THE NEW SEEKERS SIDE-SPLITTING
QTurn it app
Search (command+space/
two-finger downward swipe)
is now a compact overlay that
resembles macOS Spotlight.
Start typing and it’ll default to
a matching app — hit Return
to open it. Much faster than
faffing with homescreens!
QDig deeper
Results in Search are grouped
by category, and include
calendar events, reminders,
notes and email. If you’ve a
connected keyboard, quickly
navigate between sections by
using cmd+up/down arrow.
Access items (or preview
contact info) with Return.
SPARK
Apple’s Mail app doesn’t
really help you clear your
inbox, but Spark lets you
take control. You can
prioritise messages from
key contacts, collaborate
with friends, and snooze
emails until you’ve time to
deal with them. One day
you might even reach the
hallowed inbox zero.
from £freeCHROME & GMAIL
For years now, Google’s
been running its own
sort-of-ecosystem on
a layer atop iPadOS. That
can now be augmented
by setting Chrome and
Gmail as your default
browser and email client
respectively — a boon
if you also use them on
other devices.
£freeFIREFOX
Never mind the privacy
stuff – what we really
love about Firefox is its
search. The smart search
bar’s row of suggestion
buttons updates as you
type, and at the foot
of the screen is a row
of single-tap search
buttons for popular sites.
£freeNON-APPLE
BUT NICE
QStick ’em up
For reasons known only to
Apple, iPad widgets can’t be
plonked just anywhere on
your homescreen — they’re
still limited to a sidebar. But
you do get the lush new
iPhone widget style, including
one for weather.QStack ’em up
Because iPad widgets are
crammed in, make use of
stacks by dragging one on
top of another — or using
Apple’s Smart Stack widgets.
These are automatically
rotated by iPadOS to always
show the most appropriate
widget for the time.QWrite all wrongs
Wedded to your Apple Pencil?
With iPadOS 14, you can write
in text fields and scribble out
errors. Your iPad will convert
your scrawl into words/URLs,
even if it’s messy enough to
make a GP blush.QThrow shapes
Blatantly pilfering a great idea
from Linea Sketch, Notes can
now smarten up skew-whiff
freehand shapes. Draw as
normal — with a Pencil or
finger — and hold for a second
when you’re done. The shape
will snap to its perfect form.QUse a meta detector
Jot down an address, phone
number, email address or
date; Notes can detect it. Tap
the item to open a menu with
relevant actions, such as calls
or event creation. Handwritten
notes can also be copied and
then pasted as text.WIN, LOSE
OR DRAW