<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
their	O
iPad	B-Device
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
fork	B-Application
from	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
widgets	O
cannot	O
be	O
placed	O
directly	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
in	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
;	O
this	O
was	O
only	O
allowed	O
starting	O
in	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
visual	O
space	O
taken	O
by	O
previously	O
full-screen	O
interfaces	O
;	O
such	O
interfaces	O
now	O
appear	O
and	O
hover	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
an	O
app	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
touch	O
(	O
and	O
therefore	O
multitasking	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
calling	O
interfaces	O
,	O
including	O
Phone	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
third-party	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
are	O
made	O
substantially	O
thinner	O
,	O
taking	O
approximately	O
as	O
much	O
space	O
as	O
a	O
notification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
's	O
interface	O
is	O
now	O
also	O
compact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
search	O
function	O
now	O
appears	O
and	O
functions	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
Spotlight	O
Search	O
feature	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
made	O
compact	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
can	O
now	O
answer	O
a	O
broader	O
set	O
of	O
questions	O
and	O
translate	O
more	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
mount	O
encrypted	O
external	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
connecting	O
an	O
APFS-encrypted	O
external	O
drive	O
to	O
the	O
USB-C	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Files	B-Operating_System
app	O
will	O
present	O
the	O
external	O
drive	O
on	O
the	O
sidebar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
devices	O
that	O
supported	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
also	O
support	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
developer	O
beta	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
