About iOS 14.4

iOS 14 updates the core experience of iPhone with redesigned widgets on the Home Screen, a new way to automatically organize apps with the App Library, and a compact design for phone calls and Siri. Messages introduces pinned conversations and brings improvements to groups and Memoji. Maps adds cycling directions and makes it easier to find places you’ll love with Guides. App Clips introduce a way to quickly discover and use a small part of an app. New Privacy features improve user transparency and control over how apps access your location, photos, microphone, and camera.

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iOS 14.4

iOS 14.4 includes the following improvements for your iPhone:

• Smaller QR codes can be recognized by Camera
• Option to classify Bluetooth device type in Settings for correct identification of headphones for audio notifications
• Notifications for when the camera on your iPhone is unable to be verified as a new, genuine Apple camera in iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max

This release also fixes the following issues:

• Image artifacts could appear in HDR photos taken with iPhone 12 Pro
• Fitness widget may not display updated Activity data
• Typing may be delayed and word suggestions may not appear in the keyboard
• The keyboard may not come up in the correct language in Messages
• Audio stories from the News app in CarPlay may not resume after being paused for spoken directions or Siri
• Enabling Switch Control in Accessibility may prevent phone calls from being answered from the Lock Screen

Bluetooth Device Settings

iOS 14.4 includes a setting to specify a device type for third-party Bluetooth-connected audio devices so that Headphone Audio Level measurements can be taken correctly. Apple tracks headphone audio levels to send alerts if music is playing at a level that has the potential to damage hearing health over time.

Camera Authenticity Warnings

If you get an iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max repaired and the repair person uses a non-genuine Apple camera or a camera recycled from another ‌iPhone 12‌ model, Apple will now send notifications. Apple says that these notifications will be sent when the camera on one of the new ‌iPhone 12‌ models is “unable to be verified as a new, genuine Apple camera.”

Bug Fixes

There are fixes for several bugs in iOS 14.4, some of which have been irritating ‌iPhone‌ users for months now.

• iPhone 12 Pro image artifacts – HDR photos taken by some iPhone 12 Pro models could have visible image artifacts, a bug that should now be fixed.
• Fitness widget – For some users, the Fitness widget was not displaying updated Activity data.
• Delayed typing – A bug that could cause typing to be delayed and word suggestions not to appear in the keyboard has been fixed, which should be a relief to the users that have had this problem for quite some time.
• Messages keyboard – A bug that could cause the incorrect language keyboard to appear in Messages has been fixed.
• CarPlay News app – There was a bug that could cause audio stories from the News app in CarPlay not to resume after being paused for spoken directions or for Siri, which has been addressed.
• Switch Control – Turning on the Switch Control feature in Accessibility could prevent phone calls from being answered from the Lock Screen.