Apple Releases iOS 15.6 With New Live Sports Features, Storage Bug Fix and More

[MacRumors]

Apple today released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, the sixth major updates to the iOS and iPadOS 15 operating systems that were initially released in September 2021. iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 come around two months after the launch of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5.

The iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 updates can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

As Apple is wrapping up development on the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 operating systems, iOS 15.6 is minor in scale and introduces a handful of new features and bug fixes.

The update includes an option to restart, pause, rewind, and fast-forward a live sports game that's in progress, plus it addresses an issue that could cause the Settings app to continue to display that device storage is full even when it's not.

Apple's full release notes for the update are below.

iOS 15.6 includes enhancements, bug fixes and security updates.

- TV app adds the option to restart a live sports game already in-progress and pause, rewind, or fast-forward
- Fixes an issue where Settings may continue to display that device storage is full even if it is available
- Fixes an issue that may cause braille devices to slow down or stop responding when navigating text in Mail
- Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may revert back to a previous page

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/kb/HT201222

iPadOS 15.6 also includes a fix for an iPad mini 6 charging issue.

It's possible that iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 will be some of the last updates to the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 operating systems as Apple is now focusing on iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates that are set to launch this fall.

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[EugW]

Not showing up for me yet.

 

[ediks]

pre-scheduled post? because i don’t see it yet

 

[antiprotest]

All right Apple, MacRumors has notified you to release the update. Now get to it.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Update-day today? 🙌

 

[Think|Different]

As usual: Just because it isn’t available to you, yet, doesn’t mean it is not available.

 

[Cromulent]

Awesome! I've been looking forward to this.

 

[iamMacPerson]

Nada on my iPhone.

 

[4743913]

nothing on my iPad "Pro" nor iPhone

 

[antiprotest]

"Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may revert back to a previous page"

I wonder if this fixes the tab group issue where if you have a tab group synced to the cloud, some tabs will go blank or show a previous page when you have already navigated away from it.

It's probably not talking about that though.

 

[B/D]

Lets wait eight more minutes, for the official release hour, so to speak.

 

[clayj]

Hopefully MacRumors don't publish these articles until after at least one person there has actually seen the update offered on their phone.

Announcing prematurely is like Amazon telling you they've delivered your package while it's still in the delivery truck.

 

[Rafterman]

As usual: Just because it isn’t available to you, yet, doesn’t mean it is not available.

Since it not even 1PM Eastern time, I doubt anyone will see it yet.

 

[NY Guitarist]

Not here yet but I'm not in a hurry. 🏃‍♂️💨

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Finally! It's about time. Been waiting for this update for a while.

 

[decypher44]

Jumped the gun there, a little. Will be 10:00am pacific.

 

[Kylo83]

Awesome! I've been looking forward to this.

You won’t even notice a diff it’s actually worse

 

[Cromulent]

You won’t even notice a diff it’s actually worse

Oh, well. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

You won’t even notice a diff it’s actually worse

You won’t even notice a diff it’s actually worse

I don’t think I’ve ever seen you ever say anything positive

 

[Reeneman]

Same as RC2?

 

[antiprotest]

I am sure Apple is scrambling to release the update after seeing this article.

Anyway, I hope it's not going to be like 5GB for so few changes.

Update: It's not that big. 400-600MB on my devices.

 

[Vespi]

Same as RC2?

Think so, nothing here and im on rc2

 

[nintendoswitch]

It’s 12:01 PM for me (CST) and nothing on my older 5th generation iPad. Just waiting for iPadOS 16 beta 4 For my 9th gen.

 

[DFZD]

Do you really think people still on iOS 15 actually care? Give us 16 beta 4 Apple!!

 

[jfim88]

Live in Spain