IPadOS 14

iPadOS 14
The iPadOS 14 home screen running on the 7th-generation iPad
DeveloperApple Inc.
Written inC, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language
OS familyUnix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS
Source modelClosed with open-source components
General
availability
September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16)
Latest release14.8.1[1] (18H107) (October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)) [±]
Marketing targetTablet computers
Available in40 languages[2][3][4][5]
Update methodOTA, software update through iTunes or Finder
Package managerApp Store
PlatformsSee below
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Default
user interface
Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI)
LicenseProprietary software except for open-source components
Preceded byiPadOS 13
Succeeded byiPadOS 15
Official websiteiPadOS 14 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 12, 2021)
TaglineLooks 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.
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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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