Release appearance
iPadOS 14.0 Beta 3
Recorded context
About this appearance
iPadOS 14 Beta 3 is represented by 15 source-supported changes from Apple's exact milestone headings in the preserved Beta 4 document; later routes and build identities are not inferred.
- Date
- Jul 22, 2020
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Preserved milestone section
Apple's cumulative Beta 4 document retains an exact “Updates in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3” section. This iPadOS page structures 15 high-signal records from the milestone-named headings rather than treating the full cumulative document as a route delta.[1]
What this beta documents
The exact Beta 3 section covers media streaming, location contracts, HTTP/3 compatibility, privacy settings, Shortcuts triggers, SwiftUI controls, Translate, and widget reliability.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Platform scope
Shared SDK and cross-device records are retained alongside entries that explicitly concern iPad, PencilKit, iPad hardware, or pointer behavior. iPhone-only carrier, HealthKit, CarPlay, 3D Touch, Exposure Notification, and App Library claims are excluded.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Archive boundary
Internet Archive retained one raw beta DocC payload on August 10, after Beta 4 and before Beta 5. Its title names Beta 4 and its cumulative body labels Beta 1 through Beta 4 separately. Earlier human-shell captures establish document continuity but do not expose additional raw states, so this page uses only explicitly milestone-named records and does not infer an adjacent-state diff.[17][18]
Editorial boundary
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Updates in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; archived document title and milestone headings
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Accessibility — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 57295771
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 57295771.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · AVFoundation — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64000708
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 64000708.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Core Media — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 61859389
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 61859389.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Location — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 61953645
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 61953645.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Location — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 62853845
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 62853845.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Music — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 60895397
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 60895397.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Networking — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 63524866
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 63524866.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · RealityKit — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64275817
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 64275817.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Settings — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64168665
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 64168665.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Siri — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 62820498
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 62820498.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 35471164
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 35471164.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 59725999
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 59725999.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 63641785
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 63641785.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Translate — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64437614
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 64437614.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Widgets — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64899088
Original synthesis from Apple's milestone-named record for 64899088.
- iOS & iPadOS 14 beta documentation — July 26 shell (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-07-26T02:45:30.000Z · Beta 3 archive chronology and exact-heading boundary
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Beta 3 archive chronology and exact-heading boundary
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Beta 3 evidence boundary
- Installing and using Apple beta software
Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-30 · Beta software, release notes, and Feedback Assistant
- iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-08-07T23:57:24.000Z · Beta 3 archive context
- iOS & iPadOS 14 beta documentation — July 26 shell (preserved snapshot)
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2020-07-26T02:45:30.000Z · Beta 3 archive context
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
Tracking preference persistence
Tracking preference persistence is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Settings — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64168665
feature · fixed
Translate on-device mode
Translate on-device mode is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Translate — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64437614
feature · introduced
Apple Music sharing to Snapchat
Apple Music sharing to Snapchat is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Music — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 60895397
compatibility · changed
Explicit widget location declaration
Explicit widget location declaration is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Location — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 61953645
developerApi · introduced
Formatter-backed SwiftUI text
Formatter-backed SwiftUI text is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 63641785
bugFix · fixed
Widget interaction responsiveness
Widget interaction responsiveness is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Widgets — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64899088
developerApi · fixed
AVAsset download presentation options
AVAsset download presentation options is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · AVFoundation — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64000708
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI lists with ScrollViewReader
SwiftUI lists with ScrollViewReader is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 35471164
developerApi · changed
RealityKit debug component rename
RealityKit debug component rename is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · RealityKit — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 64275817
compatibility · introduced
HTTP/3 Draft 29
HTTP/3 Draft 29 is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Networking — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 63524866
developerApi · fixed
Swift location authorization property
Swift location authorization property is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Location — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 62853845
feature · introduced
App-close automation triggers
App-close automation triggers is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Siri — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 62820498
developerApi · introduced
SwiftUI Menu controls
SwiftUI Menu controls is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · SwiftUI — New Features in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 59725999
developerApi · fixed
Low-Latency HLS in Safari and WebKit
Low-Latency HLS in Safari and WebKit is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Core Media — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 61859389
enhancement · fixed
Sound Recognition and Hey Siri notice
Sound Recognition and Hey Siri notice is retained as a milestone-specific beta 3 item in Apple's archived developer notes.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 14 Beta 4 Release Notes (preserved cumulative snapshot) · Accessibility — Resolved in iOS & iPadOS 14 beta 3; 57295771