Back in June, Apple detailed the major new features coming to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, but some of those features haven’t materialized yet. What happened?
Will iOS 15 Fix Your iPhone?
SharePlay, Universal Control, Legacy Contacts, App Privacy Report, and iCloud Private Relay are some of the features announced at WWDC that still haven’t shipped. Some of these were implemented as betas in the current version of iOS 15, some are still being tested in iOS 15.1 betas, and others are simply MIA.
“Surprise feature releases throughout the lifespan of an iOS update help maintain software quality,” cybersecurity specialist and ethical hacker Isla Sibanda told Lifewire via email. “While iOS 15 is now available to everyone, several features revealed at WWDC have been delayed until a later release, [and] we can assume this is because they are not yet ready for launch.”
Apple used to push an iOS release out the door with all its features intact, whether it was ready or not. Part of this was almost certain because Apple ties its major iOS updates to the launch of the iPhone. So if the iPhone has a new feature that needs the new OS to work, the new OS gets released no matter what.
