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iOS 15.2 Public

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About this appearance

iOS 15.2 reached the public release channel on December 13, 2021. iOS 15.2 expanded privacy, family safety, account legacy, music, mail, and device-location capabilities. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

Date
Dec 13, 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.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iOS 15.2 on December 13, 2021. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign the cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

App Privacy Report and Communication Safety were the most visible policy-oriented additions, accompanied by Digital Legacy, the Apple Music Voice Plan, and refinements to Mail and Find My.[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 and iPadOS 15.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 — Released December 13, 2021

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  2. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2

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  3. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 — Apple ID

  4. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 — Apple Music Voice Plan

  5. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 — Mail, Find My, and Camera

  6. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 — Messages

  7. About iOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 — Privacy

  8. About the security content of iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 — security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

enhancement · changed

Mail privacy, Find My, and camera controls

documentedconfirmed

The release expanded privacy and device-location workflows and added a macro photography setting on supported hardware.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2 — Mail, Find My, and Camera

feature · introduced

App Privacy Report

documentedconfirmed

The update added a Settings report covering recent permission use and contacted domains.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2 — Privacy

feature · introduced

Apple Music Voice Plan support

documentedconfirmed

Apple Music gained support for the Voice Plan and related Siri discovery features.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2 — Apple Music Voice Plan

feature · introduced

Digital Legacy

documentedconfirmed

The release added Legacy Contacts to Apple ID settings.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2 — Apple ID

feature · introduced

Communication Safety in Messages

documentedconfirmed

The family-safety feature added on-device warnings and resources for child accounts.

  1. [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.2 — Messages