Apple Releases iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 Developer Beta 2

Apple today released the second developer betas for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7, paving the way for the public betas later this month.

As you may recall, Apple had released the first developer betas for each of these products two weeks ago during its WWDC20 virtual event. And at least two of them—iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur—feature major user experience changes.

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I’m running the iOS 14 beta on my iPhone 11 Pro Max and have the macOS 11 Big Sur beta on my 2020 MacBook Air, so I’m installing the new versions as I write this. The second developer beta is usually about fit and finish, but I’ll check back if I find out there’s anything new.

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  • ghostrider

    07 July, 2020 - 2:27 pm

    <p>It's actually quite refreshing when you don't give a damn about Apple. No pressure to upgrade, no lock-in, no controlling practises and no elitist attitude. Yeah, it feels good.</p>

    • BrianEricFord

      07 July, 2020 - 4:20 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#552672">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>*Does double take* </p><p><br></p><p>What was that about no elitist attitude again?</p>

    • Paul Thurrott

      Premium Member
      08 July, 2020 - 8:27 am

      Careful, your elitist attitude is showing!

    • michael_goff

      08 July, 2020 - 10:16 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#552672">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>You cared enough to come to an article about Apple to talk about how much you don't care.</p>

    • nbplopes

      08 July, 2020 - 2:18 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#552672">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Yeah. And no insiders, no rings, no feature dropping bit by bit for months on end pumping the masses that in the end …. just plain old software development cycles coming out with solid betas that even curious end users feel tempted to use for daily for work.</p><p><br></p><p>Yes they have problems too, but comparisons just stop with this platitude.</p>

    • derekaw

      08 July, 2020 - 3:02 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#552672">In reply to ghostrider:</a></em></blockquote><p>Looks like you give a damm to me, thats a lot of typing for someone who says they don't care. Im glad you feel good. </p>

  • johnlavey

    Premium Member
    07 July, 2020 - 2:39 pm

    <p>Thanks for the tip, Paul, concerning IOS 14 Beta 2. I use an iPhone like yours and I was wondering if there would an update before the public beta was released. One of the features that I am hoping will eventually land on the iPhone is the CarKeys for Honda apps.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

    • Paul Thurrott

      Premium Member
      08 July, 2020 - 8:27 am

      I’m not totally on top of this, but I believe there are normally two developer betas and then the public beta, which is often the same as the second dev beta. I could be wrong.

  • glenn8878

    07 July, 2020 - 3:06 pm

    <p>So we might get the formal release in October or November? </p>

    • irfaanwahid

      08 July, 2020 - 1:14 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#552684">In reply to glenn8878:</a></em></blockquote><p>They normally release it in Sept.</p>

    • Paul Thurrott

      Premium Member
      08 July, 2020 - 8:25 am

      Normally it’s in September, but who knows this crazy year.

  • will

    Premium Member
    07 July, 2020 - 3:40 pm

    <p>I would guess we will be around 6-7 betas overall and things start to come together around beta 4. Meaning things get stable, but overall these betas have been pretty good.</p>

  • derekaw

    08 July, 2020 - 3:00 pm

    <p>Very stable, no show stoppers and I have all the betas on all my daily use devices. </p>

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