iOS 14 and WatchOS 7 released.

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Apple released iOS 14 and watchOS 7 were released by Apple tonight.


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Apple Releases iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 With Home Screen Redesign, App Library, Compact UI, Translate App, Scribble Support, App Clips, and More

Apple has released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, the newest operating system updates designed for the iPhone and iPad. As with all of Apple's software updates, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 can be downloaded for free. iOS 14 is available on the iPhone 6s and later, while iPadOS 14 is available on the iPad Air 2...
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Apple Releases watchOS 7 With New Watch Faces, Family Setup, Sleep Tracking, Handwashing Help and More

Apple today released watchOS 7, the newest version of the watchOS operating system designed to run on modern Apple Watch models. The watchOS 7 update comes after several months of beta testing. ‌watchOS 7‌ can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to...
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iPhone and iPad Pro updated, now just letting the Watch update.

Nice to finally have Widgets on the Home Screen. I was getting a little annoyed with App Library but I see it’s very contextualised, I really like it now.
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Is it just me or the phone is noticeably more snappy? Like there is definitely a bump Transition speed and performance.
 
Tsepz_GP said:
Is it just me or the phone is noticeably more snappy? Like there is definitely a bump Transition speed and performance.
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What phone are you running?

Early YouTube videos say older phones (1st gen SE, 6S, 7) should hold off from upgrading for now due to some slower performance (games for example seems to load around 5 seconds longer on 14).

I'm on an 11 and the wife on a 2nd gen SE, but haven't updated yet. Will give it a couple more days.
 
ebendl said:
What phone are you running?

Early YouTube videos say older phones (1st gen SE, 6S, 7) should hold off from upgrading for now due to some slower performance (games for example seems to load around 5 seconds longer on 14).

I'm on an 11 and the wife on a 2nd gen SE, but haven't updated yet. Will give it a couple more days.
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I’m on an 11 Pro Max.

Yeah I can imagine for the much older devices this update may be quite heavy.
 
I've just started looking at the updates now, but any way to get a percentage onto that battery widget?
 
Tsepz_GP said:
iPhone and iPad Pro updated, now just letting the Watch update.

Nice to finally have Widgets on the Home Screen. I was getting a little annoyed with App Library but I see it’s very contextualised, I really like it now.
Is it just me or the phone is noticeably more snappy? Like there is definitely a bump Transition speed and performance.
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Getting transition speeds right is an art, needs to be long enough to feel more premium, but fast enough that you don't wait.
Samsung used to have super slow animations, changing it in settings used to make the phone feel way more snappy.
Same thing for iOS actually, I remember adjusting it with jailbreaks, then they allowed one to set it via reduced motion.
 
I’mma just add, the spatial audio update for AirPods is quite something.
 
I find the UX a little confusing. There are too many ways to show apps now. I'm not really sure what the point of the left-most screen is. You can swipe down to search and can add widgets to other screens now, so it seems redundant. Also, the App Library screen might be more useful if it went straight to the list view.
 
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Dave said:
The second option does have percentages.

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Cool, never knew there was a second or more options. I see now by clicking on the Battery widget there are more than one option. As I said, I'd just started looking and if everyone would stop phoning and emailing me at work for an hour I might get a better look at things :p
 
Spizz said:
Cool, never knew there was a second or more options. I see now by clicking on the Battery widget there are more than one option. As I said, I'd just started looking and if everyone would stop phoning and emailing me at work for an hour I might get a better look at things :p
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/phones Spizz every 5 minutes for the next 2 hours
 
Johnatan56 said:
Getting transition speeds right is an art, needs to be long enough to feel more premium, but fast enough that you don't wait.
Samsung used to have super slow animations, changing it in settings used to make the phone feel way more snappy.
Same thing for iOS actually, I remember adjusting it with jailbreaks, then they allowed one to set it via reduced motion.
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This is very true! I think they just got the balance in this update.
Yes I remember in all my Androids going straight to enable Developer Mode and bringing down all transitions to .5x lol
 
Tsepz_GP said:
This is very true! I think they just got the balance in this update.
Yes I remember in all my Androids going straight to enable Developer Mode and bringing down all transitions to .5x lol
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I still use Speed intensifier on my jailbroken iPad Pro... Makes a world of difference!
 
Updated my iPad Pro 11-inch last night, noticed the home screen became blurred and only the Dock was visible. Had to read Apple's documentation on how to "Restart your iPad". Fun times ahead.
 
Lord Flacko said:
Updated my iPad Pro 11-inch last night, noticed the home screen became blurred and only the Dock was visible. Had to read Apple's documentation on how to "Restart your iPad". Fun times ahead.
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Woah, that is odd, my iPad Pro 11” updated just fine, busy typing this on it right now with ios 14. Did restarting help sort out the issue on yours?
 
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