#Apple ios 14.5 features update

New enhancements include a full-bleed header with color-matched backgrounds and a refreshed Library page with new glyphs.

#Apple ios 14.5 features update

The stock Podcasts app gets lots of subtle changes and enhancements alongside a bigger update to the look and feel of the official show page for each podcast.

The ability to directly print a reminders list joins the updated sorting options, allowing users to quickly send a list to a configured AirPrint printer. Users can still sort reminder lists manually, but now there are several metadata sorting options, along with ascending and descending preferences. It’s crazy that we’ve not been able to sort Reminders based on parameters like modification date or title up until now, but at least we finally receive such features in iOS 14.5. This is a big improvement over the truncated metadata view that’s been around in the last few versions. Users will also be happy to know that the scrolling metadata view on the Now Playing Lock Screen interface has now returned. Prior versions of iOS would showcase release info, but in this latest beta version of iOS, users are treated with the exact release month, day, and year. Made For You houses all of the algorithmic-curated music suggestions that are normally found within playlists like Favorites Mix, Chill Mix, and New Music Mix within the Listen Now tab.Īnother handy feature found in iOS 14.5 is the inclusion of release dates for all music content featured on Apple Music. Apple Music updatesĪpple Music gets some noteworthy updates in iOS 14.5, headlined by a new “Made For You” section under the Library tab. Keep in mind that your carrier will need to support 5G SA, and Apple warns that enabling SA at this early stage may cause degraded performance. With Standalone (or SA) 5G, the limits of LTE are no longer in play. Initial 5G implementations piggybacked on existing LTE networks to speed up adoption of 5G, but this method imposes propagation limits based on the LTE limitations. In addition to 5G dual SIM support, iOS 14.5 surfaces a new 5G Standalone cellular switch in system settings. With iOS 14.5, users have the option of keeping both connections active simultaneously while still enjoying the benefits of 5G.

In previous versions of iOS, enabling the iPhone 12’s dual SIM feature would cause cellular connectivity to fall back to standard LTE. One of the biggest changes found in iOS 14.5 is the ability to enable dual SIM functionality while maintaining 5G connectivity. If you restart your iPad when disconnected from the Magic Keyboard, even if you’re holding the device in landscape mode, the startup screen will appear in portrait mode.Īs a side note, iPadOS 14.5 now supports emoji search, which iPhone users have been enjoying since iOS 14’s release, but has been inexplicably missing on iPad up until now. When connected to the Magic Keyboard, iPadOS 14.5 will display the startup Apple logo in horizontal/landscape mode instead of the default portrait orientation. When attempting to unlock your iPhone using Face ID while wearing a face mask, you’ll feel a vibration on your Apple Watch, along with a notification that your iPhone was unlocked successfully. Users must be wearing an unlocked Apple Watch protected by a passcode in order for the feature to work. Subscribe to 9to5mac on YouTube for more videos Unlock with Apple WatchĪs noted, the biggest feature to come to iOS 14.5 is support for Apple Watch Unlock when Face ID detects a face with a mask.