iOS 15.2
Release Date ― December 13, 2021
Build Number ― 19C56 | 19C57 (iPhone 13 models)
Darwin Kernel Version ― 21.2.0: Sun Nov 28 20:43:39 PST 2021; root:xnu-8019.62.2~1
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
iOS 15.2 Release Notes
New Features & Changes
Remaining Issues
Additional Notes
Release Date ― December 13, 2021
Build Number ― 19C56 | 19C57 (iPhone 13 models)
Darwin Kernel Version ― 21.2.0: Sun Nov 28 20:43:39 PST 2021; root:xnu-8019.62.2~1
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
- 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
- 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
- Expanded guidance in Siri, Spotlight and Safari Search to help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe situations
- 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
- 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
- Store tab lets you browse, buy, and rent movies and TV Shows all in one place
- Enhanced city map in Apple Maps with road details like turn lanes, medians, bike lanes, and pedestrian crosswalks for supported cities
- 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
- 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
iOS 15.2 Release Notes
New Features & Changes
- 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
- Parts and Service History in Settings>About to see if the battery, display, or camera have been replaced
Remaining Issues
- Streaming in the Music app could result in higher CPU usage, causing faster battery drain in some scenarios
Additional Notes
- Developers and testers can still report bugs using the hidden Feedback app by entering the following in Safari URL:
- About iOS 15 Updates
- iOS Release Notes
- iOS Beta Release Notes
- iOS Security Updates
- iPhone 13/Mini/Pro/Max: 1.32.09
- iPhone 12/Mini/Pro/Max: 2.23.02
- iPhone 11/Pro/Max/SE 2020: 2.04.07
- iPhone XR/XS/Max: 4.02.02
- Qualcomm iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 7.00.00
- Intel iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 5.01.01
- Qualcomm iPhone 7/7 Plus: 7.10.01
- Intel iPhone 7/7 Plus: 5.00.00
- iPhone SE: 11.01.02
- iPhone 6S/6S Plus: 7.70.00 and 8.02.01
- iPad Air 4th gen: 3.01.02
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- T-Mobile - 49.0
- AT&T - 49.0.2
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- Cricket - 40.5.2
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- Docomo - 32.5.10
- AlwaysOnline -
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