Earlier today, Apple released the third beta version of iOS 14 to developers, and as expected, it comes with several changes and new features. Watch our hands-on video tutorial as we explore what’s new in iOS 14 beta 3 and iPadOS 14 beta 3. After watching, leave a comment with your thoughts and be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videos related to all upcoming Apple software releases.
In the initial two versions, the new home screen functionality for widgets, app library, and page editing was not very obvious. To help with discoverability, Apple has added three new explanatory pop-ups to the mix to help new users get started.
Although these explainers may be modified in some way before the final version of iOS 14, I hope that they will become permanent pieces of the iOS 14 startup experience. As always, this is only a small part of the changes present in the beta version. 3, so take a look at our bulleted list below to see all covered changes.
Video: iOS 14 beta 3 changes and features
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What’s new in iOS 14 beta 3?
- Edit Home Screen Popup
- Explanatory pop-up window of the application library
- Explanatory widget popup
- Bottom page dot position
- Updated music app icon
- Updated music widget background
- New glyphs in the Music Library menu
- More penalized outside the area of legacy widgets
- Smart Stack now has a large option
- Share music on Snapchat stories
- New Memoji face liner
- New clock widget
- Delete colors saved in markup
- Easier to move apps from the app library list to the home screen
- “Other” storage bug fixed
- New Shazam Shortcut Action Animation
- Apple Music remembers where you left off
- Screen Zoom update suggests more on 5.4-inch iPhone 12
- Drag and drop songs into playlists in Music on iPad
- VP9 decoding in Safari experimental setup
- Location-Based Handwash Reminders
- Health shows the amount of washes
The Music app has also been updated in iOS 14 beta 3. Not only do we get a new Music app icon that brings back memories from iOS 7, but there’s also a new Music app widget background to match. Plus, there are new glyphs in the Music Library menu and a smarter resume feature to help get music playing back to where you left off.
Other quality-of-life improvements include the ability to remove saved colors in iOS 14’s new dial interface, along with an easier method of dragging apps out of the App Library list to the home screen.
What do you think about all the new changes and features in iOS 14 beta 3? Turn off in the comments with your remarks.
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