Apple today released the fifth developer beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for testing purposes, updating and refining some of the new features included in the new software.
As the beta test period continues, changes become smaller and less noticeable, but we’ve highlighted the few new features that can be found in OSiOS 14 beta 5.
– Apple News Widget – The Apple News widget has a new option for a higher widget window that offers more space to display additional news stories. The size of the widget prevents it from being used on the Home Screen.
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– Widget privacy – For apps that use location, there’s now a popup asking if you want to allow widgets for those apps to use your location data as well. Widgets can use up to 15 minutes of location data when enabled, and the app location services privacy settings now call widgets.
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– Wake up to clock – If you set an alarm in the Clock app, you can now use a finger to swipe through the clock wheel to set the time instead of typing it. It’s much smaller than the wheel in iOS 13.6, and there’s still an option to type some time.
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– Exhibition notifications – The Exhibition Notification interface has been changed to OSiOS 14 beta 5. Tap “Enable Exposure Notifications” brings up an option to select a country, region or state, and it will let you know when an exhibition notification app is available is for your area. This interface is different from the iOS 13.6 interface and the interface available in OSiOS 14 beta 4.
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– Hidden photo albums – There is a new setting for Hidden Album in Photos which, when enabled, causes the Hidden Album in Photos to be hidden from the Albums list. The hidden album remains in the image picker.
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– HomeKit Control Center – omeHomeKit favorites in Control Center now have smaller tiles and smarter organization that allows access to more keyboard shortcuts in one tap.
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– Widget fixes – The Weather widget is fixed and updates at appropriate intervals, and widgets are now blocked for Screen time when a parent app is blocked.
– Battery charging – In the Settings app under Battery, the Last Charge Level section has been slightly adjusted. Instead of displaying the last load level to the right of the interface, it is now displayed with the word list Last Charged to make it easier at a glance.
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– Spatial audio video – In the OSiOS 14 beta 5 code, there’s a visualization of how the spatial audio feature works for the AirPods Pro. It is not clear where this video is shown (maybe in setup) and although the video is available, spatial audio is not yet enabled.
This spatial audiovisualization was incorporated into # iOS14 Beta 5. Spatial audio for #AirPods Pro lets surround sound that holds audio firmly in space, even as you move your head. pic.twitter.com/QGh95VOBkn
– MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) August 18, 2020
Do you know of any other changes in OSiOS 14 beta 5 that we do not list here? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add them.
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