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iOS 14.2 Golden Master

Anthony Karcz

You've been seeing it for days, maybe all week: "A new iOS update is now available. Please update from the iOS 14 beta." Some Public Beta users were even seeing it before iOS 14.2 Public Beta 4. Thankfully, Apple has released the iOS 14.2 Golden Master (GM) release to all beta testers ahead of next week's public release. This GM release has a fix for the pernicious (and inaccurate) notification. 

What's Fixed

There are no official release notes for iOS 14.2 as of yet, that'll come next week when it's released to the public. That doesn't mean that we don't know what's in iOS 14.2. 

Of course, the big fix for beta users is that the constant notification to update iOS 14.2 no longer appears. But there are other fixes in this release for everyone else. 

• Apps appear in the right order on your Home Screen dock
• The Camera app viewfinder isn't black when launched
• The Lock Screen keypad registers all touches
• Reminders no longer default to past dates
• The Photos widget displays content again
• The Weather widget displays the high temperature in your selected unit and doesn't default to Celsius
• You'll no longer see incorrect rain predictions for the next hour 
• Voice Memos recordings won't be interrupted by incoming calls
• Video playback in the Netflix app works properly
• Asking Siri to send or receive Apple Cash works again
• The Apple Watch app won't unexpectedly close after being opened
• GPS routes and Health data from your Apple Watch's Workout app sync properly with your iPhone
• Audio won't be labeled as “Not Playing" in the CarPlay Dashboard
• Devices charge wirelessly as expected
• Exposure Notifications won't be disabled when restoring your iPhone from iCloud Backup or transferring data to a new iPhone using iPhone Migration

What's New

Here's everything that we've seen so far in the iOS 14.2 public beta.

• 100+ new emoji! There are animals, food, faces, household objects, and musical instruments. There are also a large amount of gender-inclusive emoji, a very welcome addition.
• As reported last week, there are eight new wallpapers with light and dark mode versions (but no exclusive iPhone 12 wallpapers without actually having the new device).
• If you have an iPhone 12 Pro or are getting a 12 Pro Max, the Magnifier app can now use the LiDAR sensor to detect nearby people and report their distance.
• There's now support for iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe. My best guess is that this throttles voltage a bit so that it doesn't leave a mark on the sleeve. 
• Battery charging for AirPods has been optimized to slow the rate of battery aging.
• You'll now get a headphone audio level notification when your current audio level could damage your hearing.
• Getting a new HomePod mini? There are new AirPlay controls to stream entertainment throughout your home.
• Speaking of HomePods, you'll be able to use them as intercoms from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and CarPlay with this update.  
• You can now connect you HomePod to your Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio.
• This release gives you the option to provide statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identifying you, to participating public health authorities.

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What's Next?

iOS 14.2 will be released next week. This GM will be loaded onto those iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max devices we'll be pre-ordering next Friday and getting in our hands the Friday after that. 

One interesting note, while I'd warned against participating in the Public Beta Program before getting a new iPhone 12, it seems that Apple has been much quicker on the draw with hardware profiles for their new devices. iPhone 12 and 12 Pro profiles were released last Friday, the day that the devices were released. 

This meant that all you had to do to load your iOS 14.2 Public Beta backup onto your new iPhone 12 was set the new device up without using any backups, enroll it in the beta program to get the hardware profile, then reset your device and set up your iPhone 12 like you usually would. Even if you reset your iPhone, the iOS that's last loaded on the device will remain. 

If you're getting an iPhone 12 mini or iPhone 12 Pro Max in the next couple of weeks and don't want to bother with any of that then the iOS 14.2 GM would be a great place to hop off. Just go to Settings > General > Profile and delete your beta configuration profile. 

With iOS 14.2 being released this week, it's a good bet that we'll see iOS 14.3 either later this week or early in the second week of November. I doubt we'll see anything this Tuesday, since that's Election Day in the U.S. and many companies are giving folks extra time away from work to vote. 

No matter what happens, I'll be back as soon as the next beta kicks off! Until then, enjoy your notification-free iPhone!

The Link Lonk


October 31, 2020 at 10:09PM
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