Release record

iPadOS 13.5

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 6
Beta cycle: 50d
Average interval: 10d
Public release: May 20, 2020

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 13.5 was publicly released on May 20, 2020. iPadOS 13.5 is represented with the public date and security content Apple explicitly scoped to supported iPads.^[1]^[2]

Face ID mask behavior and the iPhone Exposure Notification description are not assigned to iPadOS; only the shared advisory-backed correction set is included.^[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 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — Released May 20, 2020
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About the security content of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — 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 13.5 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory lists multiple CVE-tracked fixes for the May 20 release.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 · iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 — security content

Milestones

Release history

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

Mar 31, 2020
Developer beta
13.4.5 Beta 1
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Build 17F5034c
Version label
13.4.5
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
Apr 15, 2020+15 days
Developer beta
13.4.5 Beta 2
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Build 17F5044d
Version label
13.4.5
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
Apr 29, 2020+14 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
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Renamed to 13.5; build 17F5054h
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
May 6, 2020+7 days
Developer beta
Beta 4
Timeline onlyLegacy record
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
May 18, 2020+12 days
Golden master
GM
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Build 17F75
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
May 20, 2020+2 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iPadOS 13.5 reached the public release channel on May 20, 2020. iPadOS 13.5 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 .5 releases

50 days, 7.5 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .5 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

50d (avg: 50d)

Exactly the platform average

Longest gap in this cycle

15 days

Between 13.4.5 Beta 1 and 13.4.5 Beta 2

Previous .5 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iPadOS 26.5	2026	42d	8	6d
iPadOS 18.5	2025	40d	6	8d
iPadOS 17.5	2024	41d	6	8d
iPadOS 16.5	2023	51d	7	9d
iPadOS 15.5	2022	41d	6	8d
iPadOS 14.5	2021	84d	12	8d

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Official release notes