Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS and iPadOS 14.7 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the fourth betas of new iOS and iPadOS 14.7 updates to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the third iOS and iPadOS 14.7 updates.

iOS and iPadOS 14.7 can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center or over the air after the proper profile has been installed on an iPhone or iPad.

The new iOS and iPadOS 14.7 updates may be focused on under-the-hood bug performance improvements and bug fixes for issues that weren't able to be addressed in iOS 14.6, but a few minor features have been found.

Apple in iOS 14.7 will expand the Air Quality Index feature to additional countries that include the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, and Canada.

When paired with the accompanying HomePod 14.7 software, iOS 14.7 will allow the Home app to set multiple timers on a HomePod or a HomePod mini.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS and iPadOS 14.7 to Developers

 

[Robin Bonathan]

Hopefully they fixed reminders which broke on 14.6

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

I really am hoping battery is fixed. With 14.6, my battery life was just not usual. Maybe it's just me.

 

[Robin Bonathan]

I really am hoping battery is fixed. With 14.6, my battery life was just not usual. Maybe it's just me.

My wife's iPhone 8 got heaps Better on battery life with 14.6

 

[DinkThifferent]

I really hoped that there would be just one beta-release related article instead of four.

Perhaps this is getting fixed with Beta 5.....

 

[bluespider]

Build number? Wondering if this will be final before PBIOS15

 

[gtmead09]

14.7 (18G5052d)

 

[LFC2020]

Build number? Wondering if this will be final before PBIOS15

No chance 🤦‍♂️ D build 🤦‍♂️

• macOS Big Sur 11.5 beta 4 (20G5052c)
• iOS 14.7 beta 4 (18G5052d)
• iPadOS 14.7 beta 4 (18G5052d)
• watchOS 7.6 beta 4 (18U5552d)
• tvOS 14.7 beta 4 (18M5552d)

 

[Mustafa.]

Build no: 18G5052d
everything was fine with beta 3. i hope it will be better

 

[Paddle1]

Since Apple plans on supporting both iOS 14 and 15 simultaneously they may be taking their time with this one.

 

[roncron]

14.7 (18G5052d)

From a “c” build to a “d” build. Interesting.

 

[Unsupported]

My wife's iPhone 8 got heaps Better on battery life with 14.6

My iPhone 8 lasts noticeably longer too before needing a charge.

 

[Delorean2006]

I really am hoping battery is fixed. With 14.6, my battery life was just not usual. Maybe it's just me.

Agreed, the battery life has been abysmal on my 2020 iPad Pro but my 12pm it’s been so/so.

 

[macduke]

You guys think we'll make it to 14.8 this year? Would be the first time for a x.8 release. Last year we got the first x.7 and x.6 release. Seems like they aren't afraid to increase second position version numbers anymore, instead of having numbers like 9.3.6 like they did a few years ago.

IDK why this is interesting to me.

 

[Octavius8]

You guys think we'll make it to 14.8 this year? Would be the first time for a x.8 release. Last year we got the first x.7 and x.6 release. Seems like they aren't afraid to increase second position version numbers anymore, instead of having numbers like 9.3.6 like they did a few years ago.

IDK why this is interesting to me.

Maybe 14.8 will be the last, then .8.x releases. I dont think there can be enough features to make a .9 release, at least not this year.

 

[Octavius8]

Hopefully they fixed reminders which broke on 14.6

And "up next" since 14 ;(

 

[imagineadam]

I’m still waiting for them to fix the smart battery case problem that began with 14.6.

 

[Johnny907]

I really am hoping battery is fixed. With 14.6, my battery life was just not usual. Maybe it's just me.

It's not just you. Battery life fell off a cliff on my 12 Pro and 2018 11" Pro with the RC of 14.6. It's sad when even the betas had better battery performance.

 

[NervousFish2]

The apple podcast app on 14.6 is killing my iPhone 12 Pro battery. Playing a podcast makes the unit warm up a lot, and the battery really starts to disappear. I really hope that is fixed. Listening to podcasts is probably the number 1 thing I do on my phone. But this kind of heat and battery usage is very noticeable, and never happened before.

 

[BrightCanon]

It's not just you. Battery life fell off a cliff on my 12 Pro and 2018 11" Pro with the RC of 14.6. It's sad when even the betas had better battery performance.

same for me also. Im running 14.7 beta and its a little better than 14.6 but not by much. Also my battery health has dropped 5% in 4 weeks. Something is wrong.

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

You guys think we'll make it to 14.8 this year? Would be the first time for a x.8 release. Last year we got the first x.7 and x.6 release. Seems like they aren't afraid to increase second position version numbers anymore, instead of having numbers like 9.3.6 like they did a few years ago.

IDK why this is interesting to me.

It’s interesting to me.

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

The apple podcast app on 14.6 is killing my iPhone 12 Pro battery. Playing a podcast makes the unit warm up a lot, and the battery really starts to disappear. I really hope that is fixed. Listening to podcasts is probably the number 1 thing I do on my phone. But this kind of heat and battery usage is very noticeable, and never happened before.

Yeah, the podcasts app is definitely draining my iPhone’s battery. But the weird thing is that because I hardly ever use the podcasts app, my battery still drains. Hopefully it’s fixed because my maximum capacity recalibration isn’t doing much.

 

[furou]

Hopefully they fixed reminders which broke on 14.6

I’m crossing my fingers as well. For me iCloud reminders just broke recently and won’t sync between devices reliably anymore.

 

[Stromos]

Public Beta 4 is out.

 

[Realityck]

Public Beta 4 is out.

Good now to see if battery drain is improved with Safari.