Release record
Release notes
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visionOS 1.3 was released on July 29, 2024 as a maintenance and security update. Apple Support did not enumerate consumer features, and the developer page explicitly says there were no new release notes for the software update.[1][2][3]
The security record is the substantive first-party detail for this release. It covers AirDrop quarantine handling, media and image processing, kernel information and network protections, Persona behavior while the virtual keyboard is active, Shortcuts internet permission checks, and WebKit failures and content restrictions.[4]
Source ledger
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Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · General — There are no new release notes for this software update
Apple Support · 2024-07-29T00:00:00.000Z · visionOS 1.3 — Released July 29, 2024
Apple Support · 2024-07-29T00:00:00.000Z · AirDrop; Apple Neural Engine; AppleAVD; CoreGraphics; ImageIO; Kernel; Presence; Shortcuts; WebKit
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · General
Apple Support · 2024-07-29T00:00:00.000Z · Released July 29, 2024
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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security · fixed
Apple's advisory lists memory, bounds, validation, and URL-protocol changes across multiple web-content vulnerabilities.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The Shortcuts runtime tightened permission enforcement for actions that attempt to reach the internet.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The update improved private-data redaction, locking, and memory handling across three kernel vulnerabilities documented by Apple.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The advisory records a fix for an AirDrop path in which a received file could lack its quarantine marker.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
Apple changed Persona behavior during text entry to close a side channel that could reveal virtual-keyboard input.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
Apple documented hardening for neural, video, graphics, and image-processing paths that could otherwise crash the system or an application.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Release candidate
Public release
visionOS 1.3 reached the public release channel on July 29, 2024 as a maintenance and security release, with no separately enumerated developer features and a detailed advisory covering AirDrop, media, kernel, Persona, Shortcuts, and WebKit.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .3 releases
58 days, 5.0 milestones
Based on 1 previous visionOS .3 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
42d (avg: 67d)
25 days shorter than the visionOS average
Duration ranking
#7 of 13
Middle of the pack visionOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
14 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| visionOS 26.3 | 2026 | 58d | 5 | 15d |
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