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watchOS 7.5

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
5
Beta cycle
32d
Average interval
8d
Public release
May 24, 2021

Release notes

Overview

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

Release overview

watchOS 7.5 was released on May 24, 2021. The update added access to subscription content in Podcasts, Apple Card Family expense and spending controls, and ECG plus irregular-rhythm notification support in Malaysia and Peru.[1][2]

Evidence boundary

Apple separately documented security fixes across audio, font and image parsing, privilege boundaries, certificate handling, and WebKit. The available first-party record supports no additional undocumented-change occurrence.[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 watchOS 7.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-05-24T00:00:00.000Z · Released May 24, 2021

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  2. About watchOS 7 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 7.5

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  3. About the security content of watchOS 7.5

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-05-24T00:00:00.000Z · Audio; CoreText; FontParser; ImageIO; Kernel; Security; 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.

compatibility · introduced

ECG availability in Malaysia and Peru

documentedconfirmed

Apple expanded the regulated ECG app to supported watches in Malaysia and Peru.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.5 — ECG app availability

security · fixed

watchOS 7.5 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory records fixes in Audio, Core Services, CoreText, FontParser, ImageIO, the kernel, LaunchServices, Security, and WebKit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of watchOS 7.5 · Audio; Core Services; CoreText; FontParser; ImageIO; Kernel; LaunchServices; Security; WebKit

compatibility · introduced

Irregular-rhythm notifications in Malaysia and Peru

documentedconfirmed

The release extended Apple Watch irregular-rhythm notification availability to Malaysia and Peru.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.5 — Irregular heart rhythm notifications

feature · introduced

Podcast subscription content

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 7.5 added access to paid subscription content offered through Apple's Podcasts channels and individual shows.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.5 — Podcasts subscription content

feature · introduced

Apple Card Family controls

documentedconfirmed

The update added Apple Card Family support on Apple Watch for shared-account spending visibility and participant controls.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.5 — Apple Card Family

Milestones

Release history

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

  2. +8 days
  3. +10 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    watchOS 7.5 reached the public channel on May 24, 2021 with subscription podcasts, Apple Card Family controls, expanded heart-health availability, and a version-specific security repair set.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Historical avg for .5 releases

44 days, 6.5 milestones

Based on 2 previous watchOS .5 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

32d (avg: 58d)

26 days shorter than the watchOS average

Duration ranking

#48 of 49

One of the shortest watchOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

10 days

Between Beta 2 and Beta 3

Previous .5 releases (watchOS)

Previous comparable watchOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
watchOS 26.5202642d68d
watchOS 8.5202246d78d

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Official release notes