Xcode 12.2 Beta Suggests iOS 14.2 Beta Update Coming Soon

[MacRumors]

Alongside macOS Big Sur beta 7, which was seeded out to developers this morning, Apple shared the Xcode 12.2 beta. The release notes for the new Xcode beta mention SDKs for iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, and watchOS 7.1, suggesting these are updates we’ll be seeing in the near future.

Xcode 12.2 beta includes SDKs for iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, and macOS Big Sur 11. The Xcode 12.2 beta release supports on-device debugging for iOS 9 and later, tvOS 9 and later, and watchOS 2 and later. Xcode 12.2 beta requires a Mac with Apple silicon running macOS Big Sur 11 or later, or an Intel-based Mac running macOS Catalina 10.15.4 or later.

There are, of course, always new iOS 14 betas provided shortly after the software sees a public release, but that the numbering is iOS 14.2 instead of iOS 14.1 is unusual.

Apple does sometimes skip numbers with iOS releases, especially as of late when SDK changes are required, but it’s possible that the iOS 14.1 update will be reserved for the new iPhone 12 models that are not yet out, while iOS 14.2 will be a wider device release. Of course, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 could also be for the new iPhones and the new iPad Air.

Either way, we’re likely going to get new iOS 14 developer betas as soon as next week with new features, bug fixes, and changes that were not able to be included in the release version of iOS 14, which came out yesterday.

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[farewelwilliams]

major and minor iOS releases have been much better compared to the past.

 

[WiseAJ]

who needs 14.1 when 14.2 is on its way!

 

[smulji]

What happened to iOS / iPadOS / tvOS 14.1?

 

[Stuipdboy1000]

Ah, following the iOS 13 naming convention I see!

 

[Deimo]

Hoping that the adaptive lighting is finally included there!

 

[gsmornot]

Back on the beta train. I dont think I run production software more than a few weeks a year. Ha.

 

[Dwalls90]

Perhaps 14.1 is being publicly skipped because it's basically just iOS 14, but for the unreleased fall hardware (e.g. iPhones).

 

[socialwill]

14.1 might just go straight to release with known bug fixes in the next 1-2 weeks, like was mentioned with new hardware. 14.2 would have a longer testing period then

 

[JosephAW]

Still have the PB profile installed.

 

[JosephAW]

Waiting for a supplemental update iOS 12.4.9 for iPhone 5&6!

 

[Secondempire]

What happened to iOS / iPadOS / tvOS 14.1?

The ninja emoji took care of them

 

[Regbial]

Already running into problems: can't scroll Settings using the digital crown on an Apple Watch 3...

 

[GregJohn]

Going to end iOS 14 in 14.9.9 at this rate!

 

[ikramerica]

They plan on putting 14.2 on iPhones to give them room for bug fixes between now and then.

 

[MrGimper]

They plan on putting 14.2 on iPhones to give them room for bug fixes between now and then.

And, as someone suggested the other day, to allow them to reveal iPhone 12 specific new features, otherwise people would have found them in iOS 14

 

[Doug Jacobs]

Maybe it was a TYPO, you know Xcode 12.2 and someone typed OS 14.2.

 

[mariusignorello]

Hmmm. Maybe we’ll get 14.1 on Friday or Monday as a quick fix and 14.2 will run a short beta course.

 

[Crzyrio]

Hmmm. Maybe we’ll get 14.1 on Friday or Monday as a quick fix and 14.2 will run a short beta course.

14.1 will be released with new iPhones. 14.1 Likely has the support for them and is why it's not publicly available.

 

[AppleFan91]

And, as someone suggested the other day, to allow them to reveal iPhone 12 specific new features, otherwise people would have found them in iOS 14

Yep, all the LiDAR, 5G, screen size, etc stuff might be in there.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Where’s 14.1????
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Maybe it’s a typo 😂

 

[xonomox]

The new widgets don't seem to be working for me. They don't access the information in the Health app correctly. I am using the Pedometer++ app and the MyPlate app, both with new widgets. The widgets show different information than the apps. For example the myplate widget calories remaining value doesn't change with exercise recorded from my apple watch, which the calories value in the app does changed based on exercise. The Pedometer++ widget only displays steps recorded on the iPhone accelerometers, not the apple watch, but the app itself shows the value from both sources.

 

[jz0309]

14.1 for the new iPhones seems the most logical suggestion ...

 

[Morgenland]

Already running into problems: can't scroll Settings using the digital crown on an Apple Watch 3...

Can't set alarm in iOS (4 teen / iPhone XS) in the usual way. Crap!
It's now less intuitive keyboard work.
The poor GUI people who once had developed it great. They might think what kind of trolls have crept into Apple GUI department in the meantime.
In the past, Steve had controlled it all himself. It is getting out of hand nowadays!

Fortunately they haven't changed the Timer settings yet, maybe they didn't feel like it anymore or were overwhelmed.
Maybe they want to spend another 9 1/2 weeks to bring it out for 14.5. ?

 

[Jetson]

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