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iOS 18.5 Public

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Public release

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About this appearance

The public iOS 18.5 release added a Pride wallpaper, family visibility, purchase authorization, Vision Pro reliability, and expanded carrier satellite support.

Date
May 12, 2025
Availability
available
Revision
No

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  1. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5 — Apple Vision Pro app

  2. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5 — Buy with iPhone

  3. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5 — carrier-provided satellite features

  4. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5 — Pride Harmony wallpaper

  5. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5 — Screen Time

  6. About iOS 18 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.5

  7. About the Security Content of iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released May 12, 2025

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

security · introduced

Screen Time passcode-use notification

documentedconfirmed

Family safety visibility increased by notifying a parent when someone entered the Screen Time passcode on a child’s iPhone.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.5 — Screen Time

bugFix · fixed

Apple Vision Pro app black-screen fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected an issue in which the Apple Vision Pro app could display a black screen.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.5 — Apple Vision Pro app

feature · introduced

Buy with iPhone for Apple TV purchases

documentedconfirmed

Buy with iPhone enabled purchase authorization on the iPhone when content was selected in the Apple TV app running on a supported third-party device.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.5 — Buy with iPhone

compatibility · introduced

Carrier satellite support on iPhone 13

documentedconfirmed

All iPhone 13 models gained support for carrier-provided satellite features, subject to carrier and regional availability.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.5 — carrier-provided satellite features

feature · introduced

Pride Harmony wallpaper

documentedconfirmed

The update added Apple’s Pride Harmony wallpaper as a new Lock Screen appearance.

  1. [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.5 — Pride Harmony wallpaper