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iPadOS 15.1

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
34d
Average interval
6d
Public release
Oct 25, 2021

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 15.1 was publicly released on October 25, 2021. iPadOS 15.1 delivered SharePlay and enabled Live Text in the Camera app while expanding translation, Home, and Shortcuts support.[1][2]

The release completed a prominent delayed FaceTime feature and broadened camera-based text recognition on supported iPads.[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 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 — Released October 25, 2021

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  2. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15.1

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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.

enhancement · changed

Translate, Home, and Shortcuts refinements

documentedconfirmed

The point release expanded translation and automation capabilities while correcting documented issues.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.1 — Translate, Home, Shortcuts, and fixes

feature · introduced

Live Text in Camera

documentedconfirmed

The update extended Live Text from existing images into the live camera view and keyboard workflows.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.1 — Live Text

feature · introduced

SharePlay

documentedconfirmed

The public update enabled synchronized playback, shared controls, smart volume, and screen sharing in FaceTime.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.1 — SharePlay

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +7 days
  3. +8 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +5 days
  6. +3 days

    Release candidate

    RC 2

    Timeline onlyLegacy record

    Build 19B75; iPad mini 6 only

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    Awaiting claim-level sources
    Open this appearance
  7. +4 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 15.1 reached the public release channel on October 25, 2021. iPadOS 15.1 delivered SharePlay and enabled Live Text in the Camera app while expanding translation, Home, and Shortcuts support. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    6 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .1 releases

50 days, 6.0 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .1 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

34d (avg: 51d)

17 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

8 days

Between Beta 2 and Beta 3

Previous .1 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.1202542d68d
iPadOS 18.1202491d911d
iPadOS 17.1202328d66d
iPadOS 16.1202262d89d
iPadOS 14.12020—27d
iPadOS 13.1201928d57d

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Official release notes