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iOS 15.0 Beta 6

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About this appearance

iOS 15 Beta 6 is represented by 5 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 17, 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 5 substantive records from the 242-record Beta 6 state.[1]

How this milestone is isolated

This route selects only issue records that Apple's preserved document explicitly labels as new or resolved in Beta 6. 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]

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.[9][10]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 6 archived document and exact beta-named status headings

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  2. 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 6

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  3. 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 6

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · App Store — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 70757789

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  5. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · App Store — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 80701792

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  6. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 80982924

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  7. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Safari — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 81118141

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  8. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · SwiftUI — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 78833004

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  9. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 6 exact heading and evidence boundary

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  10. Installing and using Apple beta software

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, backups, and Feedback Assistant

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  11. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 6 archived evidence comparison

  12. 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 6 archived evidence comparison

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit verification details

documentedconfirmed

The Beta 6 API surface exposes why a value failed verification and makes its signed or decoded payload easier to inspect.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · App Store — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 80701792

feature · changed

Safari bottom tab bar and address-bar choice

documentedconfirmed

The Beta 6 heading records a substantial iPhone browser-interface revision and a user-selectable alternative layout.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Safari — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 81118141

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit storefront-change handling

documentedconfirmed

Beta 6 gives purchase code an explicit continuation policy for a storefront change during checkout.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · App Store — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 6; 70757789