📱iOS 14.2 Beta 1 📺
Build - 18B5052h was released on 17 Sep, 2020 for:
• iPhone SE(2G), 11, 11 Pro/Max, XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+
• iPad 8G, 7G, 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 5, 4
• iPad Air 4, 3, 2
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 9.7, 11, 12.9(2G), 12.9(1G)
• iPod Touch 7G.

New Features & Changes:
• Sound & Haptics in Settings adds Headphone Safety Options.

New Issues:
• Artist watch face is missing the Watch App
• Blood Oxygen health category missing/removed from Health App
• Authy crashes a few seconds after launch
• Exposure Notifications has a bug in Availability Alerts.

Remaining Issues:
• Default apps reset to stock (e.g. Apple Mail, Safari)
• Widgets don't update frequently enough.

Resolved Issues:
• Pinned messages with SMS contacts are now syncing correctly across all devices on 14.2 b1 and 11.0 b7.

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📱iOS 14.2 Beta 2 📺
Build - 18B5061e was released on 29 Sep, 2020 for:
• iPhone SE(2G), 11, 11 Pro/Max, XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+
• iPad 8G, 7G, 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 5, 4
• iPad Air 4, 3, 2
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 9.7, 11, 12.9(2G), 12.9(1G)
• iPod Touch 7G.

New Features & Changes:
• New emojis.

Remaining Issues:
Exposure Notifications has a bug in Availability Alerts (fixed for some in beta 2)
• Calendar widget removes events from display 15 minutes after the start-time even when the duration is longer.

Resolved Issues:
• Changing the default app for mail, browser etc. reset to Apple apps after rebooting
Mail "Send From" picks a from address (alias) at random, ignoring what is set.

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📱iOS 14.2 Beta 3 📺
Build - 18B5072f was released on 13 Oct, 2020 for:
• iPhone SE(2G), 11, 11 Pro/Max, XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+
• iPad 8G, 7G, 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 5, 4
• iPad Air 4, 3, 2
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 9.7, 11, 12.9(2G), 12.9(1G)
• iPod Touch 7G.

New Issues:
• Exporting an edited photo corrupts/deletes the IPTC fields. A "revert to original" is needed to get them back. I think this started in beta 2.

Remaining Issues:
Exposure Notifications has a bug in Availability Alerts (fixed for some in beta 2)
• Calendar widget removes events from display 15 minutes after the start-time even when the duration is longer.
• Alert/ringer volume will change to match media/speaker playback volume after a speaker call if "change with buttons" is enabled. Randomly occurs. Started in iOS 13. Fixed in 14.0 but came back in 14.2 beta 2.

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📱iOS 14.2 Beta 4 📺
Build - 18B5083a was released on 20 Oct, 2020 for:
• iPhone SE(2G), 11, 11 Pro/Max, XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+
• iPad 8G, 7G, 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 5, 4
• iPad Air 4, 3, 2
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 9.7, 11, 12.9(2G), 12.9(1G)
• iPod Touch 7G.

New Features & Changes:
• New wallpapers
• Memoji and Memoji Stickers app icons changed.

Remaining Issues:
• Calendar widget removes events from display 15 minutes after the start-time even when the duration is longer
• Exporting an edited photo corrupts/deletes the IPTC fields. A "revert to original" is needed to get them back. I think this started in beta 2.

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📱iOS 14.2 📺
Build - 18B91 was released on 30 Oct, 2020 for:
• iPhone 12, 12 Pro/Max, 12 Mini, SE(2G), 11, 11 Pro/Max, XR, XS/Max, X, 8/8+, 7/7+, SE, 6s/6s+
• iPad 8G, 7G, 6G, 5G
• iPad mini 5, 4
• iPad Air 4, 3, 2
• iPad Pro 12.9(3G), 10.5, 9.7, 11, 12.9(2G), 12.9(1G)
• iPod Touch 7G.

iOS 14.2 includes the following improvements for your ‌iPhone‌:
• Over 100 new emoji, including animals, food, faces, household objects, musical instruments, gender-inclusive emoji, and more
• Eight new wallpapers in both light and dark mode versions
• Magnifier can detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPhone 12 Pro and ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ Max
• Support for iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe
• Optimized battery charging for ‌AirPods‌ to slow the rate of battery aging by reducing the time your ‌AirPods‌ spends fully charged
• Headphone audio level notifications to alert you when audio level could impact your hearing
• New ‌AirPlay‌ controls to stream entertainment throughout your home
• Intercom support with ‌HomePod‌ and ‌HomePod mini‌ using ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, Apple Watch, ‌AirPods‌, and ‌CarPlay‌
• Ability to connect ‌HomePod‌ to ‌Apple TV‌ 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio
• Option to provide statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identifying you, to participating Public Health Authorities.

This release also fixes the following issues:
• Apps could be out of order on the Home Screen dock
• Camera viewfinder may appear black when launched
• The keyboard on the Lock Screen could miss touches when trying to enter the passcode
• Reminders could default to times in the past
• Photos widget may not display content
• Weather widget could display the high temperature in Celsius when set to Fahrenheit
• Next-hour precipitation chart description in Weather could incorrectly indicate when precipitation stops
• Voice Memos recordings are interrupted by incoming calls
• The screen could be black during Netflix video playback
• Apple Cash could fail to send or receive money when asked via ‌Siri‌
• Apple Watch app may unexpectedly close when opened
• Workout GPS routes or Health data are prevented from syncing between Apple Watch and ‌iPhone‌ for some users
• Audio is incorrectly labeled as “Not Playing” in the ‌CarPlay‌ Dashboard
• Devices could be prevented from charging wirelessly
• Exposure Notifications is disabled when restoring ‌iPhone‌ from iCloud Backup or transferring data to a new ‌iPhone‌ using ‌iPhone‌ Migration.

New Issues:
• Double click to pay animation bar sometimes goes crazy and fills the right edge of the display, bouncing erratically. (iPhone 12 Pro, maybe others)
• Long-press on a widget followed by choosing “Edit Home Screen” intermittently fails to reveal the + and “Done” buttons in the top corners (iPhone 12 Pro). Doing the same on an app icon or longer press (wait for edit/wiggle mode) seems to work normally.
• Airplay is broken for Airport Express devices. They are no longer seen.

Resolved Issues:
• Fixes the update iOS notification bug.

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