Tag: iOS 14

Mounting evidence suggests iOS 14 will be ‘S’ update
The news: Amid a global pandemic and the prevalence of bugs in iOS 13, evidence suggests iOS 14 will be a smaller ‘S’ update like iOS 12.
- Mark Gurman (84.2% accurate) first mentioned that major features could be delayed until iOS 15 in a report from November 2019
- Previously, after stability and performance got out of hand in iOS 11, Apple issued a smaller iOS 12 update that was much more stable
  - iOS 13 was buggier than 11
- More recently, iOS 14 was again rumored to have a significant focus on performance
Our take: The thing right now is that we still don’t have enough info to know for sure…but based on the above evidence AND the fact that Apple employees working on iOS 14 were forced to work from home, the ‘S’ year is certainly plausible.
June 11, 2020
iOS 14 won’t feature call recording
The news: The below image that has been circulating online for days now is real…but call recording is probably not coming to iOS 14, according to 9to5Mac (85.8% accurate).
- While this feature is present in an early build of iOS 14, reliable sources say “it’s not intended to be made available to users”
- The call recording feature is only available in internal builds of iOS
Our take: The legal hurdles that Apple would have to pull to make this feature available would be astounding: call recording is illegal in many, many places. Couple this with the fact that it’s an internal feature and…yeah, this isn’t happening anytime soon.
June 10, 2020
iOS 14 may support 3rd-party Control Center widgets
The news: This year’s major iOS update may allow developers to add widgets to Control Center, as suggested by two sources.
- Both Jon Prosser and Apple RUMORs (LEAKS) have suggested Apple is working on expanded 3rd-party support in Control Center
- Apple is planning to allow alternative default apps and services as soon as this year
Our take: With no credible sources recently reporting that home screen widgets are still in the cards for this year, perhaps the original widgets image was actually showing a revamped version of Control Center all along. This sounds most realistic to me, especially with all of the disruption that COIVD-19 caused.
June 5, 2020
iOS 14 icon may show new home screen functionality
The news: Reportedly present in an early December 2019 build of iOS 14 is a glyph that seems to show an app icon expanding into a larger block…or widget, according to @blue_kanikama.
- In the build, the icon is reportedly located at /system/AppleInternal/Applications/SlimmerJimmerLite.app/AppIcon60x60@2x.png
- However…other sources have cast doubt on widgets coming this year
Our take: I’m split on this one: but I have a feeling that even after all this there won’t be widgets in iOS 14. As mentioned by Jon Prosser, the home screen widgets probably aren’t coming until next year.
June 5, 2020
Safari gaining native translation in iOS 14, better Apple Pencil support
The news: iOS 14 will be upgrading the Safari app on iPhone and iPad with some significant new features, according to 9to5Mac (85.8% accurate).
- Safari is gaining native, on-device translation that is processed offline by the neural engine
  - It could extend to other apps like the App Store, too
- In Safari on iPadOS, the Apple Pencil will be better supported with markup support
Our take: As somebody who consistently reads content written in languages other than English, this on-device translation is going to be amazing. I could live without better Apple Pencil support, but am glad that is coming, too!
June 2, 2020
iOS 14 to support same devices as iOS 13
The news: iOS 14 will likely support the device you’re holding in your hand right now, according to The Verifier.
- iPhone 6s and SE aren’t getting cut off as expected this year
Our take: While a 42.5% accurate track record would make me call this into question, The Verifier did get device support for iOS 13 right last year. While 6s and SE users are in luck…this does make me question whether or not iOS 14 will be as big of an update as previously expected…
June 1, 2020