Apple releases iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to all

(Pocket-lint) - After a comparatively unchangeable three-month public and developer beta period, Apple has pushed retired the much-anticipated iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 bundle update to each eligible devices, which encompasses iPhone models arsenic acold backmost arsenic the iPhone 6s to iPad models arsenic aged arsenic the 2014 iPad Air 2 and the 2015 iPad mini 4. 

While this twelvemonth neither iOS nor iPadOS sees immoderate benignant of extremist redesign, the bundle update does bring its just stock of insignificant layout changes, caller widget options, and a reimagined look to the autochthonal Safari web browser. 

Pocket-lint has recapped everything you request to cognize astir iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 close here, truthful if you’re funny successful checking that out, click here. 

As for what’s caller successful Safari, Apple initially sought to wholly upend the web browser’s full idiosyncratic interface by moving the URL barroom from the apical of the surface to the precise bottommost successful immoderate caller benignant of all-in-one integrated taskbar. 

However, aft tremendous propulsion backmost from the beta assemblage investigating the caller update, Apple yet reverted backmost to the archetypal layout astir users are accustomed to by default, alternatively adding a caller enactment successful Settings that allows users to toggle the arguable plan should they truthful choose. 

To bash so, simply caput implicit to Settings, past pat Safari, and you should instantly beryllium greeted with a graphical punctual asking which layout you’d prefer. 

The Safari changes aren’t exclusive to iOS, arsenic iPadOS is besides seeing an optional Safari redesign arsenic well. Initially, Apple hoped to seamlessly integrate the discrete tab barroom with the uppermost URL barroom arsenic an all-in-one, but again, idiosyncratic feedback prompted Apple to revert to the archetypal look with an enactment successful Settings to take the newer layout. 

Other iPad OS changes see the quality to adhd widgets anyplace connected the location screen, and enactment for Swift Playgrounds, truthful developers tin make iOS apps straight from an iOS device. 

Again, you tin cheque retired Pocket-lint’s usher to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 close here. 

Writing by Alex Allegro. Originally published connected 20 September 2021.