Your iPhone ($699 at Apple) home screen still looks and functions pretty much the same as it has for the last 13 years, but all that’s set to change when iOS 14– which debuted Monday at Apple’s …
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iOS 14 first take: Apple launches a new iPhone home screen, Siri, widgets, picture-in-picture video, Back Tap and more
There is also a new App Library, App Clips, Messaging features, a Translation app and the ability to unlock your car with your phone, too.
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With iOS 14, Apple is finally letting the iPhone home screen get complicated
I wrote a piece bemoaning the fact that the iPhone’s home screen was too restrictive and boring. It only allowed a single grid of apps or folders, they had to flow in from the top left, there were no …
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iPhone sales in China drop in May after recent rebound — but Apple shows signs of resilience
Apple was affected by the shutdown in China during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, but it has seen a sharp rebound as the the economy re-opened.
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One of the iPhone 12’s last remaining secrets just leaked
The iPhone 12 release date is several months away, and the coronavirus pandemic might further complicate Apple’s launch plans. But a new leak has revealed a brand new detail about the upcoming …
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What’s New For The Apple Smart Home With iOS 14
You may have missed the juicy HomeKit smart home news that was buried, bizarrely, in the ‘Privacy’ segment of the keynote …
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iOS just got widgets and an app library. Where have we seen those before?
Just last year we saw Apple “introduce” things like swiping to type and sign-in with Apple on iOS 13. Similarly, bundled notification and Screen Time on iOS 12 were also lifted from the Google-made OS …
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iOS 14 lets you tap the back of your iPhone — yes, the back — to perform commands
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 has been widely dissected by now, but there’s still a couple of hidden features that Apple didn’t mention in its WWDC keynote. One of the coolest we’ve seen is a new Back Tap …
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WhatsApp wants to copy one of the best Apple iMessage features and we can’t wait
With that change to the way WhatsApp works, it finally paves the way for a fully-fledged iPad app. So, in the future, WhatsApp users will be able to pick-up calls, receive video calls and send images …
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This new Livescribe smart pen does something Apple left out of iPadOS 14
Users can upload that captured writing to a number of different cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneNote, and Evernote. When used with the Livescribe+ app, you’ll be able … you don’t need …
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Developer at center of App Store fight says Apple’s changes are ‘very little’
Basecamp’s CTO said the changes Apple made ere a good first step toward marketplace reforms, but he’s skeptical they will be enough.
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iOS 14 learns your charging habits to extend your AirPods’ lifespan
Apple has added a new feature called Optimized Battery Charging on iOS 14 that learns your charging habits to reduce how quickly your AirPods’ batteries age.
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iPhone’s radical new iOS 14 home screen changes: What you need to know
OS 14 brings with it a slew of changes to the home screen. Here’s exactly what you’ll see when you fire up the new OS on your iPhone.
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iOS 14 liquid ingress warning automatically disables Lightning charging
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 includes an updated liquid ingress warning system that automatically disables charging through the Lightning connector, a mechanism designed to prevent damage to device …
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All the new features iOS 14 borrows from Android
Google’s good ideas will almost always end up on iOS at some point, even as the next version of Android will, no doubt, crib some ideas from Apple. The big one: after years of keeping the iOS home …
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Is the iPhone 6 getting iOS 14?
Still using an iPhone 6 and wondering if it’ll get updated to Apple’s newly unveiled iOS 14 software. Well we have some bad news for you, answering the | Trusted Reviews …
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3 iOS 14 features I’m excited for that nobody’s talking about yet
Even though they didn’t get the spotlight in Apple’s WWDC keynote, these iOS 14 features are still a big deal.
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