About iOS 15 Updates
iOS 15 brings audio and video enhancements to FaceTime, including spatial audio and Portrait mode. Shared with You resurfaces the articles, photos, and other shared content from your Messages conversations in the corresponding app. Focus helps you reduce distractions by filtering out notifications based on what you are currently doing. Notifications have been redesigned and a new notification summary delivers a collection of notifications so you can catch up on your own time. Maps delivers a beautiful redesign with a new three-dimensional city experience and augmented reality walking directions. Live Text uses on-device intelligence to recognize text in photos across the entire system and on the web. New privacy controls in Siri, Mail, and more provide transparency and give you more control over your data.
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iOS 15.8.3
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.8.2
This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.8.1
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.8
This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.9
This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.8
This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.7
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.6
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.5
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.4
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.3
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.2
This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7.1
This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.7
This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.6.1
This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.6
iOS 15.6 includes enhancements, bug fixes and security updates.
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iOS 15.5
iOS 15.5 includes enhancements to Apple Podcasts, new safety features for children and parents in Messages, and other features and bug fixes.
iOS 15.5 includes the following improvements and bug fixes:
Apple Podcasts includes a new setting to limit episodes stored on your iPhone and automatically delete older ones
Communication safety setting for Messages gives parents the ability to enable warnings for children when they receive or attempt to send photos that contain nudity
Safety warnings in Messages contain helpful resources for children when they receive photos that contain nudity
Fixes an issue where home automations, triggered by people arriving or leaving, may fail
Fixes an issue that may cause iPhone SE (3rd gen) to unexpectedly shutdown
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iOS 15.4.1
iOS 15.4.1 includes bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone and is recommended for all users.
This update includes the following bug fixes for your iPhone:
Battery may drain more quickly than expected after updating to iOS 15.4
Braille devices may become unresponsive while navigating text or displaying an alert
Made for iPhone hearing devices may lose connection within some third-party apps
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iOS 15.4
iOS 15.4 adds the ability to unlock with Face ID while wearing a mask on iPhone 12 and newer. This update also includes new emoji, a new voice option for Siri, and other features and bug fixes for your iPhone.
Face ID
Face ID while wearing a mask option on iPhone 12 and newer
Apple Pay and password autofill in apps and Safari can be used with Face ID while wearing a mask
Emoji
New emoji including faces, hand gestures, and household objects are now available in emoji keyboard
Handshake emoji allows you to choose separate skin tones for each hand
FaceTime
SharePlay sessions can be initiated directly from supported apps
Siri
Siri can provide time and date information while offline on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 or newer
Siri now includes an additional voice, expanding the diversity of options
Vaccine cards
EU Digital COVID Certificate support in Health enables you to download and store verifiable versions of COVID-19 vaccination, lab results, and recovery records
COVID-19 vaccination cards in Apple Wallet now support the EU Digital COVID Certificate format
This release also includes the following enhancements for your iPhone:
Safari webpage translation adds support for Italian and Chinese (Traditional)
Podcasts app adds episode filters for seasons, played, unplayed, saved, or downloaded episodes
iCloud custom email domains can be managed from Settings
News offers enhanced discovery of audio content in the Today feed and Audio tab
Camera in keyboard can be used to add text to Notes and Reminders
Shortcuts now supports adding, removing, or querying tags with Reminders
Emergency SOS settings have changed to use Call with Hold for all users. Call with 5 Presses is still available as an option in Emergency SOS settings
Close-up in Magnifier uses the ultra-wide camera on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to help you see small objects
Saved passwords can now include your own notes in Settings
This release also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:
Keyboard may insert period between typed numbers
News widgets in Today View may not open articles when tapped
Photos and videos may not sync to iCloud Photo Library
Speak Screen Accessibility feature may quit unexpectedly within the Books app
Live Listen may not turn off when switched off in Control Center
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iOS 15.3.1
iOS 15.3.1 provides important security updates for your iPhone and fixes an issue that may cause Braille displays to stop responding.
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iOS 15.3
iOS 15.3 includes bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone and is recommended for all users.
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iOS 15.2.1
iOS 15.2.1 contains bug fixes for your iPhone including:
Messages may not load photos sent using an iCloud Link
Third-party CarPlay apps may not respond to input
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iOS 15.2
iOS 15.2 adds Apple Music Voice Plan, a new subscription tier that provides access to music using Siri. This update also includes the App Privacy Report, new safety features for children and parents in Messages, and other features and bug fixes for your iPhone.
