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iOS 9.3.2

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
3
Beta cycle
40d
Average interval
20d
Public release
May 16, 2016

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iOS 9.3.2 corrected Bluetooth audio on iPhone SE, dictionary lookups, Japanese Kana email-address entry, VoiceOver’s Alex voice, and MDM installation of Custom B2B apps.[1]

Its security bulletin documents additional privacy, networking, cryptography, kernel, browser-history, lock-screen Siri, and WebKit repairs.[2][3]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.3.2 — itemized fixes

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  2. Apple security updates (2016 to 2017)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 9.3.2 — May 16, 2016

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  3. About the Security Content of iOS 9.3.2

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.3.2 security content

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  4. About iOS 9 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · iOS 9.3.2

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.

bugFix · fixed

MDM Custom B2B app installation fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected a deployment issue that prevented MDM servers from installing Custom B2B apps.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.3.2 — MDM Custom B2B apps

security · fixed

Safari history deletion fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2016-1849 by improving Safari’s data deletion so the documented history could be fully cleared.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the Security Content of iOS 9.3.2 · Safari — CVE-2016-1849

bugFix · fixed

Japanese Kana email-address entry fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed a Japanese Kana keyboard issue that blocked email-address entry in Mail and Messages.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.3.2 — Japanese Kana keyboard

bugFix · fixed

iPhone SE Bluetooth audio fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected degraded audio quality affecting some Bluetooth accessories when used with iPhone SE.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.3.2 — Bluetooth accessories and iPhone SE

bugFix · fixed

VoiceOver Alex voice consistency

documentedconfirmed

The release prevented VoiceOver from unexpectedly switching away from the Alex voice for punctuation or spaces.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.3.2 — VoiceOver Alex voice

bugFix · fixed

Dictionary definition lookup fix

documentedconfirmed

The update repaired a failure that could prevent the system from looking up a word’s dictionary definition.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iOS 9 Updates · iOS 9.3.2 — dictionary definitions

security · fixed

Siri lock-screen data restriction

documentedconfirmed

Apple addressed CVE-2016-1852 by disabling data detectors in the relevant Siri result while locked, closing a physical-access path to contacts and photos.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the Security Content of iOS 9.3.2 · Siri — CVE-2016-1852

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  1. Developer beta

    Beta 1

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iOS 9.3.2 Beta 1 is an editorially reviewed historical archive page with 2 bounded, source-backed records.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    4 linked
    Open this appearance
  2. +14 days

    Developer beta

    Beta 2

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iOS 9.3.2 Beta 2 is an editorially reviewed historical archive page with 1 bounded, source-backed records.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    4 linked
    Open this appearance
  3. +26 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iOS 9.3.2 release repaired Bluetooth, dictionary, keyboard, VoiceOver, and managed-app behavior and delivered additional security corrections.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    9 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

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 2 and Public

Official release notes