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Apple has announced its next iPhone lineup - the iPhone 12, Mini, Pro and Pro Max. Curious about its look and features? Check out this video by Apple, introducing the iPhone 12…
Apple iOS 14.0.1
iOS 14 has just been released and it comes with a plethora of new features!
It’s all about the Widgets this update. You can expect the following…
Redesigned widgets
Widgets for everything
Widgets on the Home Screen
Widgets in different sizes
Widget Gallery
Widget stack
Smart stack
Siri Suggestions widget
Developer API
So much customisability, developers are going wild! There is also now the added App Library which is a new space located on the Home Screen. It automatically categorises your Apps into categories such as Social, Productivity and Entertainment. Not only does it organise your Apps by category, but it also organises them based on your usage on them. How smart!
App Library on the Home Screen
Automatic categorisation
Suggestions
Search
Hid Home Screen pages
Recently Added
The minimalist movement is truly making its move and so you’ll see that the user-interface has changed quite a bit in iOS 14. Everything is a little more stream-lined. Rather than taking up your whole screen when receiving a call, it pops up just as a banner so you can continue viewing what was on your screen while taking the call.
Compact Phone Calls
Compact UI available for Third-Party VoIP Calls (ie. Skype)
Compact FaceTime calls
Compact Siri
Picture-in-Picture
Resize Picture-in-Picture window
Move Picture-in-Picture window to any corner
Minimise Picture-in-Picture window off-screen
These are just a few of the new features and updates in Apple’s new iOS 14. There’s even a built in Translation app now too! Check out these best iOS features by 9to5 Mac to find out more.
So Apple just held their annual World Wide Developer Conference and made it available online via streaming. If you, like me, couldn’t be bothered staying awake to watch it (I am not that crazed an Apple follower, good sleep comes first!), here’s a comprehensive list of new things coming to Apple that was announced!
Apple will start running their Macs on Apple-made chips instead of Intel
iOS 14 is coming and it will give you more options to customise your phone
Apple is re-inventing the car key fob
iPadOS 14 is making your iPad more like a computer
MacOS along with Safari is going to get significant upgrade as Big Sur comes into development
Seamless device switching when it comes to using your AirPods
Sleep and handwashing features for WatchOS 7
PHOTOGRAPH: BROOKS KRAFT/APPLE
You can read more about these announcements thanks to the good folk at Wired - “Here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC.”
The world around us has definitely changed due to the current situation that’s sweeping across the world with the outbreak of Corvid-19. It’s affect has literally changed the way we do our day-to-day things, and now with restrictions concerning social distancing, we’re are beginning to find ourselves, family and friends more frequently going online. Some of you may have now started working from home, or your children are being schooled via. online lessons. As much as we’d love for the internet to be a “safe place,” there are still some dangers online, especially for the younger generation. Thankfully we have a government who has the online safety of our children in mind.
For information or guidelines on how to be careful online the Australian Government has available the eSafety Commission. You can visit their website here. They have many helpful resources both for children and adults. Some of the topics that they discuss is cyberbullying, cyber abuse, dealing with harmful content, and also the latest news concerning COVID-19.
The team here at Setup, Sync and Learn will always do our best to ensure your online safety, so any updates, tips, etc. that we can find, we will share. To stay updated, please like and follow our Facebook page. We are also offering remote sessions. If you’re interested in having a session with us please follow this link.
Wishing all a safe weekend as we get through this together!
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If you’ve been checking your iPad for software updates (or you can turn it on automatically by going to Settings > General > Automatic Updates) you would have seen the newest iPadOS 13 update. Since it’s release there’s been 2 additional updates to fix a few bugs. But what are the new features in this update you ask? Here’s some of the new features you get from this update…
Firstly, let’s get this out of the way. Yes, Dark Mode is now not only on iOS 13, and OS X Mojave, but is also now on iPadOS. No more over-straining your eyes while you Netflix in bed at night! Although, we don’t encourage this; for a good night’s rest it’s best to stop using digital devices 1-2 hours before your bed time.
To set your iPad to Dark Mode simply go to Settings > Display & Brightness.
Who doesn’t like a nice workflow? With further improvements to their Split View and Slide Over Apple has brought up to another level by making it more intuitive. You can now have multiple apps at the ready in Slide Over, work with the same app in Split View (eg. Notes) and even use Exposé to see all your open spaces just like on MacOS!
Here’s a how to video from Apple Support on using Slide Over…
There’s been an update to the Homescreen. You can now pin your favourite Today view widgets so you can see them at a glance. To enable this go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Home Screen Layout > Keep Today View on Homescreen.
There is still so many more features that iPadOS has to offer! You can check out more them here on Apple’s website. You can also follow our posts via. Facebook as we look at different features of iOS 13, iPadOS and the upcoming OS X update to Catalina and give you a few tips and tricks.
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