The new widgets look stylish, but they will look even better when iOS 14 is officially released later this year.
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Apple just released the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public beta. Now, anyone with a Compatible iPhone or iPad You can get an early preview of the features that everyone else will get this fall. If you’re willing to put up with occasional bugs and issues, you can install and help test it right now. But should you? My wise advice: wait until September.
Despite the brilliant new features in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 They are incredibly tempting, you probably better wait to install the beta version right now.
Why? I’m glad you asked. Here are four reasons why you should wait.
As tempting as it is to tap that Install button, wait for now.
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1. Some apps are going to break
To add new features and capabilities to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple has to make changes to the code that app developers use to build. It is because of those changes that during the beta process, before developers can publicly release updates to fix any issues, some applications will certainly crash.
A simple Twitter search just a couple of hours after the public beta was released returns complaints about a UK banking app and Sky TV, both of which are broken on iOS 14. I went through about 10 tweets before finding those examples. Surely there is more.
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What’s tricky is the fact that Apple releases several beta updates during the preview period and any of those updates may include changes that break an app. So even if your banking app works fine in Public Beta 2, there is no way of knowing if Public Beta 3 will break it.
Moral of the story? If there are critical apps without which you couldn’t do your job, manage your money, or even break into your home with a smart lock, don’t install iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 yet.
You will need additional battery power during the beta version.
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2. Battery life is always the last thing that gets better
I have one of Apple Smart Battery Cases, but I rarely use it. At least, until I start testing the next version of iOS, when it metaphorically sticks to my iPhone.
I can’t say for sure, but it always feels like Apple is focused on implementing and improving features most of the time during the beta program. Then, as September approaches, with the official launch, the focus shifts to improving the battery and getting back to where it was pre-beta.
iOS 14 looks great, right?
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3. There will be random restarts and errors
Is demonstrated. Apple is not done working on iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 and there will be issues that will go unnoticed (use the Comments feature to report them!) Or that Apple knows of, but that it plans to fix in a future build.
For example, this morning I tried to change songs on Apple Music while AirPlaying to a nearby speaker. The moment I touched the next button, my screen went black and I saw the Apple logo.
A few seconds later, my phone went back to work without problems. But cases like this, while rare, can be annoying, frustrating, and, depending on what you’re doing right now, could cause you to lose your job.
You will have to put your iPhone or iPad into recovery mode to get rid of iOS 14.
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4. Going back to iOS 13 is not ideal
it’s possible uninstall iOS 14 and return to a more stable operating systemBut even that has a big drawback: you will have to factory reset your iPhone or iPad. That means you will have to start over, as if your device was brand new, or if you created a backup before installing the beta, use it as a restore point.
Either way, you’ll probably lose some data, maybe even a lot, and that’s not something any of us wants to deal with.
Even if you put off installing iOS 14 right now, you can get acquainted with some of its best features now. Here are the biggest ones. changes to the home screen, privacy controls and a new iPhone video tool called picture-in-picture.
