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Siri control of Apple TV
Apple’s voice-driven assistant on your
iPhone or iPad is now capable of handling
instructions to play content to Apple TV/
AirPlay 2-compatible TVs. Say something
like “Hey Siri, play Doctor Who on Apple TV”.6
Third-party content search
Siri even looks in third-party apps like BBC
iPlayer. If it finds multiple matches, it offers the
choice. For iOS to act as a controller but Apple
TV do the streaming, turn on Settings > AirPlay
> Play Purchases from iCloud on the latter.7
AirPlay controls for TV
When iOS detects audio or video content
playing on your Apple TV, it now displays extra
controls on its Lock screen (and in Control
Centre): a button to reveal a virtual Siri Remote
and one to choose audio and subtitle options.8
AirPlay, uninterrupted
AirPlay now multitasks when you play
audio or video in another app – such as from a
website in Safari. The latter plays on iOS while
the first app streams to your TV – at least if its
the TV app; we found others may still stop.9
Recent Apple Pay receipts
It takes fewer steps to check a transaction
has gone through. Tap a bank card in Wallet
and your last payment is shown below. (You
can still tap ‘...’ for a longer history, and to turn
off payment notifications for individual cards.)10
Air quality in Maps
When Maps is zoomed in close enough
to a location in the UK, US or India, the weather
widget at the bottom right of the map contains
an extra detail: AQI followed by an air quality
index number for the location you’re looking at.Small things...
More fun with facial
animations and a way
to stay informed1
Apple News+
Apple’s subscription
service for newspapers
and mags comes to the
UK later this year. When
it does, tap News+ in
the sidebar (iPad) or
bottom bar (iPhone).
You’ll then find a one-
month trial option.2
New Animoji
characters
Does your device have
a TrueDepth camera?
Check out the four new
Animoji characters in
Messages: a giraffe,
a shark, an owl and
a boar. More fun for
young family members!