The latest Apple iPhone software has just gone live.
AppleI’ll be honest, I’ve been waiting for iOS 14.2 with bated breath because I’m really looking forward to the more than 100 new emoji that come with it. But there are also eight new wallpapers, a brilliant new accessibility feature, battery charging optimization for AirPods, Intercom for HomePod and HomePod mini. And more.
Here’s how to get it, what’s in it and what was in previous updates, followed by the complete Apple changelog.
How to get it
It’s just become available to download on compatible iPhones, with iPadOS 14.2 for compatible iPads. Compatibility for the phones starts with the iPhone 6s, including iPhone SE first and current editions, plus the seventh-generation iPod touch. For iPads, you’re good if you have any iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, and 3rd-generation plus the new fourth-gen iPad Air coming in October, iPad mini 4 or newer and iPad from fifth generation onwards.
Updating is easy: launch the Settings app on the iPhone and then choose General, then Software Update. Choose Download and Install, it’ll do the heavy lifting and bring you bang up to date.
The splendid dodo, just one of the glorious new emoji coming in iOS 14.2.
EmojipediaWhat’s in the update?
This is a big update. First of all, those fantastic emoji – you can read about them in detail here but there are wonderful animals including a splendid dodo, an adorable polar bear, a don’t-mess-with-me beaver and a winsome seal. There’s a ninja, a gloriously detailed Russian doll, a cheeky ninja and a glitzy roller skate. All coming to you with this update.
The new wallpapers come with light and dark mode versions, there’s support for the upcoming iPhone 12 leather sleeve, and an improvement to HomePod and the upcoming HomePod mini’s new Intercom feature. If you have the original HomePod, then you will be able to connect it to the Apple TV 4K for stereo surround sound and Dolby Atmos audio. For these features, your HomePod will automatically update after iOS 14.2 is on your iPhone.
The accessibility function mentioned above is an improvement to the brilliant Magnifier app. This means it can detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. This is a real benefit for people with limited vision and is especially useful at a time when social distancing is important.
And now, AirPods battery charging is optimized for the first time, to help extend the lifetime capabilities of the battery. It means the time your AirPods spend fully charged is reduced. There are also headphone audio level notifications so you know when audio level could damage hearing. There are also new AirPlay controls for streaming audio.
The final new feature is a timely option to give statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identification, to Public Health Authorities.
Plenty there, then, but also lots of fixes. If your apps have been out of order on the Home Screen dock this should be fixed. Sounds minor but makes it easy to accidentally launch the wrong app. If your camera viewfinder suggested you were standing in a coal hole, then that should be sorted now. The lock screen keyboard should be more efficient at recognizing when you enter your passcode. Reminders issues, photos widgets, weather widget and voice memo problems have been addressed. You shouldn’t see a black screen during Netflix playback (unless it’s a pitch-dark scene). The Apple Watch app hopefully won’t close when it’s not meant to and Workout, audio playback and wireless charging problems are apparently sorted. Finally, Exposure Notifications was being disabled when restoring iPhone from iCloud Backup or transferring data to a new iPhone using iPhone Migration and this has now been fixed, Apple says.
Previous iOS 14 updates
iOS 14.1
This was released on October 20, 2020 and, like the next iOS update this one included stuff for the HomePod.
Other benefits are focused on fixes and bug squishes. For instance, it means there’s now support for 10-bit HDR video playback, applying to Photos for iPhone 8 and later. Issues with reduced-size icons, folders and widgets were addressed, along with other Home screen problems such as apps disappearing from folders when widgets were dragged was fixed. Mail issues, such as messages sent from an incorrect alias have been sorted. Incoming calls regional info that wasn’t working is now all fixed. Other issues included a screen redraw problem with an emergency call overlap, songs that wouldn’t download and a Calculator app issue were sorted
There were a couple of Apple Watch problems such as the iPhone not identifying the case material on your timepiece have been addressed.
iOS 14.0.1
Released on September 24, this update fixed an issue where the default browser and mail settings reset after restarting your iPhone, sorted an issue that prevented camera previews from displaying on, specifically, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and a problem where the iPhone wouldn’t connect to wi-fi.
A problem sending emails with certain providers and images not appearing in the News widget, were also addressed.
iOS 14
The first version of iOS 14 was released on September 16, 2020.
The Home Screen added Widgets – smart app icons with changing information – on the home screen, revealed an App Gallery to help sort where your apps sit and added Compact Designs. These mean that Siri just sits at the bottom of the screen instead of taking it over completely while calls coming in will be announced just at the top of the screen.
App Clips are something completely new. If you need something an app delivers but really don’t have time to download the whole app, register, set up an account, verify your credentials and so on, then App Clips can help. They’ll work well with something like a parking app, say, when you’re next to the meter and short on time. Instead, you’ll scan the QR code, or tap the NFC tag, on the meter. App Clips downloads just the bit of the app you need and since you log in through Apple, all those things like payment details are sorted, too. This could be amazing as more apps come on stream.
The Messages app is now more capable, so you can now pin conversations you want to find easily at the top of the list, new Memoji options and better layouts for replies.
Maps has been improved, as on the Apple Watch, by the addition of cycle routes, routing for electric vehicles, edited guides to find new restaurants and more.
Translate is designed to make it easy to translate conversations in real time across 11 modes. You can even do this offline, which should save data costs when you’re traveling.
The Weather app can show you how much it’s going to rain in the next hour as well as advising on severe weather events.
New Accessibility features include Back Tap which lets you configure shortcuts when you tap on the back of the iPhone in a particular way.
AirPods Pro get in on the action, too, thanks to extra features which appear on the earbuds when your iPhone has moved to iOS 14. These include Spatial Audio so you can have a surround-sound effect as you watch a movie, say, and seamless device switching. More details here.
Apple full changelog follows.
iOS 14.2 includes the following improvements for your iPhone:
• Over 100 new emoji, including animals, food, faces, household objects, musical instruments, gender-inclusive emoji and more
• Eight new wallpapers in both light and dark mode versions
• Magnifier can detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
• Support for iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe
• Optimised battery charging for AirPods to slow the rate of battery ageing by reducing the time your AirPods spend fully charged
• Headphone audio level notifications to alert you when audio level could impact your hearing
• New AirPlay controls to stream entertainment throughout your home
• Intercom support with HomePod and HomePod mini using iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and CarPlay
• Ability to connect HomePod to Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound and Dolby Atmos audio
• Option to provide statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identifying you, to participating Public Health Authorities
This release also fixes the following issues:
• Apps could be out of order on the Home Screen dock
• Camera viewfinder may appear black when launched
• The keyboard on the Lock Screen could miss touches when trying to enter the passcode
• Reminders could default to times in the past
• Photos widget may not display content
• Weather widget could display the high temperature in Celsius when set to Fahrenheit
• Next-hour precipitation chart description in Weather could incorrectly indicate when precipitation stops
• Voice Memos recordings are interrupted by incoming calls
• The screen could be black during Netflix video playback
• Apple Watch app may unexpectedly close when opened
• Workout GPS routes or Health data are prevented from syncing between Apple Watch and iPhone for some users
• Audio is incorrectly labelled as “Not Playing” in the CarPlay Dashboard
• Devices could be prevented from charging wirelessly
• Exposure Notifications is disabled when restoring iPhone from iCloud Backup or transferring data to a new iPhone using iPhone Migration
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
The Link LonkNovember 06, 2020 at 05:28AM
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