Release appearance
iPadOS 16.0 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
iPadOS 16 Beta 3 is represented by 9 source-supported changes selected from Apple’s preserved 192-record Beta 3 state; unsupported routes and build numbers are not inferred.
- Date
- Jul 6, 2022
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Preserved release-note state
The archived Apple reader identifies this document as “iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes.” This iPadOS page selects 9 substantive records from the 192-record Beta 3 state.[1]
How this milestone differs
Against the latest retained 180-record Beta 2 state, the parser found 11 additions, no removals, and 5 changed records. Only exact issue-ID additions or meaningful status transitions are used for later milestones; wording-only edits are not presented as release changes.[2][3]
Platform scope
The selection retains shared SDK records and notes explicitly scoped to iPad or iPadOS. iPhone telephony, voicemail, HealthKit user workflows, and iOS Lock Screen claims are excluded.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Editorial boundary
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Beta 3 archived document title
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 2 Release Notes — June 28 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-06-28T05:39:41.000Z · Before comparison state for Beta 3
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Retained comparison state for Beta 3
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Home Screen — Known Issues; 93877953
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Mail — Known issues; 96028740
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Maps — Known issues; 86537613
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Siri — Known Issues; 96128292
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · StoreKit — Known Issues to Resolved in beta 3; 93794298 status transition
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in beta 3; 45928055
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in beta 3; 83637876
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · WeatherKit — Known Issues; 95866480
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · WeatherKit — Known Issues; 96101505
Original synthesis from the preserved Apple beta 3 record.
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Beta 3 evidence boundary
- Installing and using Apple beta software
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, and Feedback Assistant
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 2 Release Notes — June 28 state (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-06-28T05:39:41.000Z · Beta 3 snapshot comparison
- iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2022-07-06T21:08:14.000Z · Beta 3 snapshot comparison
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
knownIssue · knownIssue
Parameterized App Shortcut phrases
Beta 3 adds a Siri integration failure limited to parameterized App Shortcut phrases.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Siri — Known Issues; 96128292
bugFix · fixed
StoreKit recent subscription start date
The issue moves from known in the retained Beta 2 state to resolved in Beta 3.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · StoreKit — Known Issues to Resolved in beta 3; 93794298 status transition
knownIssue · knownIssue
WeatherKit device authentication
Beta 3 adds an intermittent physical-device authentication issue with relaunch as the workaround.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · WeatherKit — Known Issues; 95866480
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI focused objects
The new modifiers pair with FocusedObject so focus can supply an observable object through a view hierarchy.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in beta 3; 83637876
knownIssue · knownIssue
Mail move picker with a hardware keyboard
The retained Beta 3 state adds a hardware-keyboard workflow failure for moving multiple messages.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Mail — Known issues; 96028740
knownIssue · knownIssue
Share ETA localization
The retained Beta 3 state adds a localization gap in the Maps Share ETA workflow.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Maps — Known issues; 86537613
knownIssue · knownIssue
WeatherKit Simulator requests
The Beta 3 document separately identifies intermittent WeatherKit failures in Simulator.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · WeatherKit — Known Issues; 96101505
knownIssue · knownIssue
Camera use on an external display
Beta 3 adds an explicit iPad external-display limitation for camera access.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Home Screen — Known Issues; 93877953
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI scroll-content backgrounds
Beta 3 exposes direct scroll-content background customization in SwiftUI.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 16 Beta 3 Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in beta 3; 45928055