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Apple releases iOS 14.5 with stricter app tracking privacy
Apple has released iOS 14.5 with stricter privacy, mask-friendly Watch unlocks and a redesigned Podcasts app.
Apple is shutting down its Music Memos recording app
Apple is shutting down its Music Memos app and prompting users to export their recordings to Voice Memos.
Apple iPad (2020) and iPadOS 14 review
The 2020 iPad is about as straightforward as gadget updates get, but that's not a bad thing. Apple delivered a remarkably well-rounded package for the price, and what it lacks in flashy thrills it makes up for with more consistently competent performance. Meanwhile, iPadOS 14 packs plenty of design tweaks, and gives this basic tablet some of the software tools it needs to shine as an inexpensive productivity machine.
iOS 14 update fixes a bug that reset your browser and mail defaults
Apple fixed an iOS 14 bug would reset your default app settings after rebooting an iPad or iPhone, so now you can set Chrome or Gmail as a default and they will stay that way.
Apple iPad (2020) hands-on: A better kind of basic
The 2020 iPad brings more power to the entry-level tablet series. Not much else has changed, however.
iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are ready to download
Apple's iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and watchOS 7 are all available.
Apple updates the $329 iPad with an A12 Bionic chip
Apple's entry-level iPad stays at its $329 price tag but adds a new, more powerful processor to the mix.
iPadOS 14 hands-on: Design updates galore
If you’ve been itching to test all of the new iPad features Apple touted during its WWDC keynote last month, today’s your day: You can download and install the iPadOS 14 public beta right now. As you might have already guessed from the name, iPadOS 14 is based on iOS 14, which we’ve already started testing recently. Most of the changes that Apple wove into iOS are present on its tablets too, including a smarter, less obtrusive Siri, plenty of tweaks to existing apps and a renewed focus on privacy, so I won’t be dwelling on those much.
Safari will use Face ID and Touch ID for 'frictionless' web sign-ins
The next version of Safari will let you use Face ID or Touch ID to sign in to websites without entering your password.
Apple may bring 'real' home screen widgets to iOS 14
Widgets have been present in iOS for years, but they're usually on a dedicated screen rather than wherever you want them to be, as with Android. Soon, however, you might have that flexibility. As part of an ongoing string of code leaks, 9to5Mac has reportedly discovered that Apple is developing a 'real' widget system for iOS 14. Codenamed "Avocado," the feature would let you place widgets anywhere on your home screen as if they were app icons. The 9to5 crew warned there was a chance Apple could cut the feature (say, due to development time).
