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- IOS 14 and iPadOS 14 beta users are experiencing an error that causes a pop-up window to appear every time they unlock their iPhone or iPad indicating that an update is available.
- The bug is affecting countless iPhone and iPad users, but Apple has yet to release a fix.
- If you need a workaround for the error, just set the date a few days earlier on your device.
When you sign up to participate in a beta version of software, you should expect problems down the road. After all, betas are by definition unfinished, and the goal of allowing users to access software early is to fix issues before launch. This is also true for beta versions of iOS, and Apple offers an explicit notification before installing a beta version to remind you to back up your data and to warn you that the software may have bugs.
The beta version of iOS 14, which ended when the software was released in September, was one of the quietest beta programs Apple has ever run. There were occasional hiccups here and there, but having installed the public beta myself, I can’t think of a single bug that caused me stress during the beta period. Unfortunately, the incredibly annoying bug that some users might have been dreading has finally appeared and is driving people crazy.
If you installed iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 beta on your iPhone or iPad (even if you’ve removed it since then), chances are you’ve seen the following pop-up message on your device repeatedly over the last day:
A new iOS update is now available. Upgrade from the beta version of iOS 14.
How 9to5Mac Notes, users have been complaining about this bug all week, but it appears to have become even more widespread as of Thursday night. For me, it started last night on my iPhone 11, and now every time I unlock my phone the pop-up appears on my screen and I can’t do anything until I close it. It happens literally all the time, and there doesn’t seem to be an easy solution, at least not the one I’ve found.
A similar problem occurred two years ago with iOS 12, which app developer Guilherme Rambo explained on Twitter:
It seems that this method in Springboard does some date / time calculations to determine if the current build is about to expire, each time the cover is discarded. For some reason, the latest versions of iOS 12 believe that they are about to expire. (@davedelong :P) pic.twitter.com/HWe7C0NnIT
– Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) 31 Aug 2018
It’s unclear if this bug manifests itself in the same way, but it looks and behaves pretty much identically to the iOS 12 bug. The bad news is, if you’re experiencing this issue, your only real course of action is to wait for it. Apple issues a new update. However, if you are looking for a temporary solution, you can go to Settings > Date and Time, turn off the Set automatically toggle and go back to October 26. This worked for me, and I’ll probably live October 26 as Groundhog Day until Apple provides us with a permanent fix for this bug.
Jacob started covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but quickly realized that this was what he wanted to do for a living. He currently resides in New York writing for BGR. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat, and Game Rant.
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