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Apple today released the fifth developer beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for testing, updating, and refining some of the new features included in the new software.
As the beta testing period progresses, the changes get smaller and less noticeable, but we’ve highlighted the few new features that can be found in iOS 14 beta 5.
– Apple News Widget – The Apple News widget has a new option for a larger widget window which provides more space to display additional news. The size of the widget prevents its use on the home screen.
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– Widget privacy – For apps that use location, there is now a pop-up that asks if you want to allow widgets for those apps to use your location data as well. Widgets can use location data for up to 15 minutes when enabled, and location services privacy settings for apps now mention “widgets”.
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– Wake-up wheel – When you set an alarm in the Clock app, you can now use one finger to drag the clock wheel to set the time rather than entering it. It’s much smaller than the wheel in iOS 13.6, and there’s always an option to type a time.
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– Exposure notifications – Exposure notifications interface has changed in iOS 14 beta 5. Tap “Enable exposure notifications” to display an option to choose a country, region or state, and it will tell you if an app Exposure notification is available for your region. This interface is different from the iOS 13.6 interface and the interface available in iOS 14 beta 4.
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– Hidden photo albums – There is a new setting of hidden album in photos which, when enabled, causes the hidden album in Photos to be hidden from the album list. The hidden album remains available in the image picker.
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– HomeKit Control Center – HomeKit favorites in Control Center now feature smaller thumbnails and smarter organization that allows access to more shortcuts with just a tap.
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– Widget fixes – Weather widget is fixed and updates at more appropriate intervals, and “widgets” are now blocked for screen time when a parent app is blocked.
– Battery charge – In the Settings app under Battery, the Last charge level section has been slightly modified. Rather than showing the last charge level to the right of the interface, it is now displayed with the label Last Charged to make it easier to see at a glance.
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– Spatial audio video – In the code iOS 14 beta 5, there is a visualization of how the spatial audio function works for AirPods Pro. It’s unclear where this video will be shown (possibly in setup) and while video is available, spatial audio has not yet been enabled.
This spatial audio visualization was included in # iOS14 Beta 5. Spatial audio for #AirPods Pro enables surround sound that keeps audio fixed in space even when you move your head. pic.twitter.com/QGh95VOBkn
– MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) Aug 18, 2020
Do you know of any other changes in iOS 14 beta 5 that we haven’t listed here? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add them.
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