📱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 14.1 📺
Build - 18A8395 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.

This update:
• More bug fixes and improvements...

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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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📱iOS 14.3 Beta 1 📺
Build - 18C5044f was released on 12 Nov, 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.

New Features & Changes:
• Launch App Clips by scanning App Clip Codes using Camera or from Control Center
• Air-quality health recommendations are now provided at specific air-quality levels for the United States, UK, Germany, India, and Mexico. Air-quality data is now provided by BreezoMeter
• Air-quality data is now available for specific locations in China, and is provided by QWeather
• Air-quality data for Germany now reflects the updated UBA scale
• Air-quality data for Mexico now uses the ICARS scale.

Remaining Issues:
• Changing the Require Authentication setting, under Personal Requests in the Home App, will have no effect.

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📱iOS 14.3 Beta 2 📺
Build - 18C5054c was released on 17 Nov, 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.

New Issues:
• iPadOS 14.3 beta 2 does not currently support Shared iPad. Do not install iPadOS 14.3 beta 2 to devices running in Shared iPad mode.

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📱iOS 14.2.1 📺
Build - 18B121 was released on 19 Nov, 2020 for:
• iPhone 12, 12 Pro/Max, 12 Mini.

iOS 14.2.1 addresses the following issues for your iPhone:
• Some MMS messages may not be received
• Made for iPhone hearing devices could have sound quality issues when listening to audio from iPhone
• Lock Screen could become unresponsive on iPhone 12 mini.

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📱iOS 14.3 Beta 3 📺
Build - 18C5061a was released on 2 Dec, 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.

Remaining Issues:
• Keyboard input lag when composing a message
• iCloud Tabs not syncing correctly
• Message notifications not working/messages being marked as read without actually reading them
• After using your iPhone with Wireless CarPlay, a paired Apple Watch will not receive phone call notifications when it is within Bluetooth range of your iPhone. (remedy is to restart iPhone, but it returns after using Wireless CarPlay again)

Resolved Issues:
• iPadOS 14.3 beta 3 now supports Shared iPad mode.

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📱iOS 14.3 Release Candidate 2 📺
Build - 18C66 was released on 10 Dec, 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.

Apple Fitness+:
• A new fitness experience powered by Apple Watch with studio-style workouts available on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV (Apple Watch Series 3 and later)
• New Fitness app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV to browse Fitness+ workouts, trainers, and personalized recommendations
• Video workouts added each week in ten popular workout types: High Intensity Interval Training, Indoor Cycling, Yoga, Core, Strength, Dance, Rowing, Treadmill Walking, Treadmill Running, and Mindful Cooldown
• Playlists curated by Fitness+ trainers to complement your workout
• Fitness+ subscription available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

AirPods Max:
• Support for AirPods Max, new over-ear headphones
• High fidelity audio for rich sound
• Adaptive EQ adapts sound in real time to the personal fit of ear cushions
• Active Noise Cancellation to block out environmental noise
• Transparency mode to hear the environment around you
• Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking for a theater-like listening experience.

Photos:
• Apple ProRAW photos can be captured on iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
• Apple ProRAW photos can be edited in the Photos app
• Option to record video at 25 fps
• Mirror the front facing camera for still photos on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.

Privacy:
• New privacy information section on App Store pages that includes a developer-reported summary of the app’s privacy practices.

TV app:
• An all-new Apple TV+ tab makes it easy to discover and watch Apple Original shows and movies
• Enhanced search so you can browse by category such as genre, and see recent searches and suggestions as you type
• Top search results shown with the most relevant matches across movies, TV shows, cast, channels, and sports.

App Clips:
• Support for launching App Clips by scanning Apple-designed App Clip Codes via Camera or from Control Center.

Health:
• Ability to indicate pregnancy, lactation, or contraceptive use in Cycle Tracking in the Health app in order to better manage period and fertile window predictions.

Weather:
• Air quality data is now available in Weather, Maps, and Siri for locations in China mainland
• Air quality health recommendations are provided in Weather and Siri for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and Mexico at certain air quality levels
• Air quality data in Weather, Maps, and Siri reflects updated national scales for Germany and Mexico.

Safari:
• Ecosia search engine option in Safari.

This release also addresses the following issues:
• Some MMS messages may not be received
• Contact groups failed to display members when composing a message
• Some videos would not appear correctly when shared from the Photos app
• App folders may fail to open
• Spotlight search results, and opening apps from Spotlight may not work
• Bluetooth could be unavailable in Settings
• MagSafe Duo Charger could wirelessly charge your iPhone at less than the maximum power
• Wireless accessories and peripherals using the WAC protocol could fail to complete setup
• The keyboard would dismiss when adding a list in Reminders while using VoiceOver.

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