Top & Best Features on iOS 14 for iPhone
iOS 14 has been available for nearly a week, and as you’ve probably figured out by now, it’s jam-packed with tons of new features. While there are literally hundreds of new changes in iOS 14. Here are top 9 features.
Whenever receiving a phone call, the full screen phone interface would abruptly interrupt whatever you were doing. iOS 14 finally brings a banner style incoming call notification to the mainstream. Enabled by default, users have the option of switching between the banner and full screen style via Settings.
Choose default browser
The ability to choose a default browser in iOS marks yet another finally moment for iPhone users. You’ll first need to install a browser that’s been updated for iOS 14 and then venture into the app’s preferences in the Settings app to establish it as the default browser.
Picture in Picture
First available on the iPad a few years back, Picture in Picture now makes its way to the iPhone. Not only does PiP work for videos, but it also works for FaceTime video calls as well. This welcomed addition makes it possible for users to multitask while video-chatting with friends.
Privacy enhancements
iOS 14 is filled with all sorts of great consumer-friendly privacy enhancements, and a few of them stand out above the rest. The first, and most noteworthy change, is the ability to provide apps with an approximate location instead of a precise location. Other new features include the ability to give apps access to specific photos instead of your entire photo library.
Home screen enhancements
A new Home screen enhancement in iOS 14 allows users to outright hide pages on the Home screen, effectively hiding all of the apps on those pages.
App Library
The Home screen enhancements work in concert with iOS 14’s new App Library. The App Library is essentially a container for all of the apps installed on your phone, even if those apps are not displayed on Home screen pages. When removing an app from the Home screen, you now have the option to fully delete the app, or keep the app available in the App Library.
Music app enhancements
The iOS 14 Music app’s standout feature is the presence of updated backgrounds on the now playing interface. When switching songs, the background quickly transitions to a color that complements the album artwork.
App Clips
App Clips are small snippets of your favorite apps that are 10MB or less. App Clips are perfect for when you need to quickly obtain functionality from an app that you don’t currently have installed.
Emoji search
iOS 14 has new ability to quickly search for specific emoji characters directly from the iOS keyboard.
Widgets
iOS has featured widgets for years, but iOS 14 marks the first time that they’re displayed on the Home screen. Widgets come in multiple sizes and are available for both first-party and third-party apps. More than one widget can be placed on the same Home screen page, and multiple widgets of the same size can be stacked to save space.