Apple Music Voice Plan
Apple Music Voice Plan is a new subscription tier that gives you access to all songs, playlists, and stations in Apple Music using Siri
Just Ask Siri suggests music based on your listening history and likes or dislikes
Play it Again lets you access a list of your recently played music
Privacy
App Privacy Report in Settings lets you see how often apps have accessed your location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts and more during the last seven days, as well as their network activity
Messages
Communication safety setting gives parents the ability to enable warnings for children when they receive or send photos that contain nudity
Safety warnings contain helpful resources for children when they receive photos that contain nudity
Siri and Search
Expanded guidance in Siri, Spotlight and Safari Search to help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe situations
Apple ID
Digital Legacy allows you to designate people as Legacy Contacts so they can access your iCloud account and personal information in the event of your death
Camera
Macro photo control for switching to the Ultra Wide lens to capture macro photos and videos can be enabled in Settings on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
TV app
Store tab lets you browse, buy, and rent movies and TV Shows all in one place
CarPlay
Enhanced city map in Apple Maps with road details like turn lanes, medians, bike lanes, and pedestrian crosswalks for supported cities
This release also includes the following enhancements for your iPhone:
Hide My Email is available in the Mail app for iCloud+ subscribers to create unique, random email addresses
Find My can locate iPhone for up to five hours when in Power Reserve
Stocks allows you to view the currency for a ticker and see year-to-date performance when viewing charts
Reminders and Notes now allow you to delete or rename tags
This release also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:
Siri may not respond while VoiceOver is running and iPhone is locked
ProRAW photos may appear overexposed when viewing in third-party photo editing apps
HomeKit scenes that include a garage door may not run from CarPlay when your iPhone is locked
CarPlay may not update Now Playing information for certain apps
Video streaming apps may not load content on iPhone 13 models
Calendar events may appear on the wrong day for Microsoft Exchange users
Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222
iOS 15.1.1
iOS 15.1.1 improves call drop performance on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models.
iOS 15.1
iOS 15.1 adds SharePlay, an entirely new way to have shared experiences with family and friends in FaceTime. This release also adds the ability to capture ProRes video using iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, as well as verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards in Apple Wallet, and includes other features and bug fixes for your iPhone.
SharePlay
SharePlay is a new way to share synchronized experiences in FaceTime with content from the Apple TV app, Apple Music, Fitness+, and other supported App Store apps
Shared controls give everyone the ability to pause, play, rewind or fast forward
Smart volume automatically lowers the audio of a movie, TV show or song when your friends speak
Apple TV supports the option to watch the shared video on your big screen while you continue the FaceTime call on iPhone
Screen sharing lets everyone on a FaceTime call look at photos, browse the web, or help each other out
Camera
ProRes video capture using iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
Setting to turn off automatic camera switching when taking macro photos and videos on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple Wallet
COVID-19 vaccination card support allows you to add and present verifiable vaccination information from Apple Wallet
Translate
Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan) support in the Translate app and for system-wide translation
Home
New automation triggers based on the current reading of a HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light level sensor
Shortcuts
New pre-built actions let you overlay text on images or gifs, plus a new collection of games lets you pass the time with Siri
This release also fixes the following issues:
Photos app may incorrectly report storage is full when importing photos and videos
Weather app may not show current temperature for My Location, and may display colors of animated backgrounds incorrectly
Audio playing from an app may pause when locking the screen
Wallet may unexpectedly quit when using VoiceOver with multiple passes
Available Wi-Fi networks may not be detected
Battery algorithms updated on iPhone 12 models to better estimate battery capacity over time
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iOS 15.0.2
iOS 15.0.2 includes bug fixes and important security updates for your iPhone.
This update includes bug fixes for your iPhone:
Photos saved to your library from Messages could be deleted after removing the associated thread or message
iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe may not connect to Find My
AirTag might not appear in the Find My Items tab
CarPlay may fail to open audio apps or disconnect during playback
Device restore or update may fail when using Finder or iTunes for iPhone 13 models
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iOS 15.0.1
iOS 15.0.1 includes bug fixes for your iPhone including an issue where some users could not unlock iPhone 13 models with Apple Watch.
This update includes bug fixes for your iPhone.
Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch may not work on iPhone 13 models
Settings app may incorrectly display an alert that storage is full
Audio meditations could unexpectedly start a workout on Apple Watch for some Fitness+ subscribers
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iOS 15
FaceTime
Spatial audio makes people’s voices sound like they’re coming from the direction in which they’re positioned on the screen on Group FaceTime calls (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Voice Isolation blocks background noises so your voice is crystal clear (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Wide Spectrum brings all background noises into your call (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Portrait mode blurs your background and puts the focus on you (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Grid view displays up to six people at a time in Group FaceTime calls in the same-size tiles and highlights the current speaker
FaceTime links allow you to invite your friends into a FaceTime call, even friends on Android or Windows devices can join from their browser
Messages and Memoji
Shared with You shows content sent to you by friends in Messages conversations in a new section in Photos, Safari, Apple News, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, or the Apple TV app
Pinned content elevates the shared content you choose and makes it more prominent in Shared with You, Messages search, and the Details view of the conversation
Multiple photos sent in Messages are displayed as a glanceable collage or a swipeable stack
Over 40 Memoji outfit choices and up to three different colors to customize your Memoji stickers’s clothing and headwear
Focus
Focus lets you automatically filter notifications based on what you’re currently doing, such as fitness, sleep, gaming, reading, driving, work, or personal time
Focus uses on-device intelligence during set up to suggest apps and people you want to allow notifications from in a Focus
Home Screen pages can be customized to match your apps and widgets to a specific Focus
Contextual suggestions intelligently suggest a Focus based on your context, using signals like location or time of day
Status appears to your contacts in Messages conversations, indicating your notifications are silenced with Focus
Notifications
A new look displays contact photos for people and larger icons for apps
Notification summary delivers a helpful collection of your notifications daily, based on a schedule you set
Notifications can be muted from any app or messaging thread for the next hour or for the day
Maps
Detailed city maps display elevation, trees, buildings, landmarks, crosswalks and turn lanes, and 3D views to navigate complex interchanges, and more in San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and London, with more cities coming in the future (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
New driving features include a new map that highlights details like traffic and incidents, and a route planner that lets you view your upcoming journey by choosing a future departure or arrival time
Immersive walking directions show step-by-step directions in augmented reality (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Updated transit experience provides one-tap access to departures near you, makes it easy to see and interact with your route using one hand, and notifies you when approaching your stop
Interactive 3D globe shows enhanced details for mountain ranges, deserts, forests, oceans, and more (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Redesigned place cards make it easy to learn about and interact with places, and a new home for Guides editorially curates the best recommendations for places you’ll love
Safari
Bottom tab bar is easier to reach and helps you move between tabs by swiping left or right
Tab Groups help you save and organize your tabs and easily access them across devices
Tab overview grid view displays your open tabs
Start page can be customized with a background image and new sections like Privacy Report, Siri Suggestions, and Shared With You
Web extensions on iOS help you personalize your browsing and can be downloaded through the App Store
Voice search lets you search the web using your voice
Wallet
Home keys let you tap to unlock a supported home or apartment door lock (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Hotel keys allow you to tap to unlock your room at participating hotels
Office keys allow you to tap to unlock your office doors for participating corporate offices
Car keys with Ultra Wideband help you unlock, lock, and start your supported car without having to take your iPhone out of your bag or pocket (iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models)
Remote keyless entry functions on your car keys allow you to lock, unlock, honk your horn, preheat your car, or open your trunk on your supported vehicle
Live Text
Live Text makes text interactive in your photos so you can copy and paste, look up, and translate in Photos, Screenshot, Quick Look, Safari, and live previews with Camera (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Data detectors for Live Text recognize phone numbers, emails, dates, street addresses, and more in photos so you can take action on them
Live Text is available from the keyboard letting you insert text directly from the camera viewfinder into any text field
Spotlight
Rich results brings together all the information you’re looking for on contacts, actors, musicians, movies, and TV shows
Photos can be searched from your photo library by locations, people, scenes, text in the photos or other things in the photos, like a dog or a car
Web image search allows you to search for images of people, animals, monuments, and more
Photos
New look for Memories with a new interactive interface, animated cards with smart, adaptive titles, new animation and transition styles, and multiple image collages
Apple Music can be added to your Memories for Apple Music subscribers, and personalized song suggestions combine expert recommendations with your music tastes and what’s in your photos and videos
