iOS & iPadOS 15.2 Release Notes
Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.
Overview
The iOS & iPadOS 15.2 SDK provides support to develop apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.2. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 13.2. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 13.2, see Xcode 13.2 Release Notes.
App Privacy Report
New Features
iOS & iPadOS 15 introduced the Record App Activity feature in the privacy settings, allowing people to save a summary of sensor, data, and internet access by apps on their device. In iOS & iPadOS 15.2, this activity is presented in Settings in a new UI called App Privacy Report. This is a great opportunity to review your app’s sensor, data, and internet usage. To view your activity in the report, go to Settings > Privacy > App Privacy Report > Turn On App Privacy Report. Activity will show once you use your app. (78696668)
App Store
New Features
StoreKit APIs that present a refund request sheet can be tested with StoreKit Testing in Xcode. Use beginRefundRequest(in:) or beginRefundRequest(for:in:) when working with UIKit or the
refundRequestSheet(for:isPresented:onDismiss:)view modifier when working with SwiftUI. (70794860)StoreKit APIs that present a sheet in your app to manage subscriptions can be tested with StoreKit Testing in Xcode. Use showManageSubscriptions(in:) when working with UIKit or the
manageSubscriptionsSheet(isPresented:)view modifier when working with SwiftUI. (79975963)New SKTestSession.TimeRate values are available to use in automated tests with the StoreKit Test framework. (82680742)
Resolved Issues
Subscriptions no longer continue to auto-renew after calling expireSubscription(productIdentifier:) in automated tests using StoreKit Test. (82800700)
Pay-as-you-go offers are no longer displayed incorrectly in payment sheets when testing subscriptions with StoreKit Testing in Xcode. (74165210)
Apple ID
New Features
Legacy Contacts has been added to iOS & iPadOS 15.2, allowing users to designate people as legacy contacts for their accounts, as part of the Digital Legacy program. (84536375)
iCloud Mail
New Features
iCloud+ subscribers can now access and use Hide My Email directly from the Mail app. (84956894)
Core Media
Known Issues
Streaming in the Music app could result in higher CPU usage, causing faster battery drain in some scenarios. (84861891, 85326575)
Location Emergency
New Features
Auto Call can now be set up to use one of two methods for initiating an emergency call: holding the side button together with a volume button, or rapidly pressing the side button multiple times. Both methods now show a longer, 8-second countdown before placing an emergency call. (84620050)
Reminders
New Features
Tags can now be bulk renamed and deleted. (82177979)
SwiftUI
Resolved Issues
Using alert(_:isPresented:actions:message:) and confirmationDialog(_:isPresented:titleVisibility:actions:) now present. (83731075)
Pushing a ScrollView that has a background applied while inside of a stack style NavigationView when inside a TabView is now correctly tracked by the navigationBar and tabBar. (83686857)
List correctly respects safe area insets. (83312573)
Views are no longer hidden when using the iPad pointer to present a context menu. (83953549)
Known Issues
A TextField won’t attempt to localize the raw string
TextField("Placeholder", text: $text)when building against iOS 15 and running on older releases.Workaround: Wrap the string in a LocalizedStringKey. (82076857)