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iOS 14 has just dropped for about a month now, but the majority of people don't know what changed. Here is what changed.
Widgets: Widgets have been added, and this was the main feature for most in the iOS 14 update, as its the most dramatic. Now, you can add little boxes on your home screen that either give you a constant message (Time, Battery Charge, etc.), or a recommendation on what information it should present, also known as a "Smart Stack". To add a widget, hold on an app for a bit as if you were to move it, and tap the "plus" button on the top left. Then, choose and drag a widget onto your screen. Picture-in-Picture Video Player: An addition made for all you multitaskers, you now can have Picture-in-Picture, or a mini video player, on most apps with video. All you have to do to activate it is to pinch the video that you want to put in picture, and then it should operate as normal, and you can resize as if it was an individual object on screen. Changes to Siri, Calls, and FaceTime: Now, Siri, Incoming calls, normal and FaceTime, and FaceTime itself got some overhaul. Now when Siri gets activated when you are logged into your phone, it has a little bubble instead of the full screen takeover that it once was. Siri also got updated with more intelligent answers, instead of directing you to a web search. Incoming calls now do not take over your screen when you are logged in, and instead appear as a persistent notification would. Also, Facetime acts like a video, and can be Picture-in-Pictured as such. App Drawer and Hiding Home Screen Apps: Do you know how many apps you own? What percentage do you actually use? Now, you can delete any apps that you don't want on your screen. All you do is hold down an app as if you were to move it, but hold it a bit longer than normal. Then an option "Remove from home screen" should be an option. Sound Notifications & Tap To Activate: A couple things to mention in the accessibility section. There is an option for you to opt into sound notifications. This notifies you if an alarm goes off, if the water is running, someone is at your door, and so on. This helps people hard of hearing to know what is happening around them. Also a Tap to Activate option is in Siri. You can double and triple tap the back of your phone to activate Siri, take a screenshot, open the Camera, and so on. My Take: This update was massive, as any major version change would. I think 90% of the things here I would use, but 10% I do not care about, like the sound notifications. They are cool, but they have no practical reasons for me personally to have them on.
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