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iOS 14.4 Public

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The public iOS 14.4 release improved QR and Bluetooth handling, added camera-component verification on iPhone 12 models, and corrected several documented display, input, CarPlay, and accessibility problems.

Date
Jan 26, 2021
Availability
available
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No

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  1. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — Bluetooth

  2. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — camera verification notification

  3. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — Camera

  4. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — Fitness and keyboard fixes

  5. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — HDR photos

  6. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4 — News, CarPlay, and Switch Control fixes

  7. About iOS 14 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 14.4

  8. About the Security Content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released January 26, 2021

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · changed

Bluetooth device-type classification

documentedconfirmed

A Settings control classified Bluetooth device types, helping the system distinguish headphones when calculating audio exposure notifications.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — Bluetooth

bugFix · fixed

HDR photo artifact fix

documentedconfirmed

Apple corrected image artifacts that could appear in HDR photographs captured on iPhone 12 Pro.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — HDR photos

security · introduced

iPhone camera verification notice

documentedconfirmed

iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max could display a notification when camera authenticity could not be verified.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — camera verification notification

enhancement · changed

Smaller QR code recognition

documentedconfirmed

The Camera app gained documented support for recognizing smaller QR codes.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — Camera

bugFix · fixed

News, CarPlay, and Switch Control fixes

documentedconfirmed

The maintenance release addressed News audio that failed to resume after spoken directions in CarPlay and a Switch Control condition that prevented answering calls from the Lock Screen.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — News, CarPlay, and Switch Control fixes

bugFix · fixed

Fitness widget and keyboard fixes

documentedconfirmed

Apple fixed delayed Activity data in the Fitness widget, lagging keyboard input, absent word suggestions, and incorrect keyboard language in Messages.

  1. [1] About iOS 14 Updates · iOS 14.4 — Fitness and keyboard fixes