IOS 15

iOS 15
Version of the iOS operating system
	iOS 15 home screen on an iPhone 12 Pro Max
Developer	Apple Inc.
Source model	Closed with open-source components
General; availability	September 20, 2021
Latest release	15.8.2 (19H384) (March 5, 2024) [±]
Update method	Software Update
Package manager	App Store
Platforms	iPhone iPhone 6s & 6s Plus; iPhone SE (1st generation); iPhone 7 & 7 Plus; iPhone 8 & 8 Plus; iPhone X; iPhone XS & XS Max; iPhone XR; iPhone 11; iPhone 11 Pro & 11 Pro Max; iPhone SE (2nd generation); iPhone 12 & 12 Mini; iPhone 12 Pro & 12 Pro Max; iPhone 13 & 13 Mini; iPhone 13 Pro & 13 Pro Max; iPhone SE (3rd generation); iPod Touch iPod Touch (7th generation);
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
Default; user interface	Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components
Preceded by	iOS 14
Succeeded by	iOS 16
Official website	iOS 15 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 6, 2022)
Tagline	In touch. In the moment.
Support status
	Receiving security updates for iPhones and iPod Touches that do not support iOS 16. Widespread third-party app support.
Articles in the series
	iPadOS 15 (derived from iOS 15)

iOS 15 is the fifteenth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple for its iPhone and iPod Touch lines of products. It was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7, 2021, as the successor to iOS 14 and released to the public on September 20, 2021.^[3]

On June 6, 2022 at WWDC 2022, its successor, iOS 16, was announced. iOS 15 was officially succeeded by iOS 16 on September 12, 2022.

iOS 15 is the final version of iOS that supports the iPhone 6s & 6s Plus, first-generation iPhone SE, iPhone 7 & 7 Plus, and iPod Touch, as its successor, iOS 16, drops support for those models, including the seventh-generation iPod Touch.^[4]

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^ "iOS 15.8.2 (19H384) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ "iOS 15 Preview". Apple. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
^ "iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 are compatible with these devices". Apple Support. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.