La fourth beta iOS 14.2 arrived ten days ago and since then, a repetitive notification advised all users to update the beta. However, there was no beta to upgrade to as the fourth was the newest. To solve this problem, Apple has put the batteries and launched the fifth beta that has already been baptized as Golden Master. I mean, this would be the version final that will see the light in the next weeks. Below we recall the main novelties of an operating system that has been in beta since September 18.
The fifth beta of iOS 14.2: the Golden Master
An operating system that is in beta is updated by polishing the details until it reaches a completely stable version without errors. This latest version that will be the one made available to everyone is what is known as Golden Mastera (GM) or Release Candidate (RC). In recent years, the term Golden Master it is being discontinued so much to be replaced by release Candidate. However, they are similar terms that come to say that the beta period of a version has ended and is available for official distribution.
Yesterday Apple released the Golden Master of iOS 14.2. This is the fifth beta launched for developers and it has solved the problem of repetitive notifications that we told you yesterday on our blog. Besides that, no big changes have been found since if Apple introduced new functions or tools they would have to be tested by the developers, launch another stable beta, and delay the final release of iOS 14.2.
What's new in iOS 14.2: very varied
Recall that iOS 14.2 brings with it a new Shazam widget for the Control Center, support for MagSafe leather cases for iPhone 12, new wallpapers, 100+ new emojis, optimized charging for AirPods, headphone audio level notification, HomePod intercom support, view of statistics in the Exposure Notification API and much more.
The bets are on the table When will we see iOS 14.2 definitively? Well, there are many voices that point out that it will come out together with the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro, so the fork is between November 6, when reservations begin, and November 13, when the first units begin to ship. Do you want to have the new version on your device?