Release record

watchOS 2.2.2

Full article

Public release

Recorded milestones: 2
Beta cycle: 42d
Average interval: 42d
Public release: Jul 18, 2016

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

watchOS 2.2.2 was released on July 18, 2016 as a bug-fix and security update.^[1]^[2]

Evidence boundary

Apple's consumer note does not enumerate any ordinary fix for 2.2.2. The page keeps maintenance generic and does not infer behavior from component names in the security advisory.^[3]^[2]

Source ledger

References

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

About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2
Apple Support · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · Released July 18, 2016
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Download watchOS 2.0 - 2.2.2 Information
Apple Support · Apple · 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 2.2.2
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About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2
Apple Support · Apple · 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 2.2.2 security content
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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.

bugFix · fixed

General bug fixes

documentedconfirmed

The consumer record confirms maintenance but does not identify a feature, subsystem, or corrected symptom.

Recorded at Public

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

security · fixed

watchOS 2.2.2 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents memory-safety, privilege, information-disclosure, denial-of-service, authentication, and sandbox-hardening fixes.

Recorded at Public

[1] About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2 · CoreGraphics through Sandbox Profiles security content

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

Jun 6, 2016
Developer beta
Beta 1
Timeline onlyLegacy record
Availability
available
Sources
Awaiting claim-level sources
Open this appearance
Jul 18, 2016+42 days
Public release
Public
Full articleEditorially verified
watchOS 2.2.2 reached the public channel on July 18, 2016 with documented bug fixes and version-specific security repairs.
Availability
available
Sources
4 linked
Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .2.2 releases

45 days, 5.5 milestones

Based on 2 previous watchOS .2.2 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 58d)

16 days shorter than the watchOS average

Duration ranking

#29 of 49

Middle of the pack watchOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

42 days

Between Beta 1 and Public

Previous .2.2 releases (watchOS)

Previous comparable watchOS releases
Version	Year	Cycle	Milestones	Avg. Interval
watchOS 4.2.2	2018	41d	6	8d
watchOS 3.2.2	2017	48d	5	12d

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Official release notes