In the early morning of June 23, iOS 14 was finally released on Apple WWDC 2020. The desktop widget function that has been exposed for a long time has finally arrived. Apple has also sent disguised application drawers, picture in picture, enhanced privacy protection, etc., which are countless new functions. As a Duplicant, is this wave worth upgrading?
Upgrade mode
Machines after the iPhone 6s can be upgraded. It's the old method. The browser searches and clicks on the description file, and then "Settings - General - Description File" can see it. Then it can be updated to be a glorious mouse when it is updated to "General - Software". If you want to go back, go back and delete the description file. If there is no ladder, let the machine run for 4 or 50 minutes to complete the update.
If you upgrade iOS 14 normally, the data will not be cleared, but in case of rollover, make a backup first. In addition, general major updates need to go to "General - Restore - Restore All Settings" (the machine will automatically restart once, wait for a few minutes) to prevent inexplicable bugs. This is the strongest solution to avoid bugs when personal data is not clear. Although the pop-up window for asking permission will play again, and the alarm clock and system settings will go again, there is not much (adjustable) in the settings for iOS anyway.
Ye Qingjie, welcome the desktop widget
To sum up, the core changes of iOS 14 are "desktop, picture in picture, privacy protection, and clicking on the back". The rest, such as App Clips and Memoji enhancements similar to small programs, are either small improvements or of little significance to domestic users.
Widget desktop plug-in (for convenience and unification, the following are all represented by desktop widgets on iOS) has been available since the ancient September 23, 2008, when the first generation Android was released. It took nearly 12 years to come to iOS.
But it's better than never, and with Apple's aesthetic, maybe it can give us different desktop components?
Then the truth hit me mercilessly in the face
The smallest small component is also a 2 * 2 rounded rectangle (occupying the position of 4 apps), which is huge in size and has 4 * 2 and 4 * 4 dimensions upwards. Unlike Android, Apple does not allow dislocation.
That is to say, no matter up, down, left or right, the movement unit can only be the location of 2 * 2 apps. For the smallest component, it has only six possible positions.
The intelligent stacking widget can control content and sort by itself. It is said that different content can be displayed at different places and times, but it hasn't been tried yet.
There are two main problems with the widget: the original intention of the widget is to display the target information directly without entering the App. The core is convenience and information density. However, the current components are too large and the information density is too low. Secondly, third-party applications have not started to support, and now only the components of the system app. Compared with the components in the previous negative screen, the width and the rounded corners are inconsistent, which are abrupt when placed together, and the space utilization of the new components is lower.
However, since third-party applications originally have small components on the negative screen, the adaptation should be fast, and it is expected that a wave of app updates will come soon.
Click "Page Indicator" in editing mode to run to a multi grid page similar to a hammer system. However, it cannot be dragged or clicked to open an application. It can only be used to hide the page temporarily. This is obviously for the convenience of those users who like to use the application drawer to instantly simplify the desktop content.
App resource library: iOS application drawer
This is a completely unexpected part. IOS, which is famous for canceling application drawers, has even added drawers! Ye Qingjie * 2. The application drawer may be unfamiliar to domestic users, but native Android and many foreign users have a special preference for the application drawer.
This is called App Resource Pool on iOS. It is fixed on the right side of the desktop and can be drawn on the last page. It has a mandatory application classification function, and the folder name and sorting cannot be customized temporarily. The first three applications of the folder can be opened directly. In addition, they are placed on the secondary page.
At first glance, it is suitable for users who have too many applications but are too lazy to organize, but in fact, these users are too lazy to organize, and most of them have muscle memories, If you tamper with their App sorting, they will not find the App 。 Apple may not be able to educate users to actively adapt to its logic this time.
It is said that the sorting of folders can be automatically changed according to the frequency of use, but it is still alphabetical sorting. The use frequency will only affect the sorting in the recommended folder temporarily.
