The iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch updates, including the iOS 14.5 update, have finally been released. Apple performs major updates that change versions once a year. But in the middle, features and security patches are in progress with highly utilized updates.
Unlock using Apple Watch
This feature allows you to unlock Face ID even while wearing a mask. If you’re wearing an unlocked Apple Watch on your wrist, you can easily unlock your iPhone without removing the mask. Since you are unlocking the iPhone, the Apple Watch must have a passcode applied.
App tracking transparency
The biggest difference between iPhones, iPads, etc. is that when installing and using various apps, the user consent process will be changed to determine for what purpose the app will be tracked. In the meantime, many app developers and developers have considered consenting because I did not specifically say “I do not agree” even though they track personal information such as the information or location that I search for when running the app or the web. So, based on the information I use, I have provided it to advertisers so that it can be customized advertisements for me.
But in the future, when you launch an app or something, you’ll see a pop-up notification like the one above, asking “Would you like to allow this app to track user activity across apps and websites from other companies?” If you allow it, you use it as usual, and if you don’t allow it, you can’t track what you’re doing, so your privacy is further enhanced.
PS5 Dual Sense / Xbox X controller support
It is now possible to support PS5 Dual Sense or XBox X controllers on iPhones and iPads. This means that you can play Apple Arcade games with PS5 Dual Sense, such as those downloaded as water.
Add Siri feature and select music app option
Siri got smarter. When setting Siri for the first time, you can set the desired voice without having the default voice. In particular, if you set it to English, you can select various voice options, and features have been added in FaceTime, etc. Also, when playing music with Siri, you can select the music app you want. For example, when Siri plays music, you can run Genie Music or Bugs instead of Apple Music right away, or listen to music with apps like Spotify. If you haven’t used the Siriro music app yet, it would be nice to set it up and use it.
Add emoticon
Users can choose the skin tone of each person from the kissing couple emoticon and the couple emoticon with a heart between them. Apple also updates these emojis every time it updates iOS, allowing detailed choices to be made. Apple add various character emoticons such as an exhaling face, a face in a cloud, and a burning heart. ETC<.h4>
Other features include features for Airtags, changes to the Apple News design, added reminder options, dual SIM support for 5G connectivity, and improved smart data mode.