Apple’s iOS 14.5 Update With a Masked Unlock Feature Is Here

iOS 14.5 is formally rolling out today as an over - the - melodic phrase update for iPhone owners .

One of themost useful featuresin this update is one for our pandemic times : the power to unlock your earpiece while still fag out a masquerade . Those with an Apple Watch can enable their couple and unlocked watch as a kind of key for unlock their iPhones with Face ID .

Anotherlong - awaitedfeature is a privacy cock that will actively prompt you toopt out of trackingacross web site and apps . Apple nowrequiresapp developer to require users to consent to any app tracking , a move that aligns with Apple ’s greater secrecy push ( and has made Facebook really mad ) .

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Then there ’s a Waze - like Maps feature that will allow users to crowdsource incident reporting . iPhone exploiter will be able toreport an accident , for example , or a speed trap at a throw point on your crusade . If you happen to pass the accident , hazard , or speed trap again , you may update Siri that it ’s still present or , alternatively , let Siri know that the incident has been clear so that it will no longer appear in Maps .

The update will further hold Apple ’s tenacious - expectedAirTags . The company specified during its product event last week that the iOS 14.5 update would be required to set up and use its Bluetooth tracker .

And those of us who trust on Siri will find that Siri no longer defaults to a feminine - presenting voice . When you set up your iOS machine , you have the option to take the voice you want to hear . For those who use English as their iPhone language , there are now more diverse vocalism selection to choose from .

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