Release appearance
iPadOS 15.0 Beta 2
Recorded context
About this appearance
iPadOS 15 Beta 2 is represented by 17 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 195-record Beta 2 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.
- Date
- Jun 24, 2021
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Preserved release-note evidence
The reader-facing archive identifies the retained source document as “iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes.” This iPadOS overlay selects 17 substantive records from the 195-record Beta 2 state.[1]
How this milestone is isolated
Against the first state, the parser found 53 additions, 5 removals, and 84 changed issue records; every selected item also sits beneath an exact Beta 2 heading. A later cumulative snapshot is used only when its section heading names this exact beta.[2][3]
Platform scope
Items expressly limited to iPhone, Phone, CarPlay, Health, Workout, or iOS-only browser behavior are excluded. Shared framework behavior and explicitly iPad or iPadOS changes are retained.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Editorial boundary
The page uses original synthesis and issue-ID locators. It does not reproduce Apple's list prose, infer a build number, project generic cumulative notes into a beta, or treat TestFlight and release identity as user-facing changes. Apple's beta guidance describes these seeds as prerelease software.[21][22]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Beta 2 archived document and exact beta-named status headings
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-06-12T23:03:07.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 2
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 2
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78375457
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · FaceTime — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78537333
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · FaceTime — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78742488
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Focus — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 75850587
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Home Screen — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78461690 and 78476875
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78401415
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78516754
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78603429 and 78287769
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Keyboard — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 74902281
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Notes — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 75712983
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 76568242
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78529425
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78582318
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Schoolwork — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 77528937
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Shortcuts — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 77395180
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Third-Party Apps — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78534920
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · UIKit — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 74107883
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Beta 2 exact heading and evidence boundary
- Installing and using Apple beta software
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, backups, and Feedback Assistant
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-14T16:06:35.000Z · Beta 2 archived evidence comparison
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-06-12T23:03:07.000Z · Beta 2 archived evidence comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum in third-party apps
Beta 2 restores selection of Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum where the earlier seed could hide those choices.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Third-Party Apps — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78534920
bugFix · fixed
Schoolwork document opening
The classroom-oriented iPad app's document-open path is marked resolved in Beta 2.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Schoolwork — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 77528937
bugFix · fixed
Recovery contacts with mixed OS versions
Beta 2 removes an unnecessary all-devices-updated requirement from Recovery Contact setup.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78401415
bugFix · fixed
iPad keyboard shortcut menu
Beta 2 repairs repeated presentation of the iPadOS keyboard shortcut overlay.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Keyboard — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 74902281
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit subscription-status listener
The Beta 2 status listener now receives renewal-state updates that the earlier seed could miss.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78375457
bugFix · fixed
Record App Activity privacy reset
Beta 2 aligns the privacy reset operation with the new activity-recording store.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 76568242
bugFix · fixed
Quick Note sharing to Messages
The iPad note-sharing sheet receives the missing visible Send action in Beta 2.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Notes — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 75712983
bugFix · fixed
iPad Home Screen widget layout
Beta 2 corrects an iPadOS widget-placement regression and missing space between small widgets.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Home Screen — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78461690 and 78476875
feature · introduced
iCloud Private Relay settings
Beta 2 exposes the system configuration surface for the prerelease Private Relay service.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78603429 and 78287769
bugFix · fixed
Markdown styling in UIKit text views
The milestone repairs multiple Markdown text styles in UIKit rendering.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · UIKit — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 74107883
bugFix · fixed
Focus location search
Beta 2 repairs the location-search path used by location-based Focus configuration.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Focus — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 75850587
bugFix · fixed
Safari search-bar stability
Beta 2 resolves a crash on entry to the browser's search interface.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78582318
bugFix · fixed
Shortcuts editor drag and drop
The milestone marks the editor's drag interaction as functioning consistently.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Shortcuts — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 77395180
bugFix · fixed
Group FaceTime spatial audio
Beta 2 corrects the point at which spatial panning activates for a multi-person FaceTime call.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · FaceTime — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78537333
bugFix · fixed
Safari loading with Hide IP Address
The Beta 2 fix restores page loading under the relevant privacy setting.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78529425
bugFix · fixed
iCloud Private Relay routing reliability
Apple records a general routing correction for the beta service without expanding it into an unsupported product claim.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78516754
bugFix · fixed
FaceTime calls to non-Roman contact names
The call-start failure tied to affected contact-name scripts is marked resolved in Beta 2.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 2 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · FaceTime — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 2; 78742488