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5 Things to Know About the iPadOS 14.0.1 Update

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4 years ago

10/15/2020

Apple’s pushed an iPadOS 14.0.1 update to iPad, iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini users and the software fixes some of the initial problems with the company’s new operating system.

iPadOS 14.0.1 is a point release which means it’s much smaller than the first version of iPadOS (iPadOS 14.0). It doesn’t have any new features on board.

With that in mind, we want to take you through everything there is to know about the latest update for the iPad and iPadOS 14.

In this guide to iPadOS 14.0.1 we’ll take you through the update’s performance, the current list of iPadOS 14.0.1 problems, the best places to find feedback about bugs and performance issues, the iPadOS 14.0.1 jailbreak status, and more.

We’ll start with our impressions of iPadOS 14.0.1 update’s performance on iPad.

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iPadOS 14.0.1 Review

If your iPad is currently running iPadOS 14.0, you’ll be looking at a fairly small download.

If your tablet is running an older version of iPadOS, your update will be larger. And that’s because the features and fixes from the update(s) you skipped are baked into your upgrade.

If your iPad is running iPadOS 14.0, the installation should take around 10 minutes to complete. It took about seven minutes to install on one of our iPad Pros.

For more on the iPadOS 14.0.1 download and installation, take a look at our guide.

We’ve been using the iPadOS 14.0.1 update on the iPad Pro for several days now and here’s what we’ve learned thus far:

Connectivity

Battery life is stable.
Wi-Fi connectivity is fast and reliable.
Bluetooth is working fine.
GPS and cellular data are stable.

Apps

Third-party apps like Netflix, Dark Sky, Twitter, Slack, Asana, Gmail, Chrome, and Spotify are working just fine right now.
First party apps like Safari, Podcasts, and Calendar are also stable.

Speed

iPadOS 14.0.1 feels as fast as iPadOS 14.0.

If you’re dealing with problems on iPadOS 14.0 or iPadOS 13, you might want to install the iPadOS 14.0.1 update on your iPad right now.

If you need help making a decision, take a look at our list of reasons to, and not to, install iPadOS 14.0.1.

iPadOS 14.0.1 Problems

iPad users are running into problems on iPadOS 14.0.1

The current list of problems includes installation issues, Exchange problems, weird battery drain, issues with first and third-party apps, issues with Face ID, UI lag, Wi-Fi issues, issues with Widgets, and Bluetooth issues.

Email aliases in the Mail application are reportedly broken in iOS 14/iPadOS 14. This is a widespread issue with no known fixes at this time. The issue is also on board the company’s iPadOS 14.2 beta.

If you encounter a problem on your tablet, have a look at our list of fixes for the most common software issues. We’ve also released tips that will help you improve performance and tips that should help you improve battery life.

If you can’t handle the iPadOS 14.0.1 update’s performance on your iPad note that you can’t downgrade its software in an attempt to improve performance. Apple has stopped signing iPadOS 14.0.

You can’t move back to anything older than iPadOS 14.0 either. So those of you jumping up from iPadOS 13.7 and below need to feel confident about the move to iPadOS 14.

Once you make the move, there’s no going back.

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iPadOS 14.0.1 Update: What’s New

Apple’s x.x.x updates always bring under-the-hood improvements and that’s what you get from iPadOS 14.0.1.

Here’s what’s on board:

Bug Fixes

Fixes an issue that could cause default browser and mail settings to reset after restarting your iPad
Fixes an issue that could prevent your iPad from connecting to Wi-Fi networks
Resolves an issue that could prevent sending email with some mail providers
Addresses an issue that could prevent images from appearing in the News widget

Apple says the iPadOS 14.0.1 update has no published CVE entries aka security patches.

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iPadOS 14.0.1 Jailbreak

If you want to jailbreak an iPad running iPadOS 14 you’ll need a specific model and you’ll need to avoid iPadOS 14.0.1 for now.

The developer team behind the Checkra1n jailbreaking tool has released version 0.11.0 which adds support for iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0.

The tool works with the following devices:

iPad (5th generation)
‌iPad‌ Air 2
‌iPad‌ mini 4
iPad Pro (1st generation)

If you own another iPad model you’ll need to remain on iPadOS 13 for now.

