Apple start testing iOS 14.6 before thebig Io 14.5 releaseeven pass out to the world-wide populace . With iOS 15 expected to set about test at WWDC in June , many users cogitate iOS 14.5 would be the last liberation in the iOS 14 branch . It come out that Apple is not quite done iterating , and so we ’ll getiOS 14.7as well .
The enceinte feature in this release is accompaniment for the newApple Music lossless and Dolby Atmos formats . While iOS 14.6 is call for for those new data formatting , they will not appear until Apple enables them sometime in June . This release also brings the Apple Card Family and Podcasts subscription feature that Apple first announced at itsSpring load upshot in April .
Update 05/24/21 : iOS 14.6 has been free . Apple is already try out its successor , iOS 14.7 .
What’s new in iOS 14.6
Apple Music Lossless and Spatial Audio
Apple Music ’s new Lossless , Hi - Res Lossless , and Dolby Atmos lineament are coming in June , and will involve iOS 14.6 . Note that you may not see these features as presently as you upgrade to iOS 14.6 ! These feature want a host - side update to Apple Music , which will arrive next month .
Apple Card Family
This version of iOS add livelihood for the Apple Card Family features harbinger in at the Spring Loaded event in April .
Podcasts subscriptions
Apple ’s Podcasts Subscriptions lineament , also announced at the Spring Loaded event in April , have arrived . Podcast creators will now be able to offer a mixture of characteristic for a monthly fee .
Security updates
There are alsoa wide range of security update in iOS 14.6that dapple issues related to audio , I / O , and Webkit . Some of them seem pretty major so we recommend updating ASAP .
How to get iOS 14.6
Updating your iPhone to iOS 14.6 ( or iPad to iPadOS 14.6 ) is simple . Just open theSettingsapp and tap onGeneraland thenSoftware Updatesto download the latest release . It can take up to a few hours to become usable everywhere around the globe , so do n’t be horrify if it ’s not there right at 10 am on May 24 .
If it ’s already more than a twenty-four hour period after release and you still do n’t see it , adjudicate powering your phone down by holding the side push and volume up button for a few seconds , then sliding the “ Slide to Power off ” control . After a few second , pressing and hold the side clit for a few arcsecond to wrick your iPhone or iPad back on , and check for the update again .
Release notes
The full passing notation for iOS 14.6 are as accompany :
Podcasts
AirTag and Find My
handiness
This release also fixes the follow issues :
