Yep, another week, maybe two Of constant passcode entering. So glad apple worked so diligently to get this out quickly after a year of mask wearing. HAH
Should have been a day one priority with iOS 14 launch.
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Apple Seeds Eighth Betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
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Should have been a day one priority with iOS 14 launch.
Looks good - also MacOs could do with a little more Apple Watch unlocking.
It is a major nuisance when I run my MacBookPro in clamshell mode without
any access to touchID
It is a major nuisance when I run my MacBookPro in clamshell mode without
any access to touchID
Good lord, how long is this gonna take. All i want is the unlock with apple watch function when wearing these blasted masks.
Before the iOS 14.5 beta, 5G connections in dual SIM mode was only available in China. Was the limitation in other countries due to the specific hardware of the Chinese models, a battery-saving decision by Apple, a limitation put in place by carriers, a government regulation, or what? I'm curious what actually made that feature unavailable (outside of China) until the upcoming release of iOS 14.5
Masks are gonna be a thing of the past by the time this update comes out...
You can always use your passcode……..
at this stage I can’t really get why they didn’t do the ‘mask unlock’ thing with a smaller supplemental update as it’s such a current issue fix.
Or download the PB beta 👏🏻
The more beta's there are, hopefully the less bugs upon release....one can only hope.
I give up. I'm installing the beta on the phone and watch.
Wow another one. I thought for sure this week would be the final release. Maybe next week with the special event? It would make sense if they have hardware to announce related to 14.5 (AirTags). It really feels like 14.5 will be the last major update before iOS 15.
I see the revised headphone emoji is the AirPods max. I generally don’t like the icon emojis for various reasons but I hope this isn’t a trend where all emojis become, essentially, ads for various products. But it wouldn’t surprise me if vendors will use their own products or sell placement to another vendor for using their product as the emoji icon.
“New Siri intelligence” by not having to say “on Spotify” anymore lol. I’m a fanboy and have gone down on Apple for years, but Siri progression is an absolute joke. I use it every day for simple tasks like setting an alarm, timer, or texting people. But compared to Alexa, Siri is very far behind. I expected a lot more by now. Our biggest update over the years has been movie and sports knowledge.
<demon voice>: There is no GM, only RC!!!!
Oddly enough, no tvOS 14.5 Beta 8. Kinda encouraging that we may be at the end of the line here.
may not have dropped yet, or perhaps the final tvOS release has info on the unannounced ATV and they dont want to give it away before next week.
I hate to say it but iOS 14.5 surely needed another beta.
like for crying out loud a new screenshot file size issue and failure to load photos and previews made a come back out of no where in beta 7…….🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Orrrrr, you know, you could just put in your passcode 🤯
I just put my thumb on the fingerprint reader of my 2020 SE.
Right? They take their sweet time with eeeeverything these days. And to think this is just a stopgap solution that's not even affected by supply chain issues; the real problem solver for this mask-addled point in time we live in would be adding TouchID to the iPhone (an opportunity already missed with iPhone 12). By the time they deliver an actual solution to a real problem (and not sh!tty mercantilistic gimmicks like MagSafe) we will all have been vaccinated and over it.
I have to agree with you. The mask update could have been released in something like 14.4.3 instead of lumping it together with a bunch of other features for 14.5.
It is definetly long overdue to have a better way to unlock your phone conveniently while having a mask on.
Beta, Beta, Beta, Can't you see?
Sometimes your code just hypnotize me.
I and just love your flash ROM ways.
Guess that's why 14 broke, and .5 on the way.
It's almost comical at this point.
Sucker better be solid as a rock and twice as dense. There's no room to disappoint at this stage.
Sometimes your code just hypnotize me.
I and just love your flash ROM ways.
Guess that's why 14 broke, and .5 on the way.
It's almost comical at this point.
Sucker better be solid as a rock and twice as dense. There's no room to disappoint at this stage.