As we approach WWDC in June it's likely that attention shall soon turn to iOS 15, but despite that Apple's not only working on a beta versions of iOS 14.6, but it's also started working on iOS 14.7.

Work on the iOS 14.7 beta began in May with Apple releasing the first public beta of iOS 14.7 on 20 May 2021. The beta hasn't shown up any new features as yet.

The interesting thing is that with version 7 in the pipeline iOS 14 is set to have the most point releases of any iOS version. (There were also seven versions of iOS 13 but the seventh update was in September 2020 to add Covid contact tracing, so it's not really the standard point update).

iOS 14.7 release date

iOS 14.6 is likely to arrive soon, after around a month of beta development. iOS 14.5 on the other hand was months in the making. The iOS 14.7 update probbaly won't be feature heavy as Apple will be gearing up to launch the beta of iOS 15 after the WWDC keynote on 7 June. Read about what's expected at WWDC in our news round up.

What's in iOS 14.6?

It's still early days, so not many of the new features are known. In fact iOS 14.7 may just focus on bug fixe, such as a battery drain bug that arrived with iOS 14.5.1. 

Battery drain issue fix

Hopeully this is an issue that will be fixed with iOS 14.6, but if not we can expect to see something in iOS 14.7. When it was released in May iOS 14.5.1 (which fixes a bug with App Tracking Transparency and a couple of two zero-day flaws) also introduced battery drain issues to some users.

How to get the iOS 14.7 beta

One of the best things about Apple's beta program (read: How to become an Apple beta tester) is that it gives us an insight into the new features and change that are coming to iPhones. But you should beware that beta versions usually contain a lot of bugs, so the installation is at your own risk.

If you are interested in participating in testing the new updates, you can go to the Apple Beta Software Program and enter your details.

Apple also runs beta programs for iPadOS, tvOS, WatchOS, and macOS.

For more information read: How to join Apple's beta program and try out new software. Also read: How to get the iOS beta.