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iPadOS 15.0 Beta 4

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Recorded context

About this appearance

iPadOS 15 Beta 4 is represented by 11 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 238-record August 4 Beta 4 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.

Date
Jul 27, 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 4 Release Notes.” This iPadOS overlay selects 11 substantive records from the 238-record August 4 Beta 4 state.[1]

How this milestone is isolated

The two retained Beta 4 payloads have the same record count and differ in three issue records; all selections are explicitly labeled Beta 4. 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]

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.[15][16]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 archived document and exact beta-named status headings

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 4

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  3. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 4

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 78463355

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  5. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · App Store — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79053760

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  6. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Home — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79729460

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  7. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Home Screen — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 78882533

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  8. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79853379

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  9. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Maps — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79993916 and 79928870

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  10. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Privacy — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 77466774

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  11. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80170006

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  12. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Safari — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 80327074

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  13. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · SharePlay — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79456016

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  14. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · SwiftUI — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 4; 79145837

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  15. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 exact heading and evidence boundary

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  16. Installing and using Apple beta software

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, backups, and Feedback Assistant

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  17. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes — August 4 state (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-04T02:45:01.000Z · Beta 4 archived evidence comparison

  18. iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-07-27T22:34:31.000Z · Beta 4 archived evidence comparison

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.