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watchOS 2.2.1 Public

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About this appearance

watchOS 2.2.1 reached the public channel on May 16, 2016 with documented bug fixes and a broad security repair set.

Date
May 16, 2016
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple's security-update index dates watchOS 2.2.1 to May 16, 2016, while the consumer history characterizes it only as bug fixes and security updates.[1][2]

Documented scope

No unnamed ordinary fix is converted into a specific claim. The security entry is limited to the components and remediation classes in Apple's version-specific advisory.[3][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. Apple security updates (2016 to 2017)

    Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 2.2.1 — 16 May 2016

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  2. Download watchOS 2.0 - 2.2.2 Information

    Apple Support · Apple · 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 2.2.1

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  3. About the security content of watchOS 2.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 2.2.1 security content

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  4. About the security content of watchOS 2.2.1

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · CommonCrypto through OpenGL security content

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

security · fixed

watchOS 2.2.1 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory records information-disclosure, memory-safety, privilege, validation, networking, and code-execution remediations.

  1. [1] About the security content of watchOS 2.2.1 · CommonCrypto through OpenGL security content

bugFix · fixed

General bug fixes

documentedconfirmed

The consumer history confirms maintenance but provides no evidence for a named affected feature or corrected symptom.

  1. [1] Download watchOS 2.0 - 2.2.2 Information · watchOS 2.2.1