Apple Releases iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 With Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, Dual-SIM 5G Support, Apple Maps Accident Crowdsourcing and Tons More

[jbachandouris]

Well that's new. Download failed after 15 minutes. It said processing and then quit forcing me to re-download. That has never happened to me.

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

Big Sur and IOS iPADOS are the same Build as RC so anyone running these won't see any update

 

[alexandr]

Same

i even ordered myself an armband for this occasion ))

 

[Canyda]

Any Canadians able to report traffic stuff in Maps under 14.5? If so, which city are you in?

I'm in Edmonton and it's not active for me.

 

[mac_head]

The now following ten comments are the default reactions on this forum following the release of every OS update ever. I have summarized them for you so you don’t have to read any further!

“The update is not yet available where I live”

“My iPhone/iPad/Macbook doesn’t see the update yet but my other iPhone/iPad/Macbook does!”

“What is the build number?”

“Oh, it’s now available where I live”

“Downloading now…”

“The download process is really slow!”

“I hope they fixed X bug”

“They still haven’t fixed XX bug”

“Apple’s update policy is much better than Google’s”

“Safari is snappier”

You forgot „how is the battery life?“ 😅

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

word of warning If you have Beta profile installed remove it Now or you will get the next beta iOS 14.6

 

[Salty Pirate]

failed on iphone12 pro and iPad pro

 

[Gator5000e]

Now for the way too long download and installation on my Apple Watch 4. Man this always takes so long.

 

[bpeeps]

i can tell you were prepping to make this comment as soon as they published this article

They already had it saved in notes.

 

[CamiMR]

Any Canadians able to report traffic stuff in Maps under 14.5? If so, which city are you in?

I'm in Edmonton and it's not active for me.

Same question but for the UK. I installed the release candidate last week, and not working on my end…
US only?

 

[VespiYT]

Been running this for a week and for me it has been the best version of iOS 14

 

[jonnyb098]

Well that's new. Download failed after 15 minutes. It said processing and then quit forcing me to re-download. That has never happened to me.

Yep same here

 

[loekf]

failed on iphone12 pro and iPad pro

Same here. Downloading goes fast, preparing takes forever and fails.

 

[nwcs]

The now following ten comments are the default reactions on this forum following the release of every OS update ever. I have summarized them for you so you don’t have to read any further!

“The update is not yet available where I live”

“My iPhone/iPad/Macbook doesn’t see the update yet but my other iPhone/iPad/Macbook does!”

“What is the build number?”

“Oh, it’s now available where I live”

“Downloading now…”

“The download process is really slow!”

“I hope they fixed X bug”

“They still haven’t fixed XX bug”

“Apple’s update policy is much better than Google’s”

“Safari is snappier”

You need to add another one:

”I hope it fixed the battery life, “xyz” update was terrible”

 

[Stunning_Sense4712]

It has showed up for me but has failed to install on iPad. I am now trying again.

 

[thealexo_o]

Same here. Downloading goes fast, preparing takes forever and fails.

Same here on iPhone 11 Pro ☹️

 

[mannyvel]

Installing on my 12 mini, watch coming soon!

 

[loekf]

iPhone 12 Pro is finally installing. Finally 5G with dual SIM.

 

[shaun3000]

Well that's new. Download failed after 15 minutes. It said processing and then quit forcing me to re-download. That has never happened to me.

Mine was stuck on Preparing Update for a long time then gave an error message. Tried, again, took a long on Preparing but it finally started installing.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Failed on iPhone 11 Pro Max after 13 minutes of "Preparing Update"...try #2 now.

 

[bwalker002]

Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 14.5, marking the fifth major updates to the iOS and iPadOS 14 operating systems that were initially launched in September. iOS 14.5 comes three months after the release of iOS 14.4, and a month after the release of iOS 14.4.2, an update that introduced security fixes.

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The iOS and iPadOS 14.5 updates can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

iOS 14.5 is a major update with a long list of new features, including the ability to unlock an iPhone with an Apple Watch, 5G support for dual-SIM users, new emoji characters, an option to select a preferred music service to use with Siri, crowd sourced data collection for Apple Maps accidents, AirPlay 2 support for Fitness+, and much more.

The update also introduces support for AirTags and Precision Finding on the iPhone 12 models, and it marks the official introduction of App Tracking Transparency. There are a long list of bug fixes, with Apple addressing everything from AirPods switching issues to the green tint that some users saw on iPhone 12 models.

Everything new in the beta can be found in Apple's release notes for the updates, which are listed below:iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 mark the biggest updates to the iOS 14 operating system to date, and we'll have a full in-depth guide with details on all of the new features coming later today.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 With Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, Dual-SIM 5G Support, Apple Maps Accident Crowdsourcing and Tons More

 

[kemal]

Downloading...

 

[Phuz01]

Already installed on my TV, but after "preparing" on my phone, I got prompted to re-download the update.

 

[Chris The Bipolarbear]

HomePod Update Out TOO build Number to follow download very slow or its big build 14.5 updating Now size 667.1mb

 

[Canyda]

Just tried my first masked unlock and it worked perfectly!