iOS 14.2 Beta 2 and macOS Big Sur Ninth Now Available

Two weeks after the launch of the first iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1, Apple has returned to its normal beta schedule, launching the second beta for developers just minutes ago along with watchOS 7.2 and tvOS 14.2 also in its second beta. In this article we tell you everything that is known about these updates that will officially arrive in the coming weeks.

iOS 14 Beta

Improvements in iOS 14.2 beta 2

The main novelty that is included in iOS 14.2 lies in the control center by integrating a new music recognition control. In this way, the Shazam application that Apple acquired several years ago is completed. In a very simple way you can have the title of a song that you are listening to and that you have fallen in love with. In addition, it also works together with the AirPods to recognize the music that is being played in the case that an open list is being used to play music. This is a function that can be added right now by opening the control center and clicking on the Shazam icon. In addition, they have also included a redesign of AirPlay as well as a new widget to visualize in a clearer way what is being played.

iOS 14 Picture in Picture

In this second beta there are not many more news than those that were seen in the first beta. Apple, as it usually does, will focus especially on solving all those bugs that have been reported over the weeks. In this way it is guaranteed that the final version that will arrive in the coming weeks will guarantee a good user experience for users.

Together with this second beta of iOS 14.2, the corresponding betas of iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 7.2 and tvOS 14.2 have also been released These versions have no news to highlight beyond the resolution of minor bugs and security patches that improve the user experience. Above all there is a lot of expectation about watchOS 7.2, since the previous version has caused numerous failures in most Apple Watch Series 3.

macOS 11 Big Sur already has a ninth beta

In addition to these betas, macOS 11 Big Sur continues its development totally independent from the rest of the operating systems. There is still no clear date when this update will be released for Macs in order for users to enjoy the Big Sur news. What it does seem is that the launch of betas is being more followed something that may indicate that they are preparing for their launch that is scheduled in the fall. This is a fairly ambiguous time slot so it is expected to be resolved when the final version will be released in the next few days. The performance problems as well as the time that developers have to give to adapt their applications to this new version of software. These two events may have caused its delay, something that also happened last year with the launch of Catalina.