bugFix · fixed
iOS 15.3 maintenance fixes
documentedconfirmed
The release carried general maintenance fixes; no more specific user-facing list is inferred here.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About iOS 15 Updates · iOS 15.3
Release record
iOS 15.3
Full article
Public release
- Recorded milestones
- 4
- Beta cycle
- 40d
- Average interval
- 13d
- Public release
- Jan 26, 2022
Release notes
Overview
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
Release overview
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- About the security content of iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 — Released January 26, 2022
Documented & observed
Changes in this version
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · fixed
iOS and iPadOS 15.3 security fixes
documentedconfirmed
Apple’s advisory lists multiple CVE-tracked fixes for the January 26 release.
Recorded at Public
- [1] About the security content of iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 · iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 — security content
Milestones
Release history
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Developer beta
Beta 1
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +26 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +8 days
Release candidate
RC
Timeline onlyLegacy record- Availability
- available
- Sources
- Awaiting claim-level sources
- +6 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verifiediOS 15.3 reached the public release channel on January 26, 2022. iOS 15.3 was a maintenance and security release rather than a feature-focused update. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
- Availability
- available
- Sources
- 3 linked
Historical context
Cycle comparison
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .3 releases
48 days, 5.1 milestones
Based on 15 previous iOS .3 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
40d (avg: 58d)
18 days shorter than the iOS average
Duration ranking
#65 of 92
Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
26 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2