iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 now rolling out with incremental improvements and bugfixes

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 at 19:56

Back in the last month, Apple rolled out the stable iOS 14 alongside iPadOS 14 update. The company also rolled out important updates for other devices like the Apple Watch series, Apple TVs, and PCs. Now, just after the release of the iPhones, the company is rolling out the new iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 incremental updates. It arrives for a select list of devices with bugfixes and some enhancements. You can see a detailed changelog for the aforementioned updates below.

iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 update changelog:

Adds support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in ‌Photos‌ for ‌iPhone‌ 8 and later
Addresses an issue where some ‌widgets‌, folders, and icons were showing up in reduced size on the Home Screen
Fixes an issue where dragging ‌widgets‌ on the ‌Home Screen‌ could remove apps from folders
Fixes an issue where some emails in Mail were sent from an incorrect alias
Solves an issue that could prevent incoming calls from displaying region information
Fixed an issue on some devices where selecting zoomed display mode and an alphanumeric passcode could result in the Lock Screen emergency call button overlapping with the text input box
Addresses an issue where some users were occasionally unable to download or add songs to their library while viewing an album or playlist
Fixes an issue that could prevent zeroes from appearing in Calculator
Resolves an issue where streaming video resolution could temporarily be reduced at the start of playback
Fixes an issue that prevented setting up a family member’s Apple Watch for some users
Resolves an issue where the Apple Watch case material was displayed incorrectly in the Apple Watch app
Addresses an issue in the Files app that could cause some MDM-managed cloud service providers to incorrectly display content as unavailable
Improves compatibility with Ubiquiti wireless access points

The new update comes with perfect timing. After all, the upcoming iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro should arrive on the market with iOS 14.1 straight out of the box. If Apple does not find enough time to update the new iPhones right now, then the first owners will turn on the devices and promptly receive an update notification. While the iOS 14.1 and iPad 14.1 branches are now pretty much stable, Apple is developing the 14.2 updates. The developers are working and testing this build, which currently is in the fourth version. The final iteration should reach devs in the coming weeks. We believe that a stable rollout of 14.2 will fall before the end of the year.