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iOS 9.0.2 Public

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Recorded context

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The public iOS 9.0.2 release repaired cellular, activation, backup, rotation, and Podcasts behavior and closed a documented lock-screen data-access path.

Date
Sep 30, 2015
Availability
available
Revision
No

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2 — app cellular-data setting

  2. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2 — iMessage activation

  3. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2 — manual iCloud Backup

  4. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2 — Podcasts stability

  5. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2 — screen rotation

  6. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.0.2

  7. About the Security Content of iOS 9.0.2

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · Lock Screen — CVE-2015-5923

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Per-app cellular-data setting fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected the control used to turn cellular-data access on or off for individual applications.

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.0.2 — app cellular-data setting

security · fixed

Lock-screen photos and contacts restriction

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2015-5923 by limiting the options available from a locked device so the affected path could not expose photos and contacts.

  1. [1] About the Security Content of iOS 9.0.2 · Lock Screen — CVE-2015-5923

bugFix · fixed

Podcasts stability improvements

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s release notes identify a general stability improvement for Podcasts without naming a narrower failure mode.

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.0.2 — Podcasts stability

bugFix · fixed

Manual iCloud Backup fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected a condition that could interrupt an iCloud Backup after a user started it manually.

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.0.2 — manual iCloud Backup

bugFix · fixed

iMessage activation fix

documentedconfirmed

The update resolved an activation failure affecting iMessage for some users.

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.0.2 — iMessage activation

bugFix · fixed

Notification rotation fix

documentedconfirmed

The release addressed an orientation problem that could rotate the screen incorrectly when a notification arrived.

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.0.2 — screen rotation