4 Reasons Not to Install iPadOS 14.8.1 & 11 Reasons You Should

Apple’s iPadOS 14.8.1 update could have a tremendous impact on your iPad’s overall performance. And while some of you will want to install the firmware today, others are better off waiting.

The company’s released another upgrade for iPadOS 14 and iPadOS 14.8.1 is available to download right now if you own a compatible device.

The latest version of iPadOS 14 brings important security patches to iPad users. It doesn’t have any known features or bug fixes on board.

iPadOS 14.8.1 requires a fairly small download if you’re jumping up from iPadOS 14.8. If you’re hopping up from an older version of iPadOS, your download could be fairly large. That’s because the features and fixes from the updates you skipped are baked into your firmware.

Those of you dealing with issues on iPadOS 14.8 or an older version of iPadOS 14 could see a huge turnaround after moving to iPadOS 14.8.1. That being said, we’re also hearing about bugs and performance problems plaguing the software.

If you run into issues on iPadOS 14.8.1, note that you can’t downgrade your iPad’s software back to iPadOS 14.8 in an effort to improve performance. You can’t downgrade to older iPadOS firmware either.

So if you’re having a great experience on iPadOS 14.8, or an older version of iPadOS, you need to approach iPadOS 14.8.1 with caution. Once you make the move, there’s no going back.

If you’re currently debating a move to iPadOS 14.8.1, allow us to walk you through the best reasons to install the software today and the best reasons to hang around on iPadOS 14.8, or whatever version of iPadOS your device is currently running, for a little bit longer.

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