11 Tips and Tricks for iPhone and iPad – Everything You Need to Know About iOS 14

Apple released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 in September, adding new features and capabilities to the iPhone Y iPad. (Here is the full device compatibility list.) And while we didn’t have a new iPhone to accompany the release of a new version of iOS this year, we now know that Apple will announce the iPhone 12 in October 13 at his “Hello, Speed”. event.

We do not know what special features iPhone 12 It will bring, but we have been using iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 and have found many tweaks, settings, and functions that are sure to change the way you use your Apple devices.

For example, you can fully customize the home screen of your iPhone by create custom app icons and placing new-looking widgets wherever you want. For its part, the iPad update adds the ability to use the Apple Pencil ($ 125 at Amazon) to type in any text field, instead of opening the keyboard. This is just the beginning.

Here are the best tips and tricks we’ve discovered for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. We will update this post frequently, so check back for more great tips.

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1. Check out the new features on the home screen.

The iPhone got an app drawer-like feature called the App Library, which acts as a repository to store all the apps you don’t use regularly. You can access the App Library by sliding your finger from right to left on your screen past all of your current home screens. Another first for the iPhone is the ability to place widgets on the home screen. Apple provided developers with the tools to create a new widget style that is sure to make your Android friends jealous. We go into more detail about the home screen changes here..

2. Create a custom smart stack widget

Speaking of widgets, you are not required to use Apple’s selected Smart Stack widget. You can create your own widget stack using the same technique you would use to create an app folder. Seriously, it takes more time to decide which widgets to include than to create it.

3. make your own app icons

Apple also added new features to your Shortcuts app, the most popular addition being the ability to create your own app icons and fully customize the look of your phone. So instead of the Apple Mail app icon, you can download an icon that replaces it with a picture of a cute cat or the Gmail icon and use it to launch the app. The process is somewhat tedious, but if you want a home screen that is unlike any other, it is worth the time.

4. Use applications without installing them thanks to App Clips

Think about App clips as thumbnail apps They only show you a part of what the full app can do. For example, a clip from the Yelp app could show you the business hours and menu for a specific restaurant and nothing else. Do you want to try one? Open the Apple Maps app on your iPhone, search for Panera Bread, tap on a location, and then select Order food. Pretty good, right? After using an app clip, you can access it again in the app library in the recently added folder.

5. Picture-in-Picture comes to the iPhone

You are no longer forced to decide whether to watch a Twitch broadcast or browse Reddit on your iPhone. With iOS 14, you can do both at the same time now that Apple has added picture-in-picture mode to the iPhone. The iPad has had this feature for a couple of years, so it’s good to see the iPhone getting it, too. When you start watching a video, you just need to exit the app and go back to the home screen to activate PiP. There are some applications, such as YouTube, that do not support the feature. You can see a list of all the apps installed on your phone that support it by going to Settings > general > Picture in Picture. Read more about picture in picture to get a better idea of ​​when and where it works.

6. Removing apps can be confusing now

With the addition of the App Library, there is now an extra step when it comes to removing an app from your phone and for long time iPhone users, it is not at all easy. But it doesn’t have to be too confusing, we guide you through the new steps.

7. Get rid of Apple Mail and Safari

Apple added the ability to remove your own apps from your iPhone a few years ago, but you still couldn’t set apps like Gmail or Outlook as your default email app. Now you can, but Apple has limited this new feature to just email and web browsers. That only a few taps are needed to make the change, after which you won’t have to deal with Apple apps anymore.

8. AirPods Pro gets a new audio feature

The iPhone and iPad aren’t the only devices that got a big update. Apple’s AirPods Pro also received a small firmware update that added a new feature called Spatial Audio. Of course, you will need to use an iPhone or iPad with iOS 14 in order to use the feature. With both devices updated, whenever you’re watching a video, the sound will follow your head movements, adjusting with every twist and turn. CNET’s David Carnoy described it as a “new experience.” And he is not mistaken.

9. The iPad is more like a Mac than ever

iPadOS 14 includes several new features and enhancements that bring its interface closer to looking and functioning like a Mac. Or is the Mac starting to look like an iPad with MacOS Big Sur? Either way, you will want learn all you can about new iPad features in iPadOS 14.

10. Hidden functions are the best functions

Not to be left out, there are several hidden features in iOS 14 that do really amazing things. For example, a new back touch feature allows you to tap the back of your phone two or three times, which triggers a task like taking a screenshot or launching an app. We have found a total of nine hidden functions it’s worth sharing with you so far and you plan to keep adding to the list.

11. Do you still want more? We got you

Now you can tag someone in a group conversation in the Messages app or use Apple’s new Translator app to lead a conversation in two completely different languages. We guide you through those two tips, plus some of our favorite features.

There’s still a lot more to learn and discover in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, so we’re just getting started. Presumably, iOS 14 will install on the iPhone 12 when it arrives later this month.

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