Release appearance
iPadOS 27.0 Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
Apple published iPadOS 27 Beta 1 as build 24A5355q on 2026-06-08; the page preserves 11 source-supported milestone deltas while keeping build and channel administration in prose.
- Date
- Jun 8, 2026
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
- Build
24A5355Q
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Release identity
iPadOS 27 Beta 1 appeared on 2026-06-08. Apple associates build 24A5355q with the seed; the identifier is scoped to iPadOS even where another platform used the same alphanumeric build.[1]
What changed at this milestone
Apple’s first preserved iOS and iPadOS 27 developer-note state contains 203 itemized entries. This page selects 11 representative initial capabilities and compatibility boundaries; it is a baseline, not a claim that every version-wide preview feature first appeared here.[2]
Channel and device scope
This is a developer beta, not a public release. Apple recommends backing up before installation, reading the exact release notes, and reporting issues through Feedback Assistant.[3]
Evidence boundary
This page cites the human-readable preserved Apple page and uses the matching raw DocC capture only for issue-ID/status comparison. The structured inventory is representative for Beta 1 and delta-based for Beta 2 and Beta 3; no July 17 edit is assigned to the iPadOS revision.[4]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iPadOS 27.0 beta (24A5355q)
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 27.0 Beta 1; build 24A5355q
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Beta 1 snapshot; representative component and issue-ID baseline
- Installing and using Apple beta software
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Back up; release notes; Feedback Assistant
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Beta 1 evidence boundary
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Background Assets — New Features; 163944365
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Beta 1 evidence audit
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Dictation — New Features; 178444388
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Game Controller — New Features; 168071382
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · HealthKit — New Features; 178532053
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · HomeKit — New Features; 178858470
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Media Sharing Extensions — New Features; 168722808
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · MetricKit — New Features; 96078210, 159889985, 159890067, 159890165, 164439529
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · Network Security — New Features; 176055825
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · On Demand Resources — Deprecations; 170066290
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · UIKit — Deprecations; 141837548
- iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2026-06-08T21:49:24.000Z · UIKit — New Features; 168247372
- iPadOS 27.0 beta (24A5355q)
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
Legacy chronology source: Apple Developer
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · changed
Stricter TLS for managed system services
Selected management, enrollment, app-installation, and software-update processes began requiring TLS 1.2 or later with App Transport Security-compatible ciphers and certificates.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Network Security — New Features; 176055825
compatibility · changed
Launch screen required for SDK 27 apps
iOS and iPadOS apps built with the 27 SDK were required to declare a launch screen before App Store submission support began.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · UIKit — New Features; 168247372
compatibility · introduced
PlayStation Access controller support
iPhone and iPad gained PlayStation Access controller support, including custom input profiles saved on the Apple device.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Game Controller — New Features; 168071382
developerApi · introduced
HealthKit menopause sample types
HealthKit added read/write sample types for menopausal state and bleeding after menopause under Reproductive Health.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · HealthKit — New Features; 178532053
compatibility · changed
Scene-based lifecycle required
Apps linked with the latest SDK had to adopt the scene-based lifecycle or they would fail to launch.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · UIKit — Deprecations; 141837548
developerApi · introduced
System media-sharing extensions
New frameworks let developers add media-sharing protocols as system extensions and gave media apps a common API for using them.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Media Sharing Extensions — New Features; 168722808
removal · removed
On Demand Resources deprecated
Apple deprecated On Demand Resources and NSBundleResourceRequest in favor of Background Assets.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · On Demand Resources — Deprecations; 170066290
enhancement · introduced
Advanced Dictation on-device model
An optional on-device Dictation model became available for developer testing to improve recognition accuracy.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Dictation — New Features; 178444388
developerApi · introduced
Localized Background Assets packs
Background Assets could deliver language-specific asset packs according to the user’s preferred languages, reducing unnecessary app storage.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · Background Assets — New Features; 163944365
developerApi · introduced
Swift-first MetricKit reporting
MetricKit added Swift-first asynchronous reports, state-aware diagnostics, memory-termination diagnostics, and application-level Metal frame-rate metrics.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · MetricKit — New Features; 96078210, 159889985, 159890067, 159890165, 164439529
feature · introduced
Home video descriptions and search
When enabled, Apple Intelligence for Home could process HomeKit Secure Video recordings on-device and through Private Cloud Compute for descriptions and search.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta Release Notes (preserved snapshot) · HomeKit — New Features; 178858470