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iPadOS 15.0 Public

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About this appearance

iPadOS 15.0 reached the public release channel on September 20, 2021. iPadOS 15.0 was the annual platform release, emphasizing multitasking discoverability, flexible Home Screen organization, faster note capture, and the communication and attention features shared with iOS 15. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

Date
Sep 20, 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.

Public release

Apple’s dated release record places iPadOS 15.0 on September 20, 2021. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign the cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

A new multitasking menu, App Shelf, Home Screen widgets, App Library, Quick Note, Focus, and Live Text reshaped everyday iPad workflows.[1][2]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. About the security content of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 — Released September 20, 2021

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  2. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15

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  3. About the security content of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 — security content

  4. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15 — Focus and Notifications

  5. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15 — Multitasking

  6. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15 — Quick Note and Notes

  7. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15 — Safari, Translate, and Live Text

  8. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15 — Widgets and App Library

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

feature · introduced

Safari, Translate, and Live Text

documentedconfirmed

The release broadened browsing, translation, and image-text workflows on iPad.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15 — Safari, Translate, and Live Text

feature · introduced

Quick Note and note organization

documentedconfirmed

The release added corner-gesture note capture, contextual links, tags, and collaboration activity.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15 — Quick Note and Notes

feature · introduced

Multitasking menu and App Shelf

documentedconfirmed

The public release made multitasking controls more visible and expanded window handling in the App Switcher.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15 — Multitasking

feature · introduced

Home Screen widgets and App Library

documentedconfirmed

iPadOS 15 expanded Home Screen layout options and brought App Library to iPad.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15 — Widgets and App Library

feature · introduced

Focus and notification summary

documentedconfirmed

iPadOS 15 introduced Focus profiles, redesigned notifications, and scheduled delivery summaries.

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15 — Focus and Notifications