Macworld - USA (2021-08)

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76 MACWORLD AUGUST 2021


FEATURE i OS 15

There’s a new tab grid overview as well
as the ability to search by voice, and you
can collect tabs into Tab Groups (they’re
synced between all your Apple devices).
Maybe best of all, Safari on iOS now
supports browser extensions!


PHOTOS
The Photos app is getting a handful of
improvements, but it seems most of the
work has gone into a new Memories
experience. There are hundreds of new
songs, and if you’re a subscriber to Apple
Music, you can choose from that library of
songs, too. The Memories making tool will
suggest songs from Apple Music that were
popular at that time or place, or that you
listened to while traveling.
Memories have a new look with new


Browser extensions for Safari on iPhone and iPad? Believe it!


animations and
transitions, all put
together in real time. You
can quickly pause a
Memory and change its
look with different styles,
music, and photos.
There are lots of other
little improvements outside
the big Memories revamp.
Initial image syncing is
much faster when setting
up a new device. People
identification is better, and
it’s easier to correct
mis-identifications, and the info pane has
been expanded with more photo details and
even smart object identification.

H E A LT H
The Health app is only getting a few
changes, but they’re welcome. You can
share health metrics or trends with
someone else, and even let them get
alerts—useful if you want someone else to
know right away about an elevated heart
rate or a similar dangerous scenario.
If you view Lab Results in the Health
app from a supported health care provider,
you can get a description of what the
results mean. You can also more easily
share data from your Health app with your
doctor, if their system supports it.
A new Walking Steadiness
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