Apple seeds fourth public betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to public beta testers

If you are part of the public beta testing program, then you have new pre-release software to install today.

Apple on Thursday, after seeding the corresponding fourth developer beta, officially seeded the fourth betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to public beta testers.

As far as what’s new in this beta, it should correspond with all of the new tweaks and additions Apple made to the fourth developer beta it seeded earlier this week. Those new changes include the return of 3D Touch (which Apple removed in previous beta seeds), a better, more robust widget for the Apple TV app, and support for Apple’s and Google’s Exposure Notification to help contact trace the spread of COVID-19.

If there are any new discoveries made in the second public beta, we will update this post accordingly.

Tutorial: How to install iOS 14 beta or iPadOS 14 beta on your iPhone or iPad

To update, those that are part of the public beta test program can download and install the latest beta as an over-the-air update. For those who are not part of the program but want to sign up, you can do so at Apple’s official Beta Software Program website.

iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are both major updates, bringing quite a lot to the mobile operating systems. Here’s a quick list of the biggest new features for both:

Apple is testing its latest major updates to its most popular platforms in advance of their public launch, which is expected to arrive sometime this fall.

Are you trying out the public betas? If so, how are they treating you so far?