Apple has today unveiled two new children's programs titled "Stillwater" and "Doug Unplugs" that will be coming to Apple TV+.
Stillwater is an animated series based on the book series "Zen Shorts" by Jon J. Muth. The series centers on three siblings who have a wise panda, called Stillwater, as their next-door neighbor.
The panda provides children with "a deeper understanding of their feelings, as well as mindfulness tools that help them face their own day-to-day challenges" through stories and humor. The character also "brings newfound fun and adventure for the three, opening their eyes to the quiet wonders of the world around them, and guiding them to their place within it."
The cast includes James Sie, Eva Binder, Tucker Chandler, and Judah Mackey. Stillwater arrives on Apple TV+ on December 4.
The report also outlined another new show called "Doug Unplugs," a story about a young robot "who senses there's more to life than just the facts. While other robots plug in for their daily download, curious Doug unplugs and journeys into the human world, and with his best friend Emma, experiences its wonders firsthand."
The DreamWorks Animation production for Apple TV+ is based on the "Doug Unplugged" book series by Dan Yaccarino, and is set to premiere on November 13. The cast features Brandon James Cienfuegos, Kyrie McAlpin, Eric Bauza, Mae Whitman, Leslie David Baker, and Becky Robinson.
Apple also confirmed that the second seasons of "Ghostwriters" and "Helpsters" will premiere on October 9 and October 16 respectively.
The new season of Helpsters will feature a number of guest stars, including Terry Crews, Danny Trejo, Gabby Douglas, Christopher Meloni, Richard Kind, Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, Michelle Buteau and Judah Friedlander, with musical guests including Talib Kweli, Matt Berninger, Jason Mraz, K. Flay, Norah Jones, and Ingrid Michaelson.
Created in partnership with Gamevice, the Razer Kishi is a dual-sided game controller that attaches to the top and bottom of the iPhone. The controller plugs into the Lightning connector, allowing it to be powered by the iPhone rather than a battery, and this also provides for a low-latency connection.
Priced at $99.95, the Apple-certified controller features a directional pad, two thumbsticks, A-B-X-Y buttons, and shoulder bumpers.
Apple is now selling Logitech's Keys-To-Go, a portable Bluetooth keyboard designed for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Retailing for $69.95, the keyboard features a fabric design with soft and silent keys, an attachable iPhone stand, a full row of iOS shortcut keys, and up to three months of battery life on a single charge.
After Apple announced its Apple One service bundles at its "Time Flies" event earlier this week, there was uncertainty among some users with older Apple IDs about whether Apple One would work with multiple Apple IDs.
Some users have two Apple IDs, often split between one for iCloud services and one for purchases and subscriptions. This is a result of the fact that the iTunes Store account and Apple's various cloud service accounts were originally separate. As these accounts were eventually upgraded into modern Apple IDs, it left many users with two different Apple IDs. Although Apple allows users to use both accounts on their devices with various workarounds, the problem has never been fully addressed and Apple does not allow users to consolidate multiple accounts.
MacRumors reader Richard raised a potential issue with Apple One and multiple Apple IDs following the announcement of the new service:
I actually have a question after the announcement of the new Apple One subscription. I, like many older Apple users, have two Apple IDs — one for all of my iCloud services and one for all of my purchases, Apple Music subscription, etc.
We all know Apple has failed to allow any type of merging, but has continued to support two Apple IDs. My question for them is, how will that change with Apple One? Because the subscription service offers a subscription for iCloud storage and my other subscriptions, which span across two Apple IDs...
Since Apple One includes subscriptions to services such as Apple Music, which some users will have registered to the Apple ID that was originally their iTunes Store account, and a subscription to iCloud storage, which some users will have registered to the Apple ID that was originally for Apple cloud services, it was not immediately clear if Apple will support multiple Apple IDs for Apple One.
Microsoft's Senior Cloud Advocate Christina Warren raised the question on Twitter, and received a reply from Apple's Chris Espinosa, which was spotted by 9to5Mac.
It manages that. I just double-checked.
— Chris Espinosa (@cdespinosa) September 17, 2020
Espinosa, who was Apple's eighth employee and pioneered Apple's Family Sharing feature, which deals with multiple Apple IDs within a family, confirmed that Apple One will manage users with multiple Apple IDs. It is unclear if this will involve any new consolidation of accounts, but the news will placate many users who were concerned about being excluded from Apple One.
The launch date of Apple One is as yet unconfirmed, but the service bundles are expected to arrive this fall.
The Apple Watch SE is set to start shipping Friday, September 18, but the first hands-on reviews of Apple's lower-cost wearable are now appearing online. Several journalists and media outlets were provided with review units, and so far Chris Velazco from Engadget and Victoria Song from Gizmodo have shared their opinions after 24-hours with the wearable.
