4 Reasons Not to Install iPadOS 14 Beta & 9 Reasons You Should

Don't Install If You Can't Stand Bugs

If you can't stand dealing with bugs, performance issues or potential security issues, you should probably avoid the iPadOS 14 beta for now. 

While iPadOS betas can be used on a primary device, we highly recommend using the software on a secondary device if you have one. Apple agrees. 

In its Beta FAQ Apple "strongly" recommends installing iOS/iPadOS beta software on secondary devices rather than primary ones. 

The current list of iPadOS 14 beta problems include broken apps and services, bad battery life, issues with Bluetooth/GPS/cellular data, and more. 

Apple will refine iPadOS 14 with new beta releases but, again, future betas will come with problems of their own. 

And while you might be able to fix some problems yourself, others will require a fix from Apple itself. Some problems might even stick around through the final release.  

If you depend on your device to get through the day, you'll probably want to stay put on iPadOS 13.