Release appearance
iPadOS 14.4 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
The public iPadOS 14.4 release improved QR and Bluetooth handling and corrected two documented keyboard problems.
- Date
- Jan 26, 2021
- 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 14.4 — Bluetooth
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.4 — Camera
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.4 — keyboard delay
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.4 — Messages keyboard
- About iPadOS 14 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 14.4
- 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
A Settings control classified Bluetooth device types, helping the system distinguish headphones when calculating audio exposure notifications.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.4 — Bluetooth
bugFix · fixed
Keyboard delay and suggestion fix
Apple fixed an issue in which typing could be delayed and predictive word suggestions might not appear.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.4 — keyboard delay
enhancement · changed
Smaller QR code recognition
The Camera app gained documented support for recognizing smaller QR codes.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.4 — Camera
bugFix · fixed
Messages keyboard-language fix
The release corrected a condition in which the keyboard could appear in the wrong language inside Messages.
- [1] About iPadOS 14 Updates · iPadOS 14.4 — Messages keyboard