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iPadOS 13.4

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
48d
Average interval
8d
Public release
Mar 24, 2020

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 13.4 was publicly released on March 24, 2020. iPadOS 13.4 introduced systemwide mouse and trackpad support designed for the iPad interface and expanded iCloud collaboration.[1][2]

Apple announced a March 24 release with a transforming pointer, Multi-Touch trackpad gestures, broad mouse support, and iCloud folder sharing.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

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  1. About the security content of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 — Released March 24, 2020

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  2. Apple unveils new iPad Pro with breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and brings trackpad support to iPadOS

    Apple Newsroom · Apple · 2020-03-18T00:00:00.000Z · Trackpad Support Comes to iPadOS

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

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Release changes

Changed in this release

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Milestones

Release history

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  2. +14 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +6 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +8 days

    Golden master

    GM

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    Build 17E255

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  7. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 13.4 reached the public release channel on March 24, 2020. iPadOS 13.4 introduced systemwide mouse and trackpad support designed for the iPad interface and expanded iCloud collaboration. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    4 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .4 releases

40 days, 6.3 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .4 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

48d (avg: 50d)

2 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .4 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.4202636d76d
iPadOS 18.4202538d76d
iPadOS 17.4202440d77d
iPadOS 16.4202339d68d
iPadOS 15.4202246d78d
iPadOS 14.4202141d414d

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Official release notes