Apple iOS 14.5/iPadOS 14.5 RC quasi-official preview version released

After Apple’s spring new product launch, Apple began to push the latest Apple iOS 14.5/iPadOS 14.5 RC preview version, the version number is 18E199, close to the official version of iOS 14.5, and Apple will release the official version next week.

According to Apple, iOS 14.5 includes the option to unlock the iPhone through Apple Watch when wearing a mask. It adds support for AirTag, supports a separate selection of different skin colors for a couple of emojis, and App tracking transparency allows you to control which apps are available in other companies’ apps And tracking your activity on the website. Check what’s new in this update.

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What’s New:

Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch

  • When you try to use Face ID while wearing a mask, you can use Apple Watch Series 3 and later to unlock your iPhone X and later phones.

AirTag and Find My

  • Support AirTag, you can track and find your important items such as keys, wallets, backpacks, etc. privately and securely in the Find My application.
  • The precise search uses visual, auditory and tactile feedback, and uses the ultra-wideband provided by the U1 chip of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models to directly guide you to the nearby AirTag.
  • AirTag can be found by playing sound through the built-in speaker.
  • With hundreds of millions of devices, “Find My Network” can help you find your AirTag, even if it is not nearby.
  • When your AirTag is found, Lost Mode will notify you, and you can enter a phone number that can contact you.

Emoji

  • In all the variants of the couple kissing emoji and the couple emoji with heart shape, each individual’s independent skin tone is supported.
  • New face emoji, heart emoji, bearded woman emoji.

Siri

  • Siri now includes more different voice options.
  • When you wear AirPods or compatible Beats headphones, you can use Siri to announce incoming calls, including who is calling, and you can answer them hands-free.
  • By requiring Siri to make a FaceTime call with the group name in the contact list or message, group FaceTime calls can be supported.
  • You can call emergency contacts by asking Siri.

Privacy Protection

  • App tracking transparency allows you to control which apps are allowed to track your activities on other companies’ apps and websites for advertising or sharing with data brokers.

Apple Music

  • Use messages, Facebook and Instagram Stories to share lyrics you like, and users can play segments in the message without leaving the conversation.
  • The city rankings show popular content in more than 100 cities around the world.

Podcast

  • The podcast show page has been redesigned to make it easier to start listening.
  • You can choose to save and download episodes and automatically add them to your library for quick access.
  • Download behavior and notification settings can be customized according to each program.
  • The leaderboards and popular categories in the search help you discover new shows.

5G Improvements

  • It supports dual card dual standby and realizes 5G connection on the line using cellular data on the iPhone 12 model.
  • The improvement of the smart data mode further optimizes your experience on the 5G network, making the battery life and data usage of the iPhone 12 model better.
  • On supported operators, the iPhone 12 model has enabled 5G international roaming.

News

  • The redesigned “News+” tab enables Apple News+ users to quickly find, download and manage magazines and newspapers.
  • A new search experience to help you find related topics, channels and stories.

Map

  • You can report accidents, hazards, or speed checks along the way by telling Siri on iPhone or Siri on CarPlay.
  • In addition to driving, you can also share the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) while cycling or walking by asking Siri or tapping the route card at the bottom of the screen, and then tap Share ETA.

Reminder

  • Ability to sort reminders by title, priority, due date or creation date.
  • You can choose to print your reminder list.

Translation

  • You can adjust the playback speed of the translation by pressing and holding the play button.

Game

  • Support Xbox Series X|S wireless controller or Sony PS5 DualSense wireless controller.

Fitness+

  • Able to stream the audio and video content of Apple Fitness + exercises to TVs and devices that support AirPlay 2.

CarPlay

  • Using the new Siri or keyboard control in CarPlay, the ETA in Apple Maps can be easily shared while driving.

This version also fixes the following issues

  • In some cases, the information at the bottom of the thread may be hidden by the keyboard
  • Deleted information may still appear in Spotlight search
  • Messages may continue to be unable to send text in some threads
  • Some users’ emails will not load new emails before restarting the device
  • The call blocking and identification section may not appear in the phone settings
  • iCloud tags may not appear in the Safari browser
  • iCloud Keychain may be blocked from closing
  • Reminders created through Siri may be inadvertently set to early morning hours
  • The battery health report system will recalibrate the maximum battery capacity and peak performance capabilities of the iPhone 11 models to solve some users’ inaccurate estimates of battery health reports.
  • Optimized to reduce the dim halo that may appear when the brightness level is reduced on a black background on the iPhone 12 model.
  • Automatically switched AirPods audio is routed to the incorrect device
  • AirPods automatic switching notifications may be lost or repeated.

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