Release appearance

iOS 15.2.1 Public

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Recorded context

About this appearance

iOS 15.2.1 reached the public release channel on January 12, 2022. iOS 15.2.1 was a focused maintenance release for Messages, third-party CarPlay apps, and a disclosed HomeKit denial-of-service issue. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

Date
Jan 12, 2022
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iOS 15.2.1 on January 12, 2022. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign the cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

Apple documented two user-facing fixes and one CVE-tracked HomeKit correction; this batch does not infer additional changes.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. About the security content of iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 — Released January 12, 2022

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  2. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2.1

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  3. About the security content of iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · HomeKit — CVE-2022-22588

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Third-party CarPlay input fix

documentedconfirmed

The update restored input responsiveness for affected third-party CarPlay apps.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2.1

bugFix · fixed

Messages iCloud Link photo fix

documentedconfirmed

The update corrected photo loading for iCloud Links in Messages.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2.1