This Apple Transition has been painless

Everything Still Works on macOS 11 & iOS 14

A couple of weeks back, Apple released the beta versions of macOS and iOS to members of the developer program. Being me, I upgraded all of my devices to check out the new operating systems and see what they could do. One thing has struck me: everything still works.

Usually, when I’ve done these major beta upgrades in the past, at least one of the programs or apps I use day-to-day fails to function. This time, however, everything just works. Even the apps I’ve had to install for work haven't had an issue, which has really shocked me.

I don’t know whether Apple has done something on the backend to facilitate this, or if these updates are primarily visual upgrades adding support for the ARM Macs coming later this year. I’m hoping it’s the latter. While we have a few new features in iOS—such as added widgets and a revamped Siri—the only major difference between this year’s operating systems and last year’s is the design.

I’m still playing with a few things, and once I upgrade my phone later this month, I’ll be able to give iOS a proper going-over—though I’m not expecting much to be different between the 7 Plus and the iPhone 11 Pro I’m looking at getting (except, of course, for FaceID).

It does make me worry for next year, though, as I have a feeling there may be major changes coming on the backend now that Apple has updated the look and feel of their devices. Only time will tell, and you never know—a future update to this year’s operating systems could stop something from working.

Have you had any trouble with macOS, iOS, or iPadOS since updating to the beta? Where do you think Apple is going with future updates? Let me know in the comments below!