Given that the Apple Watch SE is a lower-cost option that does not introduce any new features, reviews have focused on the balance of features that Apple chose to include in the device. Nonetheless, the Apple Watch SE is being treated as a welcome, good value-for-money option. Song outlined the features that the Apple Watch SE is lacking:
For starters, you're not getting the electrocardiogram app for atrial fibrillation detection or the new blood oxygen-monitoring sensor. You're also not getting the always-on screen that was introduced with the Series 5, the Series 6's faster S6 chip, or the U1 Ultra Wideband chip. From a charging standpoint, the Series 6 will also go from zero to 100% a bit faster at 1.5 hours versus the Watch SE at 2.5 hours. For wifi, the Series 6 supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz, while the SE only supports the former.
In spite of these drawbacks, she was positive about the Apple Watch SE's performance, and said that "you're not giving up as much as you might think."
The S5 chip is, so far, still snappy. I have zero complaints about downloading or launching apps. I'm sure the S6 chip is faster, but the S5 is better than simply "fast enough." So far, the tilt-to-wake responsiveness for the Watch SE's display is also pretty great. I’m not sure if it’s just my memory failing me, but it feels faster than I remember it being on the Series 2, 3, and 4. Perhaps it's the S5 chip?
In terms of performance and battery life Velazco was similarly positive:
In other words, you can expect performance that's in line with what was -- up until just recently -- Apple's flagship wearable. I haven't had the SE long enough to fully test its battery life, but I easily got a full day of use from the Series 5 when it launched, and the SE might last a little longer since it doesn't have an always-on display to worry about.
Song also commented on the lack of always-on display found on the Apple Watch Series 5 and Series 6, but said "I don't feel cheated by not having an always-on display."
Unsurprisingly, the reviews tended to convey some disappointment about the Apple Watch SE lacking advanced health features such as ECG and blood oxygen monitoring, but ultimately resolved that they were not of vital importance. Song said:
ECG and atrial fibrillation notifications are wonderful innovations. But unless you have a heart condition, or are in the at-risk age range for Afib, it's not the most necessary feature. Lacking ECG doesn't mean you won't get the potentially life-saving warnings if your heart rate suddenly skyrockets or plummets beyond your normal range. That's something that comes with watchOS—even the Series 3 has that capability. As for blood oxygen-monitoring... this is also a cool innovation that, generally speaking, wearables companies haven't figured out how to implement in a truly meaningful way just yet... you won't be missing out on the vast majority of what makes an Apple Watch great if you don't have blood oxygen-monitoring.
Velazo echoed the sentiments, saying that Apple Watch SE "still has most of the health-focused features Apple has rolled out in the past few years, like fall detection, alerts for excessive ambient noise, and non-ECG-based heart rate monitoring."
Overall, Velazco described the SE as "a mixed bag of the best parts and features from the last few years of Apple Watch history," and notes that it is "surprisingly similar" to the high-end Apple Watch Series 6. Song said that the Apple Watch SE "feels like an extremely good deal... Apple may have a real affordable winner on its hands."
More detailed, longer-form reviews of the Apple Watch SE will be arriving soon.
First impressions of the Apple Watch Series 6 have now been shared by select media outlets and YouTubers, providing a closer look at the device's new features, including blood oxygen measuring and a brighter always-on display.
Starting with blood oxygen measuring, Engadget's Valentina Palladino noted that the Apple Watch needs to be worn in a certain way to get a successful reading:
It took at roughly seven attempts of fiddling with the placement before I got it to work. Data came most often when the Watch was as far up my arm as my small/medium sports band would allow when secured on the third notch. Apple provides guidelines in the blood oxygen app that explain proper placement, and one of the things it advises is not to position the Watch too low on the wrist.
Palladino suggested that the new Solo Loop band may have been Apple's way of addressing this matter, as it kept the Apple Watch flush against her skin for accurate blood oxygen readings. Apple says the Solo Loop comes in nine sizes to provide an "ultracomfortable" fit, with a wrist sizing guide available on its website.
TechCrunch's Brian Heater was disappointed that the Series 6 continues to have the same advertised 18 hours of battery life as previous models, especially with the addition of sleep tracking. However, during its Time Flies event this week, Apple indicated that the Series 6 can charge 20 percent faster than the Series 5.
The Verge's Dieter Bohn said his favorite new feature is the brighter always-on display, which he described as "very bright." Bohn also offered praise for the new (PRODUCT)RED finish option, which looks quite vibrant in his photos.
Powered by a new S6 chip, Apple says the Series 6 is up to 20 percent faster than the Series 5. Rolling Stone's Brandt Ranj said that in real-world use, the Series 6 feels "incredibly fast," noting that apps load more quickly, Siri feels more responsive, and animations like the closing of Activity rings look a lot smoother.
A few days after Apple announced new iPads and Apple Watches, some of these devices have started appearing in the hands of reviewers. In regards to the 10.2-inch iPad, so far Scott Stein from CNET and Chris Velazco from Engadget have shared their opinions on the latest low-cost iPad.
Given that this iPad lacks the complete design overhaul seen on the 2020 iPad Air, it's come off as a bit underwhelming in these first hands-on previews. That still doesn't undermine what Velazco described as welcome "extra power" under the hood for the 10.2-inch iPad.
That's because of the biggest new addition to the iPad: the A12 Bionic chip, leading to a performance boost that was "noticeably smoother" to Velazco, even when gaming.