Earlier this year, the developers behind the “unc0ver” jailbreak tool released a new version that’s compatible with iPadOS 13.5 and most versions of iOS/iPadOS going all the way down to iOS 11.0.

iOS 12.3-12.3.2 and iOS 12.4.2-12.4.5 are excluded. So are iPadOS 13.5.1, iPadOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6.1, and iPadOS 13.7.

What’s Next

If your device is struggling on iPadOS 14, keep your eyes peeled for a new version.

Apple is planning to release an iPadOS 14.1 update later on this month. We expect it to touch down sometime before the company releases the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro on October 23rd.

For more on iPadOS 14.1 have a look at our guide.

Apple is currently working on iPadOS 14.2. iPadOS 14.2 is currently in beta testing and the milestone upgrade should carry new features and bug fixes.

We don’t have an iPadOS 14.2 release date. If you don’t think you can wait for the official release, you should download the beta.

For more on iPadOS 14.2, take a look at our guide.

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

Install iPadOS 14.8.1 for Better Security

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If security is important to you, and it should be, think about installing iPadOS 14.8.1 right now.

The iPadOS 14.8.1 update has 12 new security patches on board. They'll help protect you and your device from harm. You can read more about them on Apple's website.

If you missed iPadOS 14.8, you'll get its security patches with your iPadOS 14.8.1 update. You can read more about them on Apple's security site.

If you missed iPadOS 14.7.1, you'll get its security patch with your upgrade. If you want to learn more, head on over to Apple's website.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.7, you'll get its 30+ security patches with your upgrade. If you want to learn more, head to Apple's website.

If you skipped, iPadOS 14.6, you'll get its patches with your upgrade. iPadOS 14.6 brought 50+ security patches to the iPad, iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air. You can learn all about those changes right here.

If you missed iPadOS 14.5.1, you'll get its security patches with your update. Both of them are related to WebKit. If you want to learn more about them, check Apple's website for more details.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.5, you'll get its security patches with your upgrade. You can read more about the changes over on Apple's website.

iPadOS 14.5 also brought Apple's new App Tracking Transparency which lets you control which apps are allowed to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites for ads or sharing with data brokers.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.4.2 you get its security patch with your upgrade. You can read more about the change over on Apple's website.

If you missed iPadOS 14.8, iPadOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.1, you'll get iPadOS 14.4.1's security patch with your update. You can read more about the patch on Apple's security site.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.8, iPadOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.1 and iPadOS 14.4, you get iPadOS 14.4's patches with your upgrade. You can learn more about iPadOS 14.4's security patches right here.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.8, iPadOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4, and iPadOS 14.3, you'll get iPadOS 14.3's patches with your upgrade.

iPadOS 14.3 also included a new privacy information section on App Store pages that includes a developer-reported summary of the app’s privacy practices.

If you skipped iPadOS 14.8, iPadOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.3, and iPadOS 14.2, you'll get iPadOS 14.2's 24 security patches with your upgrade. You can learn more about those patches on Apple's security website.

If you're still running iPadOS 13, iPadOS 14.8.1 includes iPadOS 14.0's security updates.

iPadOS 14.0 brought 11 new security patches to iPad models. If you're interested in the exact nature of these improvements, you can read about them over on Apple's website.

If you skipped iPadOS 13.7 or any older versions of iPadOS 13, you'll get the security patches from those updates with your upgrade. They're baked in.

In addition to those patches, iPadOS 14 comes with some security and privacy upgrades including improvements to Home/HomeKit and Safari.

For instance in Safari, you can now tap the Privacy Report button to better understand how websites handle your privacy.

With iPadOS 14 on board you can now get information on the App Store that will help you understand the privacy practices of apps before you download them.

There is also a new recording indicator that will appear at the top of your screen whenever an app is using your microphone or camera. You can see if an app has used them recently in Control Center.

Researchers also discovered that Apple brought a new "BlastDoor" sandbox security system to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The system is meant to prevent attacks from occurring via the Messages app.

You can read more about "BlastDoor" right here.