Apple’s first iOS update after iOS 14 just hit, and it fixes resetting app defaults

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  Apple is letting users more substantially customize the home screen with iOS 14. [credit: Apple ]

iOS and iPadOS 14 went out to the public on short notice just last week, and it did something previously unthinkable for the platform: it made it possible to change default email and browser apps. Unfortunately, users quickly discovered that their default app choices were reset each time the device power cycled. But today, Apple released iOS and iPadOS 14.0.1-and the main thing it does is fix that issue.

The update is rolling out to all users today on supported iPhones, iPads, and iPods. In addition to making users' default app choices stick, it "addresses an issue that could prevent camera previews from displaying on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus," fixes a bug that impacted Wi-Fi connectivity, makes images display properly in the News home screen widget, and addresses problems with sending emails via certain email providers.

Here are Apple's iOS 14.0.1 release notes:

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