ios14 is a disaster

If the update has destabilised your iPad, you might be best advised to restore the iPad to Factory Settings. At conclusion of the restoration process, you will have opportunity to restore your locally stored data from your iCloud/iTunes backup:

Restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod to factory settings – Apple Support

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cohenmd wrote:

Finally, I found it. You have to find the button to turn on smart annotations. Then you will get the mark up tools at the bottom of the screen, and you can select the first tool, write in the document, and the handwriting will be changed into typed text.

As far as I can see, nothing Apple has put out provides these instructions. They seem to have gone from intuitive to mind reading.

Nothing?

Draw and annotate in Pages on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch – Apple Support

Same issue here with an iPad Pro 12.9"

I was having issues with occasional spontaneous reboots with 13.5 and I upgraded to 14.0 and it won't stay up for more than 3-5 minutes without rebooting. I've even wiped the device and started from scratch. I can't even complete the initial setup without it rebooting. I now have a very expensive doorstop.

-Clear all settings - Didn't help

-Recovery Mode refresh of the OS. Recovery went fine, but crashes every 2-3 minutes during setup and then during operation. (no apps or backup restored)

-Reset to factory - crashes every 2-3 minutes during setup and then during operation. (no apps or backup restored)

-Reset to factory and then a recovery mode load of the OS. Recovery went fine, but crashes every 2-3 minutes during setup and then during operation. (no apps or backup restored)

-Try to downgrade to 13.7 - Keeps crashing during the process and can't get the OS onto the device. Now it's apparently no longer being signed

-Tried completely draining the batteries and recharging

Tried leaving the device in recovery mode. Does not reboot until the actual recovery mode timeout.

I did contact Apple support and it's a flat $599 swap fee. The device was fine before the iOS upgrades and the theory they have is that it "highlighted an existing hardware issue". (not to be confused with "we didn't really do extensive testing with legacy hardware and you should have upgraded by now anyways")

Apple could make a fortune offering paid downgrade services. I'd be a lot more willing to pay for a 13.3.1 downgrade and version freeze than $600 for the same device that's just waiting for a future upgrade to "highlight" another hardware issue.

I guess it goes in a drawer and comes out for testing with each new iOS version until the official EOL.

This is probably the push I needed to get rid of the iPad altogether. The only business apps I was using on it were Microsoft, so it was getting harder to justify (and the games on the app store were draining my wallet). Maybe not a silver lining, but maybe a tin one.

Yes it has been a disaster for me as well. Many issues with the worst being My Apple 5 watch which now only lasts 8 hours at best. Nice to pay nearly 500 for a device that doesn’t stay charged. Terrible.

Finally, I found it. You have to find the button to turn on smart annotations. Then you will get the mark up tools at the bottom of the screen, and you can select the first tool, write in the document, and the handwriting will be changed into typed text.

As far as I can see, nothing Apple has put out provides these instructions. They seem to have gone from intuitive to mind reading.

This is a nightmare of an update. Phone frozen post-update, followed by an entire day lost to troubleshooting due to a lack of internet connectivity, on and off wi-fi. The only fix for me was factory reset, which required particular steps, due to Find My IPhone being enabled, that 5/6 customer support reps didn’t mention. Who knows what other bugs await me. Ridiculous.

My iPhone X started misbehaving after installing iOS 14 but i persevered and struggled on. I've since bought an iPhone 12 Pro and my apps and a whole load of other niggles are causing me to consider my options. Phoning Apple hasn't helped.

Yes, but when did you install it, what minor release and what hardware? It seems to be older hardware disproportionately affected. I literally had a perfectly functioning device, installed the upgrade and the device was then unusable. The closest that they've come to admitting that the upgrade was the issue was "Upgrades and new functionality can push the hardware and may highlight existing deficiencies".

Instead of paying $600 for a swap/repair, I just turned in the device for a $200 credit. I always recommended iPads and iPhones for mission/business critical use because of the durability and dependability. But the past few years have really been challenging that. We're still paying the Apple Tax, but the huge gap between Apple and competitors is almost gone.

I am running a 4-5 year old iPad Pro.

I installed iPadOS 14.2 on all of my family's devices a week after its initial release.

Prior to this, my old iPad Pro models were running iOS 10.3.3. and my wife's iPad 7th gen was running whatever it was initially shipped with which I think was iPadOS 13.1 or 2 and her over 4-year old version iPhone SE, purchased new over 2 years ago, was on its, originally shipped/installed iOS 12.2.1.

Sounds like 14.2 might be worth a shot for the folks that can still do updates. Good to hear that someone had a good experience. Even my older iPhone has been running ungodly hot and chewing through batteries since the upgrade. I'm going to take the leap and see if the latest version sorts that out, at least.

IOS 14.2 on my iPhone 8 is a real mess in iMovie. The decent attempt made to improving titles has made iMovie totally useless as it’s impossible to create a title of any kind now.

No matter which title I try it totally disappears before I finish typing the title.

How long will I not be able to work in iMovie before they come up with a fix to these bugs or could there be a cure for it already?

Has anyone else experienced this problem in 14.2?

This is why I always dread upgrades.

I installed 14.3. the other day on my daughter's iPad (6th gen) and now it is stuck in a constant reboot loop. Stays on for 3-5 min, then reboots. This seems like it was an issue in mid 2020 w/ iOS 13.4., and now 14 as well. Great!

SkolFloki has posted in the Using iPad community.

Congratulations, I guess? Not sure how this is helpful to folks experiencing issues with iOS 14.

Understandable. It did turn into a bit of a rant. But, it was intended as a warning to let people know about potential issues *before* trying to apply the patch. If I'd been aware of the potential problems, I might have been able to successfully capture a copy of the hashes for a downgrade. (though even that might not have been possible based on my experiences)

I was able to trade it in for credit, so instead of $599 to swap for another outdated Pro, it was $349 for regular current model ipad. I'm shifting all of my business use off, though. I can't afford that risk again.

Just take it as a cautionary tale.

I did...