iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Betas Are Now Available; Here is How to Install iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Beta Right Now

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iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Betas are now available to install in your devices. Follow the article till the end to know How to Install iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Beta Right Now. Yesterday Apple has made the first public beta builds for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 available through its beta program enrollment process.

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Unless you’re enrolled in Apple’s developer program, this is your first opportunity to try out the new software in beta. These betas will update periodically, culminating in the final release, which we expect at the end of summer. 

ICYMI: iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Features

iOS 14

Install iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Beta

Apple has reimagined the iOS with some iconic elements for a great experience on iPhone, The disclosure of iOS 14 was done by Craig Federighi, SVP, Software Engineer, he started the session with a very interactive manner, and following announcements were made

App Library

This is one of the most wonderful upgrades that will be seen in iOS, App library will automatically organize all the apps according to the categories. This is a great feature to quickly access the apps from the second, or third page.

  • Widget Gallery- Apple has debuted new widgets with different shape and size, this will help you to arrange a data-rich home screen, you can add and customize more widgets from the Widget Gallery by simple drag and drop.
  • Smart Stack – With the smart stack feature, iPhone will use on-device intelligence to surface the suitable widget according to the time, location, and activity.

Picture-In-Picture

With latest feature announced of iOS 14 in WWDC 2020 – Day 1, the picture-in-picture feature is most dazzling one, some of the screen saving functionalities are added by Apple in following apps

  • Siri:  Now Siri on activating would not take half of your screen, it will be shown up as a small animated icon at the bottom of the screen. And Siri comes up with some other functionalities too, like now Siri can send audio messages, and can answer a diverse range of questions with accurate information fetched from the Internet.
  • FaceTime Video calls/ Incoming calls: Now facetime / incoming calls will also be shown up in picture-in-picture mode, you can easily complete the background task while picking up and talking on a call.

Messages

Messages with iOS 14 are also getting awesome features, including:

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  • Pinning: Messages with new updates will also have @mentions in group messages, so this means whether a group chat is muted if a person’s name will be mentioned in the group so he/she will get a notification.
  • Memoji:  With the iOS 14 there are new Memoji, stickers, and Memoji’s with more than 20 new styles, face mask, and age options including additional hairstyles, faces, headwears, etc. Memoji stickers include new stickers for high, blush, etc.

Translate App

With the translate app, you can translate the conversation whether you are online or offline. This app can translates voice and text messages to and from more than 11 languages. The app comes up in two modes, one is On-Device mode which lets the user download languages into the device for on-device translations, and another mode is Conversation mode which speaks up the translations aloud so that user can chat with someone who is using different language. Moreover, it automatically detects the language spoken and translates it appropriately.

Apple Maps

Apple Maps in iOS 14 are coming up with the biggest update, which includes

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  • Cycling: New cycling-specific navigations feature which will help you while you are going through an elevation, and also notify you if there are any stairs in your path.
  • Guides: iOS 14 will update you with places, like restaurants, shopping malls, and some other notable places.
  • EV Routing: Apple has upgraded a lot for Electric car drivers they will get to know about the chargers along their routes.

CARPLAY

As announced in WWDC 2020 – Day 1 conference iOS 14 is reimagined and designed to enhance the iconic experience, so here Apple brings CarPlay feature, which will let you

  • Unlock and start a car with the iPhone.
  • Using NFC, you can unlock your car with a single tap.
  • You can turn off keys remotely using iCloud.
  • Invite people to use your car and give them access via iPhone.

iPadOS

Install iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Public Beta

This time with iPadOS 14, iPad is no longer tablets, they are a complete powerful computer. iPadOS coming up with several new powerful features, with picture-in-picture mode neither Siri will capture the entire screen, nor the upcoming calls, you can utilize a complete screen. And some other features to easily navigate with a bunch of other interactive features.

You will find a new sidebar and another interactive UI for the music player to easily navigate between albums, singers, other genres.

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iPad’s pencil is getting an update and now it will be called Scribble. The UI is pretty good and impressive, you can transform handwritten text and shapes, and autotune singer’s voice, and many more.

Steps to Install iOS 14 Public Beta

  • Open Apple Beta Software Portal in iPhone’s Safari Browser.
  • Tap on Sign Up (if you don’t have an account) or Sign In.
  • Select “iOS,” which is the left-most option on the next page.
  • Scroll down until you find a button that says “Download profile,” then tap on it.
  • This will bring up a warning that says the website is trying to download a configuration profile.
  • Select “Allow.” You will get a pop-up window that says you can set the new profile from the Settings app.
  • Open the Settings app. A new section called “Profile Downloaded” should be added near the top.
  • Select it, and you’ll have access to the beta software download.

Steps to Install iPadOS 14 Public Beta

  • Open Apple Beta Software Portal in iPad’s Safari Browser.
  • Tap on Sign Up (if you don’t have an account) or Sign In.
  • Select “iPadOS,” which is the option that’s second from the left on the next page.
  • Scroll down until you find a button that says “Download profile,” then tap on it.
  • This will bring up a warning that says the website is trying to download a configuration profile.
  • Select “Allow.” You will get a pop-up window that says you can set the new profile from the Settings app.
  • Open the Settings app. A new section called “Profile Downloaded” should be added near the top.
  • Select it, and you’ll have access to the beta software download.

As usual with early beta builds, it’s not advised to run these on your only device. Bugs may appear, things could be broken, crashes aren’t unlikely, all that jazz.

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