Release record

iPadOS 13.3

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 5
Beta cycle: 35d
Average interval: 9d
Public release: Dec 10, 2019

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 13.3 was publicly released on December 10, 2019. iPadOS 13.3 is represented with the public date and security content Apple explicitly scoped to supported iPads.^[1]^[2]

The batch does not transfer the iPhone update page’s consumer feature list to iPadOS without a platform-specific first-party note.^[1]^[2]

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 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 — Released December 10, 2019
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About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 — security content
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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 13.3 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory lists multiple CVE-tracked fixes for the December 10 release.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 · iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 — security content

Milestones

Release history

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

Nov 5, 2019
Developer beta
Beta 1
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available
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Nov 12, 2019+7 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
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available
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Nov 20, 2019+8 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
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available
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Dec 5, 2019+15 days
Developer beta
Beta 4
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available
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Dec 10, 2019+5 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iPadOS 13.3 reached the public release channel on December 10, 2019. iPadOS 13.3 is represented with the public date and security content Apple explicitly scoped to supported iPads. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
Availability
available
Sources
2 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .3 releases

42 days, 5.0 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .3 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

35d (avg: 51d)

16 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

15 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .3 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iPadOS 26.3	2026	58d	5	15d
iPadOS 18.3	2025	42d	5	11d
iPadOS 17.3	2024	41d	5	10d
iPadOS 16.3	2023	40d	5	10d
iPadOS 15.3	2022	40d	4	13d
iPadOS 14.3	2020	32d	6	6d

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Official release notes