Memory mixes let you set the mood by selecting from different songs and a Memory look to match
New memory types include additional international holidays, child-focused memories, trends over time, and improved pet memories
Info pane now displays rich information about the photo like which camera and lens, shutter speed, file size, and more
Visual Look Up recognizes art, landmarks around the world, plants and flowers, books, and dog and cat breeds in your photos so you can learn more about them
Health
Sharing lets you choose health data, alerts, and trends to share with people important to you or those who are caring for you, including your healthcare provider
Trends lets you see how a given health metric is progressing over time and can notify you when a new trend has been detected
Walking Steadiness is a new metric that can assess your risk of falling and notify you if your walking steadiness is low (iPhone 8 and later)
Verifiable health records enable you to download and store verifiable versions of COVID-19 vaccines and lab results
Lab results can now be pinned for quick access and include highlights that show how your labs have changed over time
Weather
A new design shows the most important weather information for that location and includes new maps modules
Weather maps can be viewed in full-screen and show precipitation, temperature and air quality in supported countries
Next-hour precipitation notifications alert you when rain or snow is about to start or stop in Ireland, U.K., and US
New animated backgrounds more accurately represent the sun position, clouds, and precipitation (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Siri
On-device processing means audio of your requests does not leave your device by default, and means Siri is able to process many requests while offline (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Share items with Siri lets you send on screen items like photos, web pages and Maps locations to any of your contacts
Onscreen context can be used by Siri to refer to contacts on screen to send them a message or place a call
On-device personalization allows Siri speech recognition and understanding to improve privately (iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and later)
Privacy
Mail Privacy Protection protects your privacy by preventing email senders from learning about your Mail activity, your IP address or whether you've opened their email
Safari Intelligent Tracking Prevention now also prevents known trackers from profiling you using your IP address
iCloud+
iCloud+ is a cloud subscription service that gives you premium features and additional iCloud storage
iCloud Private Relay (beta) sends your requests through two separate internet relays and encrypts the internet traffic leaving your device so you can browse Safari in a more secure and private way
Hide My Email lets you create unique, random email addresses that forward to your personal inbox so you can send and receive email without having to share your real email address
HomeKit Secure Video supports connecting more security cameras without using your iCloud storage quota
Custom email domain personalizes your iCloud Mail address and allows you to invite family members to use the same domain
Accessibility
Image exploration with VoiceOver allows you to get even more details about people and objects, and learn about text and table data in photos
VoiceOver image descriptions in Markup let you add your own image descriptions that can be read by VoiceOver
Per-app settings allow you to customize display and text size settings only for the apps you want
Background sounds play balanced, bright, or dark noise, ocean, rain, and stream sounds continuously in the background to mask unwanted environmental or external noise
Sound actions for Switch Control enable you to control your iPhone with simple mouth sounds
Audiograms can be imported in Settings so you can customize Headphone Accommodations based on your hearing test results
New Voice Control languages include Mandarin Chinese (China mainland), Cantonese (Hong Kong), French (France), and German (Germany)
Memoji options including a cochlear implant, oxygen tubes, or a soft helmet
This release also includes other features and improvements:
Tags in Notes and Reminders help you quickly categorize your items to make them easy to find, and you can use custom Smart Folders and Smart Lists to automatically collect your notes and reminders based on rules you can define
Mentions in Notes enable you to notify others of important updates in shared notes, and an all-new Activity view displays all the recent changes in a note in a single list
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking in Apple Music brings an even more immersive experience to Dolby Atmos music with AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
System-wide translation lets you select text throughout the system and translate it with a tap, even in photos
New widgets include Find My, Contacts, App Store, Sleep, Game Center, and Mail
Cross-app drag and drop function lets you pick up images, documents, and files from one app to another
Keyboard magnification loupe magnifies the text when moving the cursor
Apple ID Account Recovery Contacts lets you to choose one or more people you trust to help you reset your password and regain access to your account
Temporary iCloud storage grants you as much iCloud storage as you need to create a temporary backup of your data, free of charge, for up to three weeks when you buy a new device
Find My separation alerts notify you if you leave a supported device or item behind and Find My will give you directions to your item
Game highlights of up to the last 15 seconds of gameplay can be saved using game controllers like the Xbox Series X|S Wireless Controller or Sony PS5 DualSense™ Wireless Controller
App Store in-app events help you discover timely events within apps and games such as a game competition, a new movie premiere, or a livestreamed experience
This release includes even more features and improvements. For more information, please visit this website: https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15/features/
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