After releasing the iOS 12.5.1 early this week, Apple releases the iOS 14.4 Beta 2 and iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2. The first iOS 14.4 beta was released in mid-December and the second beta is now live. It is available for all supported iPhones and iPads. Here you will know the information about the iOS 14.4 Beta 2 and iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2 updates.
The iOS 14.4 Beta 2 is currently out for developers. Hopefully, the second beta will also go live by the time you are reading this. Generally, it takes a few hours for the public beta rollout. We will update it once it is available to the public.
Today, Apple also released macOS Big Sur 11.2 Beta 2, tvOS 14.4 Beta 2, and watchOS 7.3 Beta 2 along with iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2. Both iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2 come with build number 18D5043d. It is a small incremental update and weighs around 300MB depending on the model you have. Let’s now check what comes in the update.
iOS 14.4 Beta 2 Update – What’s New
As usual, the update changelog only includes bug fixes and performance improvement. In the first beta users experienced some bugs including flickering issues on some devices. Other known issues are Green Tint, cellular data, etc to some iPhone users.
Some users have reported that the flickering and green tint issue is not fixed yet. Expectedly, it will solve other issues from iOS 14.4 Beta 1.
The device performance is smooth and some users gave feedback that the stutter is no longer there in the second beta. We will update this section once we find new features, bug fixes, and other changes. So, let’s now head to the installation guide.
Download iOS 14.4 Beta 2 & iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2
The update is currently available for developers and soon it will go live for public beta testers as well. If you are already on the first iOS 14.4 Beta, then you should be receiving the update over the air. In case if you didn’t get the notification, you can manually check for the update. Go to Settings > Software Update and it will show the latest available update for your iPhone.
And if you are on the stable build and want to try out the iOS 14.4 Beta 2. Then you have to install the beta profile on your iPhone or iPad. So, if you are not aware of the installation process then check out the steps given below.
Install iOS 14.4 Beta Profile and iPadOS 14.4 Beta Profile
- Go to the Apple Beta Software program site.
- Then scroll down a bit and click on Sign in if you have Apple ID.
- On the next page, select the correct OS for your devices like iOS 14 or iPadOS 14.
- Scroll down till Getting Started and click on Enroll your iOS device.
- Now you need to install a profile from the next Page. For this, click on the Download Profile.
- After installing the Profile, reboot your device. And you are ready to install iOS 14.4 beta 2 on your iPhone.
After installing the beta profile, you can go to Settings > Software Update to install the latest update on your iPhone or iPad. You can also install iOS 14.4 Beta 2 with the full IPSW file using Finder or iTunes.
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