Release appearance
iPadOS 14.2 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
The public iPadOS 14.2 release added emoji, wallpapers, device-specific camera intelligence, AirPods charging, connected-home audio features, and a broad group of reliability fixes.
- Date
- Nov 5, 2020
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Chronology evidence
Appearance sources
These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — AirPlay, Intercom, and HomePod
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — AirPods Pro
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — Camera
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — emoji and wallpapers
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — fixes
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2 — Magnifier
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.2
- About the Security Content of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released November 5, 2020
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
enhancement · introduced
AirPods Pro optimized charging
Optimized battery charging learned usage patterns and delayed full AirPods Pro charging when appropriate.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — AirPods Pro
enhancement · changed
iPad Air camera Scene Detection and Auto FPS
Scene Detection recognized subjects and adjusted photos, while Auto FPS could lower the recording frame rate for low light and smaller files on iPad Air 4.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — Camera
feature · introduced
AirPlay, Intercom, and HomePod home theater
New AirPlay controls managed playback around the home, Intercom sent spoken messages across supported devices, and HomePod could provide stereo, surround, and Dolby Atmos sound for Apple TV 4K.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — AirPlay, Intercom, and HomePod
feature · introduced
Magnifier people detection
People Detection in Magnifier reported how far away nearby people were on LiDAR-equipped iPad Pro models.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — Magnifier
enhancement · changed
New emoji and wallpapers
Animals, food, faces, objects, instruments, gender-inclusive designs, and other emoji joined eight new wallpapers that adapted to light or dark appearance.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — emoji and wallpapers
bugFix · fixed
Camera, passcode, widgets, and media fixes
Apple fixed a black Camera viewfinder, missed Lock Screen keyboard touches, Reminders timing, Photos and Weather widgets, Voice Memos interruptions, black Netflix playback, and Siri Apple Cash failures.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.2 — fixes