Everything New in the iOS 14.5 Beta

[peterk23]

Still having the greyish backlight issue on black images. Extremely prevalent when booting up the phone!

 

[Apple_Robert]

Enlight me please how is this so great ? I already have Face ID on it, why do i want to have to also lift my watch to unlock it? How is it efficient?

You don't need to raise your wrist. As long as your watch is unlocked and within range of the phone, it will unlock just like it does for the Mac.

 

[Populus]

It’d be great if we would be able to manually turn on low power mode on the iPad, without asking Siri, just with a button like on the iPhone.

 

[ghostface147]

Apple Watch unlock is a good first step on the iPhone, now expand it to other functions if possible.

 

[voodoofish]

I just realised today the iPhone doesn't support 5G roaming - my carrier says "iPhone 12 doesn’t currently support 5G roaming. We expect 5G roaming to come to iPhone 12 in 2021" and Apple say "Carriers around the world are still working to deploy their 5G roaming support. If you turn on Data Roaming, you can get cellular data through 4G or LTE networks when you travel" - which I take to be Apple's weasel-words way of saying the iPhone doesn't support 5G roaming.

From this article it seems like while this update resolves the dual sim dual standby 5G issue, it doesn't solve this roaming issue?

 

[bloodyhymen]

So crazy wife can go through my phone when I left ma phone in the kitchen, while i go do something in garage wearing my apple watch?

 

[Kylo83]

So crazy wife can go through my phone when I left ma phone in the kitchen, while i go do something in garage wearing my apple watch?

what u got to hide? my partner has my passcode

 

[BWhaler]

This sounds like an epic release. Well done, and thank you, Apple.

 

[Apple_Robert]

So crazy wife can go through my phone when I left ma phone in the kitchen, while i go do something in garage wearing my apple watch?

No, she cannot.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Apple Watch unlock is a good first step on the iPhone, now expand it to other functions if possible.

I think the Apple Watch needs more admin access on the Mac. It just be able to do more than unlock your Msc.

 

[tgwaste]

I want option to remove home bar come on apple

Its absurd that you have to even ask for such a blatantly obvious feature. But Apple knows best.

 

[tgwaste]

Or how about when I set my iPhone to silent with the toggle, the watch goes into silent mode too...? Some simple things I feel like they just completely overlook.

I hear ya. iMessages STILL doesn't sync between watch and phone.

 

[iiiiiMAC!!!!!]

Can’t believe it took them this long to add emoji search on the iPad.

Apple likes to do things right...

 

[ghostface147]

I think the Apple Watch needs more admin access on the Mac. It just be able to do more than unlock your Msc.

I can unlock system preferences on my Mac, so that’s one thing more it can do. Or if I am installing software, I can use my watch to put in my password.

 

[Johnny907]

There is a new section in the settings app called TV Providers.

Yeah this isn’t new. Not for years.

 

[DougieS]

Pity purchases can’t be authenticated with the watch. Don’t see why not. The watch can authenticate itself so it must be secure.

For me there are 2 real irritants at the moment.

1 Unlocking the phone with a mask on.

2 Apple Pay with a mask on.

14.5 only addresses one of these issues.

just use Apple Pay on your watch. Solves problem 2.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I can unlock system preferences on my Mac, so that’s one thing more it can do. Or if I am installing software, I can use my watch to put in my password.

I can as well. There are still times I get asked to enter my Mac password and there is no action from my watch.

 

[midkay]

what u got to hide? my partner has my passcode

Right? Anyone calling their wife crazy and hiding stuff from them likely made them crazy with the kinds of stuff they’re hiding.

 

[HQuest]

It has been a while since a beta was THIS buggy with basic features.
- Safari doesn’t render pages as WebKit is broken (notably this very own forum). Luck of the day, I kept a Chrome installed just because and here I am using it. Bug report sent.
- CarPlay doesn’t work. At all. Not even detected by any of my vehicles. The Release notes mention the feature not working if you have contact sharing, but in one vehicle I don’t even have the phone paired via Bluetooth, so it doesn’t apply for me. Bug report sent.
- Bluetooth audio is cracking up badly on both car and AirPods. Another bug report. Dang!

 

[iGüey]

We need it to be released ASAP!!!

To unlock our iPhones thru Apple Watch is not only a needed feature but mandatory.

 

[kyleh22]

Any guesses as to when this will move from beta to production? Thanks - I’m super excited for expanded controller support.

 

[jclo]

Any guesses as to when this will move from beta to production? Thanks - I’m super excited for expanded controller support.

Apple said early spring for next release w/ the anti-tracking stuff. So sometime around then. A public beta should be coming, though.

 

[Jony Ive and Co.]

So many nice new and surprising features in this update. This is what all .xx updates should be: introduce new features and not just some bug fixes.

 

[wwinter86]

Yeah this isn’t new. Not for years.

I’ve never had it before, may be it should not be listed for U.K.

 

[ghostface147]

I can as well. There are still times I get asked to enter my Mac password and there is no action from my watch.

Yeah it’s inconsistent.