There's nothing more exciting as an iPhone user than beta testing cool new features before anyone else, but you can't rush into things. These instructions assume you're updating an iPhone to iOS 14.5 beta, but consider each step the same if updating an iPod touch to iOS 14.5 beta or an iPad to iPadOS 14.5 beta as well.
For context, here's the full list of iPhones that supports iOS 14 and all future iOS 14.x versions: While iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 ditched a few devices, namely the iPhone 5 S, 6, 6 Plus, iPad Air, and mini 3, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 support all of the same devices that iOS 13 does.
30: iOS 14.2 developer and public beta RC 15: iOS 14.0 developer and public beta GM Sept 9: iOS 14.0 developer and public beta 8.You can check out the list below to see how iOS 14 progressed through its betas and stable releases. The first iOS 14 developer beta appeared on June 22, and the first public beta was released on July 9.
It's a win-win-win since Apple gets a large safety net to catch problems, app developers have enough time to adapt to any changes, and the general public has its chance to try out new features before an official release. There will be new features to try out right up until iOS 15 comes out next year.Īpple invites beta testers - both developers and regular users - to download and use pre-release iOS versions ahead of time, to find any bugs or issues that may be present and to prepare apps for any significant changes. 16, but that doesn't mean that Apple is done beta testing iOS 14. After months of beta testing, iOS 14 hit iPhones on Sept. Apple officially unveiled iOS 14 on June 22 at its first all-virtual WWDC.