Picture in Picture
Watching two station B videos at the same time
Finally, it came, although the support is not perfect now. Youku, Tencent Video, Today's Headlines, including 404 Tubing's website and app, are not supported, even the videos in the system album.
For the time being, I only found that the App and Safari on Station B support picture in picture, and Safari can only be triggered by watching videos on Apple's official website and iQIYI (indeed, it is productivity before buying, but iQIYI after buying).
The most fascinating thing is that although the client side of station B supports it (the drama is not good, the ordinary up main video can), the web side does not support it, and its picture in picture does not have a fast forward and fast backward button.
But the usability of this picture in picture is higher than that of Android. Double finger zoom controls the video size. The welt is automatically hidden, but the sound can continue, and can be moved anywhere. Like some online classes that don't want to see faces, it is appropriate to hide the screen.
However, picture in picture is also a new function with the highest probability of bugs. Both Station B and Safari have tried to hang up the picture in picture black screen several times.
Privacy protection
Originally, iOS was very good at privacy protection, but now it has been strengthened. Now, including the system camera, no matter what app calls the camera and recorder, there will be a color "indicator" in the upper right corner, marked with red and yellow respectively.
Notice the yellow dot on the top right and the tip in the middle
For an app that is calling permissions, the drop-down notification can be used. The application icon of the recently invoked permission will also reside in the notice bar, which is dedicated to curing cancer apps. There is no function related to voice. Baidu Maps is already calling the microphone to wait for our voice keywords # masochistic funny #.
Call location, you can choose "approximate location", which is very popular
Even the app that calls the album can control the access to content and blow. Schrodinger Fruit Powder Online
Tap back
This is one of the few original features of iOS 14, but it is absolutely enlightening. The degree of completion is very high. Wearing a shell is also available. The trigger rate of commonly used hands is almost 100%. It is recommended that other manufacturers follow up, and the use scenarios are much wider than what finger joint tapping.
This is the most suitable trigger for screen capture. Screen capture with combination keys is something of the last century. Only HTC's side press can compare with it.
There are double click and triple click options, which are useful for screenshots, calling out notification bars, and the control center. It is user-friendly. There are only two problems. The trigger response may be about half a second slow. When the phone is put back on the desktop and picked up, it is often triggered by mistake... After careful calculation, the false touch rate is as high as 52.232141%.
There are still a lot of it
Siri finally won't pop up in full screen. The weather and other answers are put on the small card, which is much more beautiful and exquisite. Temporarily encounter the bug of switching between Mandarin and Cantonese and then voice wake-up failure;
Translation, available offline, supports dialogue and text translation. It is clean and simple. It does not support many languages, but it is more than enough. You can delete a third-party app;
Phone calls also become pop-up banners, which will no longer be full screen, playing games or watching videos more harmoniously. If your hand is too small to touch it, you can switch back to the original full screen mode in Settings - Phone - Notice;
Photo albums can add caption notes to photos and videos. At first glance, it's awesome, but it can only be used for searching. You can't see your own notes without opening the details
Voice memo has an optimized recording button, which claims to be able to reduce noise and eliminate echo, but it seems to have no optimization for wind noise;
Memoji imitated my expression by 6 age groups, 7 hairstyles, 16 headdresses, and even a mask. It really fits the occasion
Message iMessage can pin important messages on it, group chat can @ others, and it can also have context, cooooool. Unfortunately, it was 10 years late, and now domestic SMS apps are basically responsible for verification codes;
There are five native input methods!!!
CarKey API is available on iOS 13.4, and it becomes a "car key" function on iOS 14. NFC can be unlocked when it is close to the door, can be started by placing it on the wireless charger on the car, and can also share the car keys with others. Even if the iPhone battery is dead, the door opening function can last for 5 minutes. We just need a 2021 BMW 5-Series to experience this function;
The original map (although it is estimated that only a few people in China use it) has more ways to travel by bike. For compatible electric vehicles, specific electric vehicle specific route guidance can be provided.
