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 The iPadOS 14 home screen running on the 7th-generation iPad | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Written in | C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language |
| OS family | Unix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS |
| Source model | Closed with open-source components |
| General availability | September 16, 2020 |
| Latest release | 14.8.1[1] (18H107) (October 26, 2021) [±] |
| Marketing target | Tablet computers |
| Available in | 40 languages[2][3][4][5] |
| Update method | OTA, software update through iTunes or Finder |
| Package manager | App Store |
| Platforms | See below |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| Default user interface | Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI) |
| License | Proprietary software except for open-source components |
| Preceded by | iPadOS 13 |
| Succeeded by | iPadOS 15 |
| Official website | iPadOS 14 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 12, 2021) |
| Tagline | Looks brand new. Feels like home. |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete, no longer receiving security updates,[6] because all iPads that support iPadOS 14 support iPadOS 15 as well. Widespread third-party app support. | |
| Articles in the series | |
| iOS 14 (derived from) | |
iPadOS 14 is the second major release of the iPadOS operating system developed by Apple for their iPad line of tablet computers. It was announced on June 22, 2020 at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) as the successor to iPadOS 13, making it the second version of the iPadOS fork from iOS. It was released to the public on September 16, 2020.[7][8] It was succeeded by iPadOS 15 on September 20, 2021.
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