You can still OTA update directly to 14.8 (and probably 14.8.1 as well). Google "Delayed OTA update". (You will need a Mac and Apple Configurator 2)
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Apple Releases iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1 With Security Updates
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You can still OTA update directly to 14.8 (and probably 14.8.1 as well). Google "Delayed OTA update". (You will need a Mac and Apple Configurator 2)
Yup this has been my rule for years now. Wait till Christmas to update and it usually safe by then!
Did anyone notice what's new in the terms and conditions? I don't think I remember having to accept new ones for point releases, but it might be just new services like Private Relay (don't remember if they were there last time).
You can try the MDM deferral (OTA delay) option: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...5-is-no-longer-possible.2315399/post-30499786
Use Apple Configurator 2 instead of iMazing if you have a Mac.
It's the only way (if it still works).
I downloaded and installed this - skipped IOS 15 for now.
Also, I think Safari looks terrible on the iPad in iPadOS 15. I'll stick with 14 as long as possible. My main issue with 14.X is typing on website forums and such. Back delete gets slower as you go instead of faster and whole words at a time and text select and spell correct is not very good.
There is the entire CSAM controversy, where Apple may be scanning the hashes that are created from the pictures on your phone (not the actual picture itself) and comparing those hashes to a database that contains hashes for child pornography to make sure that the pictures on your phone do not match those child porn hashes. That functionality went live with iOS 15.
BL.
Yes, I can't even tell there is pro motion on my 14. Scrolling no more smooth than in the past imo.
Except it didn't, of course.
Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features - 9to5Mac
Last month, Apple announced a handful of new child safety features that proved to be controversial, including CSAM detection for...
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Apple delays the rollout of its plans to scan iPhones for child exploitation images
Apple said Friday it would delay the rollout of its controversial plans to scan iPhones for child exploitation images. The plan drew the ire of security experts and privacy advocates, who felt Apple had crossed a line in looking for the images on its customers devices.
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In my case, it's for occasional development/testing. They're only turned on when needed, not as daily drivers. And that's also why I don't want them on 15: I need to know if the app still works fine on 14.
Except it didn't, of course.
Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features - 9to5Mac
Last month, Apple announced a handful of new child safety features that proved to be controversial, including CSAM detection for...Apple delays the rollout of its plans to scan iPhones for child exploitation images
Apple said Friday it would delay the rollout of its controversial plans to scan iPhones for child exploitation images. The plan drew the ire of security experts and privacy advocates, who felt Apple had crossed a line in looking for the images on its customers devices.
However, the functionality is still there. That is the concern.
BL.
I'm trying to update from 14.8 to 14.8.1 (and for now at least I am avoiding upgrading to iOS 15). When I try to update OTA on my iPhone I repeatedly get the error that the update failed, no matter what I do. (Perhaps the same error that user nexu is experiencing?)
This Apple support article advises that if this error repeatedly happens, I will have to update by connecting the phone via USB and using the Finder or iTunes app, as appropriate. I'm still on Mojave, so it's the iTunes app for me.
By default the iTunes app wants to update the phone to iOS 15.1. There's no IPSW available for 14.8.1, so the trick for Option-clicking and selecting my own IPSW file for the update won't work.
Will an IPSW be made available for 14.8.1?
What else can I do?
This Apple support article advises that if this error repeatedly happens, I will have to update by connecting the phone via USB and using the Finder or iTunes app, as appropriate. I'm still on Mojave, so it's the iTunes app for me.
By default the iTunes app wants to update the phone to iOS 15.1. There's no IPSW available for 14.8.1, so the trick for Option-clicking and selecting my own IPSW file for the update won't work.
Will an IPSW be made available for 14.8.1?
What else can I do?
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Don't want my Air 2 to run like crap...so I'm staying put on iPadOS 14.
Unlikely. It was always supposed to be "later this year" even before the delay was announced, presumably because it wasn't ready.
I have an Air 2 running on 15 and it's fine. No noticeable performance loss.
I'm sticking with iOS 14 on my work phone, but that's only because 15 isn't supported by IT yet.
Yeah I don’t get it either, I always update to the latest iOS version at release and I’ve never had any major issues. Better than having to worry about security issues that have already gotten fixed.
They never gave an explanation, but two things come to mind: CSAM and the (now mostly-reverted) UI changes in Safari.
It could be like what we did back in the dark days (read: iOS 3.x) and kept on the lowest available OS that could support a jailbreak.
But I can't complain; I keep my iPad mini 4 on iOS 10.3.3 because I still have 32bit games I play on it that won't be updated to 64bit, and iOS 11 dropped all 32bit support.
BL.
Thanks - I'd forgotten about the CSAM issue. Have updated both my iPad (9.7) and iPhone SE 2 to 14.8.1 with no problems. Am going to follow imagineadam's suggestion to wait for pre-Christmas release of 15.n to update (if then).
The Safari tabs are mostly reverted on iPadOS 15.1, but it keeps the new sidebar, which I’m not a fan of. There’s also still the removal of the Today View.
My guess: to try and keep some of the regulatory antitrust/anticompetition heat off. Apple is getting a lot of criticism from developers for their App Store and related practices lately.
Edited to add: also, maybe they feel that by version 14.x, iOS has matured to the point where they feel they don't need to insist quite so strongly that everyone update to 15.
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It’s the same problem I am experiencing and I don’t know what to do
Maybe wiping will make updating possible. And then just restore from backup
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