iPadOS 15

Apple releases iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 with Focus, redesigned notifications, and more

Apple's marketing image showing an iOS 15 icon set against a colorful burred background

Most years, Apple makes a big deal about when it's going to launch the next version of its most popular platforms. Especially iOS. That wasn't so much the case this year, with the company basically announcing that September 20 would be the launch date for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 in a minor way. But, today's the day, and the next big deal for Apple's mobile operating systems is here.

Apple delays rollout of its child safety features, including the CSAM detection system

Back in August, with about as little fanfare as possible, Apple announced a trio of new features coming to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, and watchOS 8. There are three in total, each of which fall under the company's new, concerted efforts to help protect against child abuse and sexual exploitation. And while the features were seen as a positive move in general, when it came to the specifics of one of the new features, there was a lot of pushback. And apparently it worked.

Apple seeds eighth betas of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8 to developers [Update: public betas now available]

Image showing "iOS 15 New Beta Available" against a colorful background

It's only been a few days since Apple last seeded a beta of its next major platform updates to developers. But here we are, marching towards the inevitable public launch, and Apple's working on refinements. Which is why, today, we're seeing yet another beta seeded to developers ahead of the wide release for the next major updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.