Ben Mark

MASTERING THE iOS 14 Ben Mark

IOS 14 Overview A??l? in Jun? 2020 introduced the latest version ?f its ?OS operating ???t?m, ?OS 14, which was released on S??t?mb?r 16. iOS 14 ?? one ?f A??l?'? b?gg??t ?OS u?d?t?? t? d?t?, introducing Home ??r??n d???gn ?h?ng??, major new features, u?d?t?? for ?x??t?ng apps, S?r? improvements, and m?n? ?th?r tw??k? th?t ?tr??ml?n? the ?OS ?nt?rf???. F?r?t and f?r?m??t, ?OS 14 brings a r?d???gn?d Home Screen th?t ?n?lud?? support f?r widgets f?r the f?r?t time. W?dg?t? ??n be dragged fr?m th? T?d?? v??w right ?nt? th? H?m? S?r??n, ?nd ??n be pinned ?n d?ff?r?nt sizes. W?th a Smart Stack f??tur?, th? ?Ph?n? ??n use ?n-d?v??? ?nt?ll?g?n?? t? surface th? right w?dg?t b???d ?n time, location, and ??t?v?t?. E??h Home Screen ??g? can display w?dg?t? customized f?r work, travel, sports, and more. Th? T?d?? section wh?r? widgets ?r? h?u??d h?? ?l?? b??n r?d???gn?d, ?nd th?r?'? a widgets g?ll?r? wh?r? users can ?h???? n?w w?dg?t? from ???? ?nd ?u?t?m?z? th??? w?dg?t?. Sw???ng all th? way t? th? ?nd of the ??? pages ?n an ?Ph?n? ???n? th? n?w A?? L?br?r?, wh??h is an interface th?t ?h?w? ?ll ?f the apps ?n ??ur ?Ph?n? t? ??? everything ?t a gl?n??. A??? are organized ?nt? ??ur folder ???t?m, but th?r? ?r? ?l?? A??l?-?r??t?d f?ld?r? l?k? Suggestions ?nd Apple Ar??d? th?t ?nt?ll?g?ntl? surface ????. N?w ??? d?wnl??d? ??n b? ?dd?d t? your H?m? Screen or k??t in the App L?br?r? to k??? ??ur H?m? S?r??n ?l??n?r. N?w ★★★★★-??v?ng measures m??n incoming phone ??ll? ?nd S?r? requests n? l?ng?r take over th? entire screen. Ph?n? calls (and F???T?m?/V?IP calls) ?h?w u? in a ?m?ll banner ?n the iPhone's display, wh?l? ??t?v?t?ng S?r? ?h?w? a small ?n?m?t?d S?r? ???n ?t th? b?tt?m ?f th? screen. With a P??tur? in P??tur? mode, users ??n w?t?h v?d??? ?r t?lk on F???T?m? wh?l? ?l?? u??ng ?th?r ???? ?t th? ??m? t?m?, with F???T?m? ?r a v?d?? ?l???ng in a small window that ??n b? r???z?d ?nd r?l???t?d to ?n? corner of the ?Ph?n?'? ??r??n. Siri ?? smarter ?n iOS 14 and ??n answer a gr??t?r r?ng? ?f ?u??t??n? w?th ?nf? ?ull?d from ??r??? th? internet, ?nd Siri can also ??nd ?ud?? m????g??. K??b??rd d??t?t??n run? on d?v???, adding ?n ?dd?t??n?l layer ?f privacy for d??t?t?d m????g??. A??l? ?dd?d A?? Cl??? t? ?OS 14, l?tt?ng u??r? t?k? advantage of some ??? f??tur?? without n??d?ng t? download th? full app. App Cl??? can let ??u d? things like rent a ????t?r, purchase a ??ff??, m?k? a r??t?ur?nt r???rv?t??n, or f?ll a ??rk?ng m?t?r ju?t b? ???nn?ng a code, with n? n??d to d?wnl??d a full app. A??l? d???r?b?? A?? Clips as just a "small ??rt ?f ?n ??? ?x??r??n??" d???gn?d t? b? f?und ?n the m?m?nt ?t is n??d?d. App Cl??? w?rk thr?ugh Apple-designed App Clip ??d??, NFC t?g?, ?r QR ??d??, ?nd ??n ?l?? be shared ?n M????g?? or fr?m Safari. Speaking ?f th? M????g?? ???, A??l? n?w lets u??r? ??n ?n ?m??rt?nt ??nv?r??t??n ?? that ?t ?t??? at the top of the app. M????g?? can be pinned w?th a simple ?w??? to th? right ?n any ?h?t. A n?w inline replies feature can b? u??d to r??l? to a ?????f?? m????g? ?n a ??nv?r??t??n, wh??h ?? especially u??ful in gr?u? ?h?t?.