Beta 5 value allows URL handling policy to flow through a view hierarchy.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 5; 78551237