Apple on Monday announced the first iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 developer betas, revealing which iPad and iPhone models are compatible with the forthcoming operating systems.
iOS 14 compatible devices
iOS 14was announced at WWDC today. Developers wishing to try out the iOS 14 beta build will need to have access to the following hardware:
- iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPod Touch (7th generation)
iPadOS 14 compatible devices
Introduced last year at WWDC, iPadOS brought customization features exclusive to the iPad. The year-old operating system begins beta testing for the upcoming release of iPadOS 14. Developers looking to try out the iPadOS 14 beta will need to have the following hardware:
- iPad Pro (11 inch), iPad Pro (12.9 inch) (4th generation)
iPad Pro (11 inch), iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro (10.5 inch), iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)
- iPad (5th generation, 6th generation, 7th generation)
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd Generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch)
, and Apple itself, strongly recommend users don't install the betas on primary devices or hardware they deem as "mission-critical" at all, as there is the highly remote possibility of data loss or other issues. Testers should instead install betas onto secondary or non-essential devices as a safer alternative, and to always make sure there are sufficient backups of important data before updating.
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