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Anyone still having issues with Apple‘s News widget loading? I’m on 14.2 public beta on 2018 12.9 pro. I had this issue on the GM version as well. Any recommendations as to how to fix it? Thanks in advance. I’ve restarted multiple times.. didn‘t fox it.
 

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So where is the supposed Shazam button in iPadOS ? I have Shazam installed, I have checked the Control Center options and cannot see a Shazam button to add.

In iPhone 11 so can't run iOS 14.2 on that yet.
 
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Of course. Wipe the phone, reinstall iOS 14. You think you should be using a beta and don't know that?


Set the phone to restore mode and wipe it with 14.0. Hope you made a decent backup of your phone with 14.0 before you installed 14.2.


I knew the process and tried both Restore and DFU Modes. However I was receiving this error:
"There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone. The requested resource was not found."

That's why I posted to see if there is a different workaround or if anybody else had a similar experience with missing oxygen settings.

So fortunately I sorted it out by updating Xcode which downloaded some extra packages and then was able to restore it.
 
Cant believe iOS14.2 removed the ability to adjust Volume. Just like the ability to adjust sizing on its new Apple Watch wrist wraps.

To adjust volume you must download the preferredly volumed ipsw.
 
The release notes for the watchOS developer beta mentions the blood oxygen not being available on this release.
However the release notes for the iOS developer beta makes no mention about the blood oxygen counterpart on the Health app, and yet, it is not available if paired with the GM code on the watch.

It seems, however, this is standard behavior: all newest features introduced with new hardware on the Apple Watch were unavailable on the first beta code after the GM of the new OS.
It's gone. I have the release version of watchOS 7 on my Apple Watch 6 and 14.2 beta 1 on my iPhone. The blood oxygen feature is not available. The watch app is there, but it tells you to open the Health app on the phone to configure it. When you go to the Health app, you'll find it's not there. The feature is gone. If you want to use blood oxygen sensor, DO NOT INSTALL EITHER WATCHOS BETA OR iOS 14.2 BETA!
 
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Apple today seeded the first public betas of upcoming iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 updates to its public beta testing group, a few days after seeding the first betas to developers and a little less than a week after releasing the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates.

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Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program can download the iOS and iPadOS‌ 14.2 updates over the air after installing the proper certificate from the Public Beta website on an iOS device.

iOS 14.2 introduces a new Music Recognition control for the Control Center, deepening the integration of the Apple-owned Shazam app in the iOS operating system. Music Recognition lets you discover music playing around you and it can recognize music playing in apps even when you're wearing AirPods.

The Shazam Music Recognition feature can be added to Control Center through the Control Center options in the Settings app. To use the feature, open up Control Center and then tap on the Shazam icon to initiate a single recognition.

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The new update brings a redesigned Now Playing widget for the Control Center that lists recently played albums that you might want to listen to when you have no music playing. There's also a redesigned interface for AirPlay, making it easier to play music across multiple AirPlay 2-enabled devices in the home.

For those who have low vision, Apple added a "People Detection" feature in the Magnifier app that uses the camera to let iPhone users know how far away other people are, which can be useful for social distancing purposes.

The new iOS 14.2 beta will likely be in testing for some time as Apple works on releasing new iPhones, with the new iPhones expected to debut sometime in October.

Article Link: Apple Releases First Public Betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 With New Shazam Control Center Options



will they be bringing back the favorite contacts widget? I don’t understand why they would take something so useful away.
 
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