iOS 14 tricks and tips.
iOS 14 modifications the iPhones homescreen..
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iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 were launched in September, including new features and capabilities to the iPhone and iPad. (Heres the full gadget compatibility list.) On Tuesday, Apple will announce the iPhone 12 at its Oct. 13 “Hi, Speed” virtual event..
We do not yet know which special features the iPhone 12 will bring, but weve been using iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 and have actually found plenty of tweaks, settings and tools that make certain to alter how you use your existing iPhone and iPad..
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For instance, you can entirely personalize your iPhones homescreen by producing custom app icons and positioning brand-new widgets any place you desire. For its part, the iPads update now lets you use the Apple Pencil ($ 125 at Amazon) to compose in any text field, instead of pulling up the keyboard. Thats just the start..
Here are the best tips and techniques weve discovered for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. Well regularly update this post, so inspect back for more fantastic suggestions..
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App Library is the iPhones new app drawer..
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1. Have a look at the brand-new homescreen features.
The iPhone gained an app drawer-like function called App Library, which acts as a warehouse to save all of the apps you dont routinely use. You can access the App Library by swiping from right-to-left on your screen past all of your current home screens.
2. Produce a custom Smart Stack widget.
Speaking of widgets, youre not locked into using Apples curated Smart Stack widget. You can create your own stack of widgets using the same strategy you d utilize to produce an app folder. Seriously, it takes longer to decide which widgets you can include than it does to produce it..
Just keep stacking widgets until youre pleased..
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3. Make your own app icons.
Apple likewise added new features to its Shortcuts app, with the most popular addition being the ability to develop your own app icons and completely customize the look of your phone. So instead of the Apple Mail app icon, you can download an icon that changes it with a photo of a cute cat or the Gmail icon and usage that to introduce the app. The procedure is somewhat tedious, however if you desire a homescreen thats unlike any other, its well worth your time..
Customized icons are all the rage today..
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4. Usage apps without installing them, thanks to App Clips.
Consider App Clips as miniature apps that only reveal you a part of what the complete app can do. For example, a Yelp App Clip could reveal you service hours and the menu for a specific restaurant and nothing more. Desire to try one? Open the Apple Maps app on your iPhone, search for Panera Bread, tap on an area and then choose Order Food. Pretty cool? After using an App Clip, you can access it again in the App Library in the recently added folder..
5. Picture-in-Picture pertains to the iPhone.
Youre no longer forced to choose whether you desire to view a Twitch stream or browse Reddit on your iPhone. With iOS 14, you can do both at the same time now that Apple has included picture-in-picture mode to the iPhone. The iPad has had this feature for a couple of years now, so its good to see the iPhone get it also. When you begin viewing a video you only require to leave the app and return to the homescreen to activate PiP. There are some apps, like YouTube, that dont support the function. You can view a list of all the apps set up on your phone that assistance it by going to Settings > > General > > Picture in Picture. Check out more about picture-in-picture to get a much better idea of when and where it works..
Picture-in-picture is extremely beneficial..
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6. Deleting apps can be confusing now.
With the addition of the App Library, theres now an additional step when it pertains to deleting an app from your phone and for veteran iPhone users, its not at all simple. It doesnt have to be too confusing, we walk you through the new actions..
7. Ditch Apple Mail and Safari.
Apple added the capability to erase its own apps from your iPhone a couple of years ago, but you still couldnt set apps like Gmail or Outlook as your default e-mail app. Now you can, but Apple has limited this brand-new feature to only the e-mail and web internet browsers. It just takes a few taps to make the change, after which you wont have to handle Apples apps ever once again..
Its true, you can set some default apps on iOS 14..
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8. AirPods Pro get a brand-new audio feature.
The iPhone and iPad arent the only devices that got a huge update. Apples AirPods Pro also got a little firmware upgrade that included a new function called Spatial Audio. Youll, of course, require to use an iPhone or iPad running iOS 14 in order to utilize the feature.
9. The iPad looks more like a Mac than ever.
iPadOS 14 includes several new features and enhancements that bring its user interface closer to looking and working like a Mac. Or is it the Mac thats starting to appear like an iPad with MacOS Big Sur? Either method, youll wish to find out all you can about the brand-new iPad functions in iPadOS 14..
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10. Surprise features are the very best features.
Not to be left out, there are several covert features in iOS 14 that do some really remarkable things. A brand-new back tap feature lets you tap on the back of your phone two or 3 times, setting off a job like taking a screenshot or introducing an app. Weve found an overall of 9 hidden functions worth showing you so far and plan to keep contributing to the list..
11. New privacy features.
Keeping your information personal is one of Apples main marketing points, and iOS 14 is going even further to assist keep your details personal. There are new place sharing settings that will limit whether an app sees your specific location or a more general area. Theres also a new notification dot that will tell you when an app is utilizing your phones camera or mic, and finer controls over which photos an app has access to. Have a look at all of the brand-new personal privacy functions and how to use them.
You dont need to tell apps exactly where you are if you dont wish to..
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12. Up your selfie video game.
The Camera app has a brand-new setting for the front-facing electronic camera that makes sure to assist your selfies shine. The brand-new mirror mode forces the cam to act more like a, well, mirror, which can make it much easier to make sure your shot is framed and lined up the method you desire. We show you where to find the brand-new setting..
13. Still want more? We gotcha.
As a reward round, weve put together a couple of more tips to do even more, like tag somebody in a group discussion in the Messages app and use Apples brand-new Translate app to bring a discussion in two completely various languages. We walk you through those 2 pointers, plus a few more of our preferred features..
Theres still plenty more to figure and find out in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, so were just starting. Most likely, iOS 14 will be installed on the iPhone 12 when it gets here later on this month.
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The iPhone acquired an app drawer-like feature called App Library, which acts as a storage facility to keep all of the apps you do not frequently use. Apple likewise added new functions to its Shortcuts app, with the most popular addition being the ability to create your own app icons and completely tailor the appearance of your phone. Believe of App Clips as mini apps that only reveal you a part of what the full app can do. Apple included the capability to delete its own apps from your iPhone a few years back, however you still couldnt set apps like Gmail or Outlook as your default e-mail app. Theres also a brand-new alert dot that will tell you when an app is utilizing your phones camera or mic, and finer controls over which pictures an app has access to.
