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iOS 14 has brought a new look to the daily used features, easing them up and making them look more attractive than before. The apps have become private, feasible, and easier. Starting with the widgets on the home screen, it has been redesigned to reach out to what you need at a glance.

It is now easy to add any feature you’d like to add to your home screen and arrange them. The best part about adding widgets is “stacking”; you can stack the apps you like to use the most and the exact widget will pop up at the right time daily.

A new API option is made available to developers to be able to develop innovative widgets and take advantage of the redesigned widgets. A mesmerizing feature of Siri’s suggestion widget uses an on-device intelligence and with its help shows actions related to the things you have been using and might like to use.

The widget gallery has a central space for all the widgets from Apple and third parties and they pop up on the most used base. The availability of the widget in every size makes it easier to find. The fresh App library organizes the Apps into one or more sections based on their types.

To save time looking for a particular App with the most used App, Apple has made it to just be a tap away, by easing up the search for you by tapping on the search bar above, so that you are able to easily find the app of your choice as the menu drops down in alphabetical order while the new apps downloaded from the app store shifts directly to the App library.

iOS 14 has solved the main problem of call interference by compacting the calls, so they don’t take up the whole space on the screen. Now they are shown at the top even if the call is on any third-party app like Skype etc. With the help of a developer API. The picture in picture effect is pretty cool which means you can continue watching your videos while using another App. You can also resize the picture in the picture window and it can be moved to any corner, can be zoomed-in, and zoomed-out. Siri is now compacted as well, with a beautiful small layout; it gives the required information without disturbing the task you were indulged in. Searching through the Apps is made at the fingertips. Pinning up the nine most important conversations in the messages is another cool feature offered by iOS 14. Tagging someone has been made easier in a group chat, and it can also be customized to give notification only when your name is mentioned, or you can reply to a particular message in a group conversation. And a profile picture can also be chosen for the group.

You can apply and make your own avatar using 20 different images, according to your profession or passion, which is a funky tool that allows many different faces, accessories, and head-wears to reflect a perfect personality. With iOS 14 the locations have become easier to approach than ever before, and their discovery has come hand in hand. Even for the Cycling, the tracts have become clearer as little details of steep passages, roads and stairs have made visible on the map for effortless planning of the trips. The guides available for the perfect eating spots and traveling guides are made with the help of trusted brands and partners. The auto-updating is turned on in the guides section to make sure you get the latest recommendations as soon as a new and reliable place is opened in the area. Translation App of the iOS 14 affords trouble-free chatting after being enabled; it can translate text in 11 different languages privately; the most convenient part is that can be enabled offline as well. Here is a tip for saving translations in the favorites for simple access later. The attention mode enlarges the translated text, making it trouble-free to read and write. As popularly known; Siri is used for getting on-hand information about everything and helping out with performing actions. The new compact design has taken its functions to an extra level by getting things done quickly without losing the context of your work. It has 20x more facts and information than it had three years ago, the knowledge range is wider than it was ever before, as it can now use a web browser as well to answer the questions no matter how complicated. There is a new feature of sending audio messages via Siri for a better experience.

The home App is available with intelligent management service, provided with more security. There is much automation suggested in a list for better use also. A new prioritization in the home status is introduced to sort out the list of things that you need the most so that you can easily control them. Many adaptive lights change according to the temperature throughout the day when enabled. The defined activity zones help to focus on the area with the mobile’s camera and when some activity is performed in that area; the user gets notified. Video cameras and doorbells can detect the people previously tagged in the photos App. It is totally up to the user to simply tag the person and get notified. Safari is another upgraded and faster feature with iOS 14 to make web browsing more reliable, hasty and effortless, with its wide range of research and the response is also improved. It can also translate different websites in seven different languages provided with a shortcut button to translate the page supported by Safari’s translation skills. It also gives warning about insecure passwords and can detect if the web page you are browsing has some privacy issue, preventing the trackers from following your device.

Now, cars can be unlocked and get started with your iPhone, in short CarPlay has completely changed the relationship between your car and the phone. Keys can even be shared with the family or friends it can be done for a limited period as well as for a longer period, well, CarPlay is also now affording new App types. AirPods are offering a phenomenal listening experience with iOS 14 as it has a few new tricks, surrounding all the nearby sounds now; the battery notification easily tells about AirPods battery running out on the top of the screen. Also, the automatic switching between the iPhone and iPad is made available for a wonderful and timeless experience. AirPods audio can be adjusted to account for hearing differences, headphones accommodation offers to amplify soft sounds and thus making the other sounds clearer and crispier just like in the headphones. Audio sharing for Apple TV allows you to connect two sets of AirPods to a 4k Apple TV to watch movies together without breaking the tranquility of others. With App clips, there is a chance of taking more advantage of the Apps in the App store as it is available to discover at just the time you need it and about a specific task in the App you are looking for. Log in to the Apps that use Apple’s ID and then buy things from the Apps that use Apple Pay for payment with just one tap.

The most important part of iOS 14 is its provision of privacy for all the data and information, it secures the users’ data and doesn’t share it with any third party; giving the user full control over whoever they would like to share it with. The full understanding of the privacy practices of the Apps is always displayed to the users when they want to download from the App store. If an app is using the phone’s camera or microphone or indicator, known as a result recording indicator, appears at the top of the screen and you can even check later in the control center if the App has used your camera or microphone recently. While logging into participating Apps the sign in with Apple is made available for one less password use. Sharing your approximate location and not the current or exact location is also the safest method for the smaller Apps. Apple Arcade has got many new games and you can easily play your games through your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV by turning on the continue playing feature. Apple Cash Family can now be used for the people under the age of 18, the family members, friends, or anyone can send them allowances and they can use it wherever the Apple Pay is accepted, a perfect experience to do with parental controls.

The Augmented reality, AR kit 4 has made it much effortless for the developers to set up AR experiences making it delightful for them in every way. The fastest ever shots in the camera has been introduced with a new exposure and compensation control for a wonderful focused shot. The exposure value can be locked while separately locking the camera exposure. The newly made game center makes it easier and quicker than before to play and find thousands of games with friends and family.

A brand-new feature that helps in maintaining the sleeping goals has been introduced in the health App. The hearing feature enables you to keep the track of the volume levels and their impact on your hearing. Photos and videos can be well organized with the new navigation feature and can be found easily. The notes have been improved by the provided help to help in finding and scanning the notes so that users can stay focused on the content.

iOS 14 has made it possible to set any third-party App as the default email or browser App. In voice memos, it becomes possible to enhance the quality of recording audios, and also the ability to have the recordings organized. Being informed about the extreme weather conditions and staying informed about upcoming weather reports is the best feature to be introduced.