Release record

iPadOS 15.3

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 4
Beta cycle: 40d
Average interval: 13d
Public release: Jan 26, 2022

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 15.3 was publicly released on January 26, 2022. iPadOS 15.3 was a maintenance and security release rather than a feature-focused update.^[1]^[2]

Apple’s consumer note remains general, so this batch does not invent a detailed user-facing change list.^[1]^[2]

Source ledger

References

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

About the security content of iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 — Released January 26, 2022
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About iPadOS 15 Updates
Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15.3
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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.

security · fixed

iOS and iPadOS 15.3 security fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple’s advisory lists multiple CVE-tracked fixes for the January 26 release.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 · iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 — security content

bugFix · fixed

iPadOS 15.3 maintenance fixes

documentedconfirmed

The release carried general maintenance fixes; no more specific user-facing list is inferred here.

Recorded at Public

[1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.3

Milestones

Release history

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

Dec 17, 2021
Developer beta
Beta 1
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available
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Jan 12, 2022+26 days
Developer beta
Beta 2
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Availability
available
Sources
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Jan 20, 2022+8 days
Release candidate
RC
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Availability
available
Sources
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Jan 26, 2022+6 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
iPadOS 15.3 reached the public release channel on January 26, 2022. iPadOS 15.3 was a maintenance and security release rather than a feature-focused update. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.
Availability
available
Sources
3 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .3 releases

41 days, 5.2 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .3 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

40d (avg: 51d)

11 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#32 of 46

Middle of the pack iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

26 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .3 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
iPadOS 26.3	2026	58d	5	15d
iPadOS 18.3	2025	42d	5	11d
iPadOS 17.3	2024	41d	5	10d
iPadOS 16.3	2023	40d	5	10d
iPadOS 14.3	2020	32d	6	6d
iPadOS 13.3	2019	35d	5	9d

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Official release notes