Release record

iPadOS 13.6

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 5
Beta cycle: 44d
Average interval: 11d
Public release: Jul 15, 2020

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 13.6 was publicly released on July 15, 2020. iPadOS 13.6 is represented with the public date and security content Apple explicitly scoped to supported iPads.^[1]^[2]

Digital car keys and Health symptom logging from the iPhone notes are not projected onto iPad; the shared advisory supplies the supported platform evidence.^[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 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — Released July 15, 2020
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About the security content of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — 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 13.6 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory lists numerous CVE-tracked fixes for the July 15 release.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 · iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 — security content

Milestones

Release history

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

Jun 1, 2020
Developer beta
13.5.5 Beta 1
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Build 17G5035d; cycle renamed to 13.6 at Beta 2
Version label
13.5.5
Availability
available
Sources
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Jun 9, 2020+8 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
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Availability
available
Sources
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Jun 30, 2020+21 days
Developer beta
Beta 3
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Availability
available
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Jul 9, 2020+9 days
Golden master
GM
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Availability
available
Sources
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Jul 15, 2020+6 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iPadOS 13.6 reached the public release channel on July 15, 2020. iPadOS 13.6 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 .6 releases

51 days, 6.7 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

44d (avg: 50d)

6 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

21 days

Between Beta 2 and Beta 3

Previous .6 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iPadOS 26.6	2026	62d	7	10d
iPadOS 18.6	2025	43d	6	9d
iPadOS 17.6	2024	42d	6	8d
iPadOS 16.6	2023	66d	7	11d
iPadOS 15.6	2022	63d	8	9d
iPadOS 14.6	2021	32d	6	6d

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Official release notes