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iPadOS 15.5

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
6
Beta cycle
41d
Average interval
8d
Public release
May 16, 2022

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

iPadOS 15.5 was publicly released on May 16, 2022. iPadOS 15.5 was an incremental maintenance release centered on Podcasts storage management and security fixes.[1][2]

Apple documented one consumer-facing Podcasts setting and a broader set of security corrections.[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 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 — Released May 16, 2022

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  2. About iPadOS 15 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 15.5

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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

Podcasts storage management

documentedconfirmed

The update added an automatic way to constrain downloaded episode storage.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 15 Updates · iPadOS 15.5

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +14 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +9 days
  6. +4 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    iPadOS 15.5 reached the public release channel on May 16, 2022. iPadOS 15.5 was an incremental maintenance release centered on Podcasts storage management and security fixes. This article records the public appearance only and does not attribute cumulative notes to an earlier beta.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    3 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .5 releases

51 days, 7.5 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .5 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

41d (avg: 51d)

10 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#28 of 46

Middle of the pack iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Previous .5 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 26.5202642d86d
iPadOS 18.5202540d68d
iPadOS 17.5202441d68d
iPadOS 16.5202351d79d
iPadOS 14.5202184d128d
iPadOS 13.5202050d610d

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Official release notes