Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch are now supported by iOS 14, the company’s fourteenth major update to the iOS mobile operating system. Released on September 16, 2020, it followed iOS 13 and was announced on June 22, 2020, at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference. iOS 15 replaced it on September 20, 2021.
System Features
These are the features of iOS 14 7:
1. App Clips
The App Store now has more capabilities thanks to the addition of App Clips. App Clips are incredibly stripped-down and have very few OS rights because they are meant to be a dynamic feature rather than a permanently installed program.
Only Apple Pay and Sign in with Apple had demonstrations at the time of the announcement. App Clips can be found locally through NFC tags (iPhone 7 or newer) or QR codes bearing the App Clips logo. They can also be displayed on websites or Maps and sent to others via Messages.
2. CarPlay
The capability to select a custom wallpaper for usage under CarPlay is a new feature. Apple Maps’ route planning capabilities have been augmented with notifications about convenient amenities like parking and food delivery. Moreover, charging station locations are now taken into account while determining the best route for electric vehicles.
3. Car Keys
When combined with a car that supports near-field communication (NFC), an iPhone can serve as a digital key. Apple’s first presentation of a compatible vehicle was the 2021 BMW 5 Series at WWDC 2020.
The Wallet program allows for easy access to your keys. It is possible to temporarily or restrictively share keys. If your iPhone dies, you still have access to your car keys for around five more hours thanks to the backup battery. You can’t get inside the car without an iPhone from 2018 or later.
4. Home Screen
Instead of rearranging the order of the icons on the home screen such that they corresponded directly to the apps themselves, users may now add icons for other apps and the recently released widgets for those apps; they can also freely add or remove pages.
Users can now hide rarely used apps to free up space. The Today View has been replaced by a scrollable widget user interface that can be found to the left of the initial page. App icons can be joined by widgets, which can be adjusted to fit in a two-by-two grid, a four-by-four grid, or even a full screen.
Widgets of the same size can be stacked on top of each other for easy access, and a Smart Stack can be used to display the widget that is most relevant to the user at any given time. The App Library can be found on the device’s last page, to the right.
The apps within each group are ranked according to how often their respective groups use them. The “recent” section of the app store displays both the most recently installed apps and the most recently viewed App Clips, in addition to the “suggested” section, which displays the most recently recommended apps. Any desired software can be quickly located using search, or the user can simply peruse the list in alphabetical order.
5. Compact UI
In iOS 14, Apple made a number of adjustments to limit the amount of screen real estate taken up by interfaces that were formerly full screen. These interfaces now appear and hover in front of an app, making it possible to use touch (and thus multitask) on the app behind them.
Interfaces for making voice calls, whether through the built-in Phone or a third-party software like Skype, are now considerably more compact, taking up about the same amount of space as a notification. Siri’s user interface has also been shrunk down.
How to Get iOS 14 Update on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
Customers can either wait for the alert that the iOS 14 upgrade is available for their iPhones or perform the update manually. It is imperative that you make a copy of your data before attempting the update.
To install an update, start by selecting Settings > General > Software update. When prompted, enter your iPhone’s passcode and select Download and Install. After that, agree to Apple’s restrictions, and the download should start automatically.
A time estimate, based on the current number of people seeking to upgrade, will be displayed at the top. If your iPhone doesn’t have enough space, it will ask you to temporarily delete some apps before restarting. These applications will be reinstated following the completion of the installation.
Since updating during the workday could be difficult for certain users, we are also providing the option to Install Tonight. To have the iOS update installed automatically, the smartphone needs to be hooked into the charging socket, connected to Wi-Fi, and have the automatic update feature enabled (Settings > General > Software Update > Automatic Updates).
Conclusion
All iPhones receive a major upgrade to iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system, once a year. Millions of devices receive free key feature updates, bug fixes, and UI alterations. The release of iOS 14 was first announced on June 22 at WWDC, and it was made available to users on September 16. Further upgrades have been released to add new features (and correct issues and bugs).
