New Shortcuts actions in iOS 14.5: Take Screenshot, Orientation Lock and more
iOS 14.5 and the Shortcuts app let you, for example, change your iPhone’s cellular data mode in your own workflow scripts.
iOS 14.5
Airplay is now available for Fitness+
Casting support for Apple Fitness+ was added to the first beta of iOS 14.5, but it wasn’t working properly.
PoomSmart releases hack to get iOS 14.5 emojis on all jailbroken versions of iOS 14
iOS & iPadOS 14.5 introduce more than 200 new Emojis to the platform. If you’re jailbroken on an earlier version of iOS, then you can use this new hack from PoomSmart to get them without updating your firmware.
You can now share Apple Music lyrics over iMessage or as Instagram Stories
Long-tap a line in lyrics to share it as text, with support for Instagram’s Stories feature and iMessage media cards.
Apple Music now lets you swipe to quickly add songs to your listening queue
This is a far better design decision than the previous implementation requireing multiple taps. Also, popovers in the Music app no longer take the whole screen.
Apple seeds second betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4 to developers
Apple has seeded the second betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4 to developers.
How Safari in iOS 14.5 limits which personal data Google sees about you
iOS 14.5’s Safari limits the risk of information leak by proxying safe-browsing services via Apple servers rather than Google’s.
Apple Maps in iOS 14.5 will add Waze-like features for accidents, road hazards, and speed traps
Apple Maps will gain Waze-like features to report accidents, road hazards, speed traps, and more with the upcoming iOS 14.5 update.
iOS 14.5 reinstates Picture in Picture on YouTube, and now it works in every browser
Google and Apple continue to play a game of cat and mouse in terms of Picture-in-Picture support for YouTube videos in Safari.
Siri now permits you to choose a default app for music streaming requests
You can now choose from a desired music streaming app aside from Apple Music when asking the digital assistant to play some music.
Perseus lets mask-wearing jailbreakers unlock their iPhone with an Apple Watch
IOS 14.5 beta introduces an enhanced Face ID feature that can authenticate mask-wearers if they’re wearing an Apple Watch. This new tweak offers similar functionality for jailbreakers.
Apple seeds an updated version of the first iOS 14.5 beta to developers [Updated: iOS 14.5, macOS 11.3, and watchOS 7.4 public betas out]
Apple has seeded a new version of iOS 14.5’s first beta to developers.
