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iPadOS 15.2

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
47d
Average interval
9d
Public release
Dec 13, 2021

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 15.2 was publicly released on December 13, 2021. iPadOS 15.2 expanded privacy reporting, family safety, account legacy, media, note-taking, and mail capabilities.[1][2]

App Privacy Report, Communication Safety, and Digital Legacy arrived alongside the Apple Music Voice Plan and several iPad-specific workflow refinements.[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 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 — Released December 13, 2021

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  2. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15.2

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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.

feature · introduced

App Privacy Report

documentedconfirmed

The update added a Settings report covering recent permission use and contacted domains.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.2 — Privacy

feature · introduced

Apple Music Voice Plan support

documentedconfirmed

Apple Music gained support for the Voice Plan and related Siri discovery features.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.2 — Apple Music Voice Plan

enhancement · changed

Quick Note, Mail, and tag refinements

documentedconfirmed

The update expanded note capture, private email aliases, and bulk tag organization.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.2 — Quick Note, Mail, Notes, and Reminders

feature · introduced

Digital Legacy

documentedconfirmed

The release added Legacy Contacts to Apple ID settings.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.2 — Apple ID

feature · introduced

Communication Safety in Messages

documentedconfirmed

The family-safety feature added on-device warnings and resources for child accounts.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.2 — Messages

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +13 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +16 days
  5. +5 days
  6. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 15.2 reached the public release channel on December 13, 2021. iPadOS 15.2 expanded privacy reporting, family safety, account legacy, media, note-taking, and mail capabilities. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .2 releases

43 days, 6.0 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .2 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

47d (avg: 50d)

3 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

16 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .2 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.2202538d68d
iPadOS 18.2202449d78d
iPadOS 17.2202346d69d
iPadOS 16.2202249d610d
iPadOS 14.2202049d610d
iPadOS 13.2201926d57d

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Official release notes