April 2015 saw a round of stability improvements and bug fixes across the iWork suite. The most notable new feature was support for the Keynote Remote app on the Apple Watch, allowing users to control presentations from their wrist. Across both iOS and OS X, the updates focused on stability and performance enhancements, with version numbers advancing to 5.5.3 on the Mac side and 2.5.3 on iOS.

For Pages users specifically, the return of the vertical ruler and customizable alignment guides signaled Apple's commitment to bringing back beloved functionality that had been removed in the 2013 redesign. Meanwhile, Numbers added multi‑column sorting and the ability to sort a subset of rows, and Keynote introduced new transitions such as Droplet and Grid. Keynote also improved compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 presentations and preserved custom number formats when importing charts from older Keynote versions or PowerPoint.

Some older, patched versions can be activated via older, legitimate serial numbers without requiring a modern Apple ID login. How to Get and Install Old iWork (2014–2017)

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that could trigger arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious Pages document (CVE‑2015‑7034).