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tvOS 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

tvOS 15.2 was released on December 13, 2021. It introduced a redesigned Photos Memories experience, a Store tab in the Apple TV app, Apple Music Voice Plan support, additional Siri languages, and new aerial screen savers.[1][2]

Evidence boundary

The version-specific advisory adds security fixes across audio, proxies, image and font handling, the kernel, Sandbox, privacy controls, and WebKit. The archive stays within Apple's 15.2 section and includes no inferred undocumented behavior.[3][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 tvOS 15.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z · Released December 13, 2021

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  2. About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · tvOS 15.2

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  3. About the security content of tvOS 15.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z · Audio; CFNetwork Proxies; ImageIO; Kernel; Sandbox; TCC; WebKit

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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

New aerials and general maintenance

documentedconfirmed

tvOS 15.2 expanded the screen-saver rotation with two destinations and included a general maintenance component in Apple's consumer notes.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates · tvOS 15.2 — Screen savers; General updates

security · fixed

tvOS 15.2 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents fixes in Audio, CFNetwork Proxies, ColorSync, CoreAudio, ImageIO, the kernel, Sandbox, SQLite, TCC, WebKit, and related components.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of tvOS 15.2 · Audio; CFNetwork Proxies; ColorSync; CoreAudio; ImageIO; Kernel; Sandbox; SQLite; TCC; WebKit

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. +6 days
  6. +5 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    tvOS 15.2 reached the public channel on December 13, 2021 with redesigned Photos Memories, a Store tab, Apple Music Voice Plan support, language and screen-saver additions, maintenance work, and security repairs.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    9 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .2 releases

52 days, 6.2 milestones

Based on 9 previous tvOS .2 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

47d (avg: 58d)

11 days shorter than the tvOS average

Duration ranking

#28 of 50

Middle of the pack tvOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

16 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .2 releases (tvOS)

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tvOS 11.2201735d76d
tvOS 10.2.2201764d711d

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Official release notes