Release appearance
iPadOS 15.0 Beta 8
Recorded context
About this appearance
iPadOS 15 Beta 8 is represented by 2 source-supported changes selected from Apple's preserved 250-record Beta 8 state; no build number, generic cumulative issue, or unsupported milestone payload is inferred.
- Date
- Aug 31, 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 8 Release Notes.” This iPadOS overlay selects 2 substantive records from the 250-record Beta 8 state.[1]
How this milestone is isolated
Only the two records beneath Apple's exact Beta 8 resolved heading are selected; generic known issues are not attributed to this milestone. 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]
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.[6][7]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · Beta 8 archived document and exact beta-named status headings
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Earlier comparison state for Beta 8
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 8
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 8; 82395318
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 8; 82419759
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · Beta 8 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 6 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-08-22T11:14:12.000Z · Beta 8 archived evidence comparison
- iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2021-09-14T13:19:35.000Z · Beta 8 archived evidence comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Short iCloud custom-domain addresses
The first exact Beta 8 resolution expands address handling for the prerelease custom-domain feature.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 8; 82419759
bugFix · fixed
Custom-domain address visibility
Beta 8 resolves missing presentation of the configured addresses across Apple's mail clients.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 15 Beta 8 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · iCloud — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 15 beta 8; 82395318