Apple made a strange move with its betas after the release of iOS 14 to the public. When it should have been time to know the betas of iOS 14.1, they released those of iOS 14.2. Finally 14.1 was released yesterday to the public and the fourth of iOS 14.2 was also released. We analyze this movement and the news in this version below.
Apple reserved news for iOS 14.2
In the betas of iOS 14.2, most of the media and developers intuited that it would finally end up being 14.1 and that it was a simple change of specific nomenclature to keep our backs. However, all the news seen so far in those betas were not added to the 14.1 released yesterday. In fact, the fourth beta of iOS 14.2 also launched this Tuesday included some features not seen in the previous three.
An example of these developments is the arrival of new dynamic wallpapers not seen until now, which will also change depending on whether the iPhone‘s light or dark mode is activated. On the other hand, we continue to see new features already released in previous betas, such as new emojis or the integration of Shazam in the Control Center . We remember that the popular song detector has been owned by Apple for several years now.
In this future update there will also be a new music playback widget that will be extremely useful when we are playing songs on Apple Music, since we can get a view of the cover and playback controls. Enhancements are also added to Magnifier for those with low vision, as well as a new Annual Spending History feature for those with an Apple Card.
The HomePod intercom announced at the HomePod mini presentation is already within the Home application, although some bugs are being reported that are more than logical in versions like this one that are not definitive. With less importance, aesthetic changes are also sneaked in, such as the new logo of the Apple Watch app , which changes slightly from having a drawing of the watch with the classic strap to having a new Solo Loop.
It could be launched at the same time as the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max
Normally Apple releases a large version of iOS a year, in this case 14. Afterwards, intermediate versions such as .1 or .2 follow each other, released more or less every month or month and a half. Except for the three-digit versions aimed at correcting specific errors, we could guess that the launch of iOS 14.2 could occur in November . It could also join the launch date of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, which will be available for reservations on November 6 and for sale on the 13th of the same month.
Obviously everything can change and there are no dates announced, but considering that the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are launched this Friday and iOS 14.1 was launched this Tuesday, we could get to see iOS 14.2 on November 10 or 11 . It should also be taken into account that Apple could announce that same week a special event for the 17th in which to present the new Macs with Apple Silicon, which is why it aims to be a very busy week in the Apple world.