It has not been long since Apple officially introduced the newest version of iOS, welcoming iOS 14 and all of its new features into the world. So let's go over what's worth looking forward to.
The 12 most exciting new features in iOS 14
AirPods
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AirPods Pro is getting spatial audio support; all AirPods getting automatic switching between connected devices
AirPods got attention on stage at this year's WWDC, bringing some oft-requested features to the truly wireless headphones.
Kuo: AirPods 3 sporting AirPods Pro-like design arriving in the first half of 2021
Apple should release a pair of third-generation AirPods with an updated industrial design and possibly bringing some new features sometime in early 2021.
Apple Card now offers 0% financing for Mac, iPad, and more
It was rumored to be happening just last week, but now it's official: Apple Card now offers installment plans, with 0% financing, for a wide range of new Apple-branded products.
This tweak simplifies device connection switching for AirPods
Apple advertises the AirPods and AirPods Pro connectivity experience as ‘magical’ and ‘seamless,’ but if you’ve ever tried to connect your AirPods to another device of yours, then you’ve likely experienced the widespread frustration in which they connect to your most recently-used device instead. It’s easy to fix this when it happens, but it’s also somewhat cumbersome and time-consuming to say the least.
Anyone who is even the least bit familiar with the aforementioned experience will almost certainly come to appreciate the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called AirPopupConnect by iOS developer nicho1asdev, as it aims to make the process of pairing your AirPods or AirPods Pro to a different device noticeably faster and easier.
Kai adds persistent battery indicators to the Lock screen for connected devices
Just last week, we showed you a free jailbreak tweak dubbed WatchBuddy that would persistently display your Apple Watch’s battery level on your iPhone’s Lock screen. Albeit simple and effective, some users demanded more, and so a new release called Kai by iOS developer Burrit0z was conceived.
As shown in the screenshot examples above, Kai expands upon the WatchBuddy concept by persistently displaying your connected devices’ battery levels on the Lock screen. You’ll also notice that the indicators include, but aren’t limited to the iPhone itself, connected Apple Watches, and connected AirPods where applicable. Furthermore, the indicators are customizable whether you prefer smaller subtle solutions, or bigger and bolder ones.
Apple Card installment plans for Macs, AirPods, iPads and other Apple products in the works
According to people familiar with Apple's thinking who spoke to Bloomberg, you may soon be able to get new Apple hardware via interest-free Apple Card payment plans for devices such as the iPad, Mac, AirPods, HomePod and more.
This tweak displays a notification when your AirPods case gets low on battery
Your AirPods are a piece of peripheral hardware with no useful battery indicator on them apart from a few limited features that are built into iOS. For example, you can open your AirPods case to view the battery percentage in the pairing interface, or you can look at the Today widget to see the remaining battery life for any paired AirPods.
These limitations mean that it’s easy to wear your AirPods’ battery down to near-zero, and this includes the charging case you use to keep them kicking all day long. At some point, they’ll just run out of battery, but with a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called AirPods Case Low Battery by iOS developer Jackson Sykes, you can at least receive a low battery notification banner when the charging case’s charge gets too low for comfort.
DigiTimes: AirPods with health monitoring features allegedly due in the coming 1-2 years
A pair of future AirPods incorporating health features via ambient light sensors could be on the way in the 2021 or 2022, according to a new report.
Apple’s ‘Bounce’ ad for the AirPods has earned some advertising awards
It has been almost a year since Apple released an innovative ad for its truly wireless headphones, the AirPods, called "Bounce". And now it's earned quite a few advertising awards.
Kuo: iPhone 12 buyers won’t be getting free earphones in the box
Apple may stop bundling free earphones with new iPhones by the time its next iPhone models launch this fall, a major change considering that the company has been shipping its free wired earphones, called the EarPods, ever since the original iPhone launched back in 2007.
Over-ear AirPods Studio may be manufactured in Vietnam ahead of launch later this year
Apple is said to be working on a pair of high-end, over-ear headphones that could launch before the end of this year. A new report says Apple is making a big shift as far as assembly is concerned.