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iPadOS 15.1 Public

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About this appearance

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.

Date
Oct 25, 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 15.1 on October 25, 2021. This article records that public appearance only and does not assign the cumulative version notes to any preceding beta.[1][2]

What changed

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

    Back to text ↑
  3. 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 — security content

  4. About iPadOS 15 Updates

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

  5. About iPadOS 15 Updates

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

  6. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15.1 — Translate, Home, Shortcuts, and fixes

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.

  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.

  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.

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