You can now download and install the final iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 updates for both iPhone and iPad. Let's find out what is new and how to upgrade.

Apple Releases iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 with Handful of Improvements and New Features for iPhone and iPad Users

Although we've covered in detail what is new in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 previously. But, if you are looking for the official changelog then check it out below:

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 SiriJust Ask Siri suggests music based on your listening history and likes or dislikesPlay it Again lets you access a list of your recently played music

Privacy

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

Messages

Communication safety setting gives parents the ability to enable warnings for children when they receive or send photos that contain nuditySafety warnings contain helpful resources for children when they receive photos that contain nudity

Siri and Search

Expanded guidance in Siri, Spotlight and Safari Search to help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe situations

Apple ID

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

Camera

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

TV app

Store tab lets you browse, buy, and rent movies and TV Shows all in one place

CarPlay

Enhanced city map in Apple Maps with road details like turn lanes, medians, bike lanes, and pedestrian crosswalks for supported cities

This release also includes the following enhancements for your iPhone:

Hide My Email is available in the Mail app for iCloud+ subscribers to create unique, random email addressesFind My can locate iPhone for up to five hours when in Power ReserveStocks allows you to view the currency for a ticker and see year-to-date performance when viewing chartsReminders and Notes now allow you to delete or rename tags

This release also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:

Siri may not respond while VoiceOver is running and iPhone is lockedProRAW photos may appear overexposed when viewing in third-party photo editing appsHomeKit scenes that include a garage door may not run from CarPlay when your iPhone is lockedCarPlay may not update Now Playing information for certain appsVideo streaming apps may not load content on iPhone 13 modelsCalendar events may appear on the wrong day for Microsoft Exchange users

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

With that out of the way completely, let's turn out attention towards actually downloading the update itself.

As ever, you can download and install the update over the air by going to Settings > General > Software Update and then tapping on Download and Install. There is a chance that your iPhone or iPad may ask you to plug your device into power, so please do that.

If you are looking to clean install the update, you have that option available to you. Grab the IPSW file from the links below and follow the clean installation tutorial posted here:

How to Clean Install iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on iPhone and iPad

Download iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 IPSW Files

You will require the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 IPSW files for clean installing the update on your devices. You can find them below:

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 ProiPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13iPhone 12, iPhone 12 ProiPhone 12 Pro MaxiPhone 12 miniiPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XSiPhone 11, iPhone XRiPhone XiPhone 8, iPhone 7iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus2020 iPhone SE 2iPhone SEiPhone 6siPhone 6s PlusiPod touch seventh-generation12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th-gen, 4th-gen, 3rd-gen, 2nd-gen, 1st-gen)11-inch iPad Pro (3rd-gen, 2nd-gen, 1st-gen)10.5-inch iPad Pro9.7-inch iPad ProiPad (5th-gen, 6th-gen, 7th-gen, 8th-gen, 9th-gen)iPad Air (2nd-gen, 3rd-gen, 4th-gen)iPad mini (4th-gen, 5th-gen, 6th-gen)

While you are here, check out the following:

How to Downgrade from iOS 15.2 to iOS 15.1 on iPhone and iPad