![]() Other tweaks are simply functional: instead of taking over the full screen, incoming calls will be reduced to just a notification tab at the top – a change that’s also coming to iPhoneOS 14. There are less flashy methods to expand the real estate, like adding art and lyrics when listening to music in full-screen mode. Some of these had obvious appeal: Apple showcased new sidebars for apps that offer shortcuts and handy perks – think of similar toolboxes and panels in Adobe apps – along with expanded menu dropdowns. iPadOS 14 will bring more features and perks to take advantage of tablet screens. While iPadOS has been out since late 2019, we haven’t seen it shift course much from iOS. (Image credit: Apple) iPadOS 14: more real estate, some iOS 14 perks Best of all, you don’t have to necessarily go through the rigmarole of registering with a new service so long as they accept Apple Pay and signing in with Apple. These can be triggered via NFC – like waving your iPhone in front of a smart scooter station – but they can also be prompted by text or QR code. This feature will be coming in iOS 14 but will also be made available in July for iOS 13 users.įinally, iOS 14 will get improvements to the App Store in the form of new App Clips, which are small digital pop-ups prompting users to download the right app for a service. This goes beyond one linked device: it allows you to share ‘keys’ and vary access with conceivably anyone with an iPhone. The first car to take advantage of this will be the newest BMW 5 series: in the presentation, we saw someone unlock their doors via NFC on their iPhone. Cycling will give you ideas of elevation and suggested routes, while a new dedicated EV mode will track routes from EV recharging station to recharging station.Ĭarplay has some upgrades too, including new backgrounds and, in select vehicles, allowing users to use their phones in place of car key fobs. Maps has been upgraded to offer cycling directions, which will be added to a handful of big cities at first. And another inherited-from-Android feature: iOS 14 will get picture-in-picture video viewing. Siri will no longer take up the full screen, opting instead for a small popup at the bottom of the display, and can now send audio messages. iMessages has improved, too, adding some work chat-inspired features like inline replies and pinned conversations. You can also insert mini-apps called Widgets into your Home Screen pages – think of them as the abbreviated apps you’d see on your Apple Watches, which you can customize in the Widget Gallery. Yes, it feels a little Android-ish to us, too. Most importantly, Apple has generously noticed how terrible we all are at organizing our pages and pages of apps – now, your final page on the Home Screen will be auto-generated app collections, and if you want, you can hide pages of apps you don’t really use. ![]() IOS 14 has gotten the lion’s share of improvements at WWDC 2020. (Image credit: Apple) iOS 14: quality of life, media watching, and getting around Like its other system-on-chips, Apple is focusing on performance and power management with a neural engine for machine learning and scalable architecture. ![]() The new Mac chipsets will be a family of SoCs for the entire Mac line. Why change silicon? Apple credited its own chipsets as crucial to the success of its device line, starting with the A4 Bionic chipset in the iPhone 4 and onward with the Apple Watches and iPads released over the years. The company is still pledging to support Intel-powered machines with new software upgrades for years.Īpple didn’t undersell the importance of the moment, and compared this transition to three prior Mac turning points in the device’s history: when it shifted to PowerPC chipsets, then when it introduced MacOS X, and finally when it adopted Intel chipsets. The first Mac to use an Apple chipset will be released before the end of 2020, while the transition for the full device lineup will take two years, Apple CEO Tim Cook said. The big announcement of the day was saved for the Mac family, which is officially shifting away from Intel chips to use Apple-designed silicon in future Apple desktop machines. (Image credit: Apple) Mac’s Apple chipset: one for the whole Mac family, eventually
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