iOS 14
QFidget with widgets
No longer are iOS’s widgets
confined to Today view... and
the new ones look superb.
Tap-hold a blank space on
a Home Screen and then ‘+’
to view available options.
There are four widget sizes,
and they can stack if you lack
space. Just be mindful that
moving them around too
much might mess up your
carefully ordered app icons.QGo at a fast Clip
App Clips are bits of an app you
can run without downloading
the whole thing. They delete
themselves after 30 days and
are mostly used by companies
trying to sell you stuff: scan a
code, get a pop-up, settle up
with Apple Pay. But devs use
them for game previews too:
see firigames.com/phoenix2QBe Siri-ous
Siri no longer takes over your
iPhone when activated. It now
starts as a glowing orb at the
foot of the screen, and results
are overlaid as a card – handy
when you’re in an app you
need to stick with but require
a bit of extra information.QGet your emoji working
One day, everyone will write
using only emoji – a day Apple
has brought nearer with iOS
14’s emoji keyboard. It now
has a search field to rapidly
filter available emoji. You
can then return to the full
selection via the button at
the bottom right.Autumn’s here, which means your iPhone will never be the
same again – so Craig Grannell rummages around Apple’snew iOS to find the best bits, along with a few watchOS 7 gems
QEnjoy the Mag
Apple adds a couple of apps
to your collection whether you
want them or not: Translate
converts words between a
dozen or so languages and
is also baked into Safari, while
Magnifier has you zoom in on
your surroundings, to which
you can apply filters and take
snaps. Ideal when you want
to pretend you’re in a low-rent
TV cop show.QHave a lie-in
Apple wants you to get more
shuteye. In Health, go to
Browse > Sleep and you can
create bedtime and wake-up
schedules for weekdays,
weekends and other specific
days. Activate Wind Down and
your iPhone will turn on Do
Not Disturb at a user-defined
time before bed, and you
can have it prompt you with
shortcuts to apps that help
you relax.QPlay the game
Game Center is no longer
rubbish. Hurrah! Via Settings,
you can manage your friends
list and peruse achievements
that are displayed as cards.
Within games, leaderboards
now handily default to friends
lists rather than all those
massive cheats who ruin
everything for the rest of
us by somehow achieving
impossible scores.BETA YOURSELF
Flippin’ ’eck
Take a selfie and
everything will be flipped
by iOS. Want to see
yourself as if in a mirror?
In Settings, go to Camera
and turn on Mirror
Front Camera.
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