The shooting speed of the first picture of the camera is increased by 25%, the continuous shooting speed is increased by 90%, and the "machine gun" speed of four pictures per second is increased;
The weather app has minute level weather forecast (only the United States for the time being) and severe weather warning (Europe, America, Japan and Australia). Fortunately, although the domestic third-party weather apps have strong advertising, they already have these functions;
App Clips, similar to WeChat applet, can be called by NFC, QR code and browser, but it is not available in the beta version at present. It should have a great impact on the application ecology, but it is estimated to have no impact in China.
Signal improvement? Don't think too much. The iPhone 11 Pro Max 512GB on our hands is still the strongest MP4.
The only "upgrade" that made me feel stupid and ended my youth on the spot was the cancellation of the dial of the alarm clock!!!!!
For the iPhone 11 Pro Max 512GB National Travel Service, which costs unlimited costs, weighs up to 226g, and has an extremely powerful X-axis linear motor, there is no vibrating dial for adjusting the alarm clock now# ￥！#……%&#%&%……# ￥%
Skills
In the intelligent stack, if you don't let go and keep running, it can also keep sliding, but the trigger rate and use value are not high;
2. Click "Page Indicator" to slide, you can quickly switch between different pages, and jump to the front and last pages at high speed. It's just that the positioning of the middle page is not convenient, so it's better to draw manually;
3. Desktop components can be directly dragged from the negative screen to the home page;
4. The power widget can easily see the power of AirPods and is worth using;
5. For widgets with special settings, in addition to pressing and holding to pop up "Edit Widget", you can also directly click to view options during editing. For the time being, there are two levels of settings for calendar, weather, intelligent stacking, shortcuts, memos, and reminders.
How can people find out at a glance that you are using iOS 14?
1. First, put several 2 * 2 components on the home page;
2. Always picture in picture, hang a HotGuys B station video;
3. Elegantly shout "Hey, Siri", let passers-by see this "Chuanxin" Siri that will not be covered by the full screen;
4. You must use Memoji for chatting, plus the mask;
5. Occasionally lift the phone carelessly and double click the back gracefully. It must be used to trigger screenshots and capture passers-by's attention with the sound of screenshots.
summary
Is iOS 14 easy to use? It must be easy to use. It has many functions and strong privacy protection. I haven't found a significant increase in power consumption for the time being. There are occasional flashbacks. Other problems are not serious. And now iOS looks like Android, and the learning cost of mutual turnarounds is also lower.
Is iOS 14 Beta1 worth upgrading? Definitely not!!! Because WeChat will encounter bugs that can't be recalled, copied, pasted, and forwarded (netizens finally found that the same function can be triggered by double fingering and long pressing), we can't restore the settings or reinstall WeChat. In China, just letting WeChat send out a bug can sentence a system to death.
In addition, occasional flashbacks and picture in picture jams are necessary. In addition, this version can actually maintain basic life. It is recommended for fans of playing computer, Many of the experiences are still fresh. But for the public, it is recommended to wait until the melon is fattened.
Calm down, the main change of iOS 14 is the upgrade of desktop app. The desktop is actually an application manager for users. For many users, it is simply used as a multi task page. The core requirement of the home page is to provide information and find applications easily.
With the growth of users, Mainstream users' demands begin to converge to those of computer users 。 It's normal for iOS to become complex. You can see that iOS has begun to learn from many "advanced" functions that Android or WP systems have used for many years. This is inevitable. Don't make a fuss about it. After all, there is only one optimal solution, and good solutions all look similar. Everything will be unified, and eventually it will be the best plan.
In addition, we scold Apple for copying homework, and we also have to scold Apple for copying homework now. Why? Why can you copy only like this?
The domestic ROM is trying to be close to iOS, and iOS is also trying to be close to Android. The world is really interesting!
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