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Apple is letting users more substantially customize the home screen with iOS 14.Apple
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The new App Library feature in iOS 14.Apple
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Picture-in-picture mode in iOS 14, here displayed with a FaceTime call.Apple
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Siri will now take up less screen space when called upon.Apple
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You can pin frequently contacted people to the top of your Messages app.Apple
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You can also reply directly to a specific message, just as you would in an app like Slack.Apple
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New “App Clips” give you a snippet of an app without having to download the whole thing.Apple
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They’ll work with Apple Pay and Sign Up With Apple.Apple
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A new Translate app lets you translate between languages, even while offline.Apple
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Apple Maps now features cycling directions.Apple
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New “Guides” in Apple Maps give curated recommendations for places to visit.Apple
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You’ll be able to unlock and open select cards with your iPhone with the new update.Apple
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App Store pages will give you a summary of an app’s privacy policies before you download.Apple
iOS and iPadOS 14 went out to the public on short notice just last week, and it did something previously unthinkable for the platform: it made it possible to change default email and browser apps. Unfortunately, users quickly discovered that their default app choices were reset each time the device power cycled. But today, Apple released iOS and iPadOS 14.0.1—and the main thing it does is fix that issue.
The update is rolling out to all users today on supported iPhones, iPads, and iPods. In addition to making users’ default app choices stick, it “addresses an issue that could prevent camera previews from displaying on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus,” fixes a bug that impacted Wi-Fi connectivity, makes images display properly in the News home screen widget, and addresses problems with sending emails via certain email providers.
Here are Apple’s iOS 14.0.1 release notes:
This update includes bug fixes for your iPhone.
- Fixes an issue that could cause default browser and mail settings to reset after restarting your iPhone
- Addresses an issue that could prevent camera previews from displaying on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
- Fixes an issue that could prevent your iPhone from connecting to Wi-Fi networks
- Resolves an issue that could prevent sending email with some mail providers
- Addresses an issue that could prevent images from appearing in the News widget
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
The iPad notes are similar. The company also released watchOS 7.0.1, which “fixes an issue where some payment cards in Wallet were disabled for some users.” That update is also going out today. We are currently working on Ars Technica’s review of iOS and iPadOS 14, and it will be published within the next few days.
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