| Version of the iOS operating system | |
 | |
 iOS 14 home screen running on an iPhone 12 | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| Source model | Closed, with open-source components |
| General availability | September 16, 2020[1] |
| Latest release | 14.8.1[2] (October 26, 2021) [±] |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Package manager | App Store |
| Platforms | |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| Default user interface | Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components |
| Preceded by | iOS 13 |
| Succeeded by | iOS 15 |
| Official website | iOS 14 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2021) |
| Tagline | Looks brand new. Feels like home. |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete, no longer receiving security updates,[3] because all iPhones and iPod Touches that supported iOS 14 support iOS 15 as well. Widespread third party app support. | |
| Articles in the series | |
| iPadOS 14 (iPadOS version derived from iOS 14) | |
iOS 14 is the fourteenth major release of the developed by Apple for the iPhone and iPod touch lines. Announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 22, 2020 as the successor to iOS 13, it was released to the public on September 16, 2020.[4][5] It was succeeded by iOS 15 on September 20, 2021.
- ^ Porter, Jon (2020-09-16). "Apple developers are scrambling over accelerated iOS 14 release". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Clover, Juli (October 26, 2021). "Apple Releases iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1 With Security Updates". MacRumors. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Apple says it never intended iOS 14 security updates to last forever". Ars Technica. January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Apple Releases iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 With Home Screen Redesign, App Library, Compact UI, Translate App, Scribble Support, App Clips, and More". MacRumors. September 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are starting to roll out". The Verge. September 16, 2020. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2020.