Multitasking on the 2019 model could feel a little choppy at times, but I haven't noticed any of that yet, even when running two apps side by side with a third in a floating window.
I've also tried a handful of games over the past day, including Redout and Oceanhorn 2 -- two titles that gave last year's model some trouble. Thankfully, none of the little hiccups I ran into with that earlier model have shown up here yet, but that’s not to say they won’t. The A12 packs a redesigned GPU alongside more raw compute power than the A10 Fusion found in last year's iPad, so it’s no surprise that this iPad runs with less fuss.
Stein echoed similar sentiments, noting that while there's not a lot to say about the new iPad, the A12 is a "big difference" in comparison with the previous generation. He noted that if you have an iPad that's a few years old, this could definitely be a solid upgrade, particularly if you don't care about the more pro-level features of an iPad Pro or iPad Air.
Stein did note a few ongoing gripes with the iPad, relating to the lack of USB-C and the lack of compatibility with Apple Pencil 2 (it only supports Apple Pencil 1). Despite these woes, Stein said that this will still likely be the iPad to buy for most consumers, given its cheaper entry point.
Apple's fancy iPad is still a few weeks off. Do you wait for that? It depends on whether you're willing to spend more and you think you'll need the extra processing oomph. The new Air may have a sharper design and could be the best all-around iPad, but it's hard to beat what's essentially last year's iPad Air right in front of me for just $329.
I haven't spent more than a day with the new iPad, so more impressions to come. But there's nothing I've seen so far that changes my previous advice. For most people, this is the iPad to buy.
More hands-on impressions of the newest iPad and Apple Watch models should be coming soon. If you're curious about unboxing videos for the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE, we've accumulated some of these right here.
Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE unboxing videos and first impressions have hit the web.
Apple Watch Series 6 is the new high-end model with blood oxygen tracking, a faster S6 chip, a brighter always-on display, a next-generation always-on altimeter, and new casing options like blue aluminum and graphite stainless steel. Pricing starts at $399.
Image Credit: The Verge
Starting at $279, the lower-cost Apple Watch SE features the same design as the Series 6, but with some features missing, including an always-on display, blood oxygen tracking, and the ECG app for detecting atrial fibrillation. Apple Watch SE is also powered by the previous-generation S5 chip from the Apple Watch Series 5.
Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE share a handful of features, including fall detection, a compass, an always-on altimeter, Emergency SOS with international emergency calling, high and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notifications, water resistance up to 50 meters, the Noise app, and compatibility with watchOS 7.
Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE are available to pre-order now and will begin arriving to customers and select stores on Friday.
For a more detailed look at the Apple Watch Series 6, read our reviews roundup.
Woot today is offering the iPhone 11 in refurbished condition starting at $619.99 for the 64GB iPhone 11 in Black. There are a few more color options for the 128GB iPhone 11, which is priced at $679.99.
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These sales offer up to $80 in savings on the original price of the iPhone 11, which runs for $699.00 for 64GB unlocked and $749.00 for 128GB unlocked on Apple's website.
Likewise, a few iPhone 11 Pro Max models are also on sale at Woot. You can get the 256GB iPhone 11 Pro Max in Space Gray for $979.99, down from $1,249.00. The 512GB iPhone 11 Pro Max is discounted to $999.99, down from $1,449.00.
These Woot iPhone 11 models come with a 90-day Woot limited warranty, and each iPhone has been tested to be in full working condition.
There are a few other Apple-related sales happening on Woot today, including offers on previous-generation MacBook Pros, iPads, iPad accessories, and more. Check out the Woot sales before they expire later today.
Twelve South today added a new iMac stand to its product lineup, this one called the "Curve Riser," matching the aesthetic of the company's existing Curve MacBook stand. The new accessory is priced at $79.99.
The Curve Riser is made out of metal and includes a fixed-height structure with a shelf for accessory storage. The stand can accomodate an iMac, iMac Pro, or external display.
Twelve South noted that thanks to the Curve Riser's ventilated design, it's perfect for storing powered hubs, external drives, a Mac mini, and more.
Previous Twelve South iMac stands, like the HiRise Pro, included a front panel to hide its internal shelf, and let users adjust the height of the iMac. The Curve Riser doesn't support these features, and is being sold at a cheaper price to reflect its more simple design.
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On Apple Watch models running watchOS 7 and later, Apple includes a Battery Health feature that's similar to the one found on iPhones and iPads running iOS 11.3 and later.
In basic terms, Battery Health provides information about the state of the device's battery and includes an option called "Optimized Battery Charging," which is designed to extend the total battery life of your Apple Watch.
When enabled, Optimized Battery Charging learns from your personal device habits and waits to finish charging all the way up until you need your Apple Watch.
For example, if you regularly charge up your watch at night while you're asleep, the device may opt to limit its charging to the 80 percent mark, and then wait for an hour or so before you wake up to charge the remaining 20 percent.
This keeps your watch at an optimal capacity for battery health by reducing the amount of time that it's sat on the charger at 100 percent charged, which can reduce its life over time.
Optimized charging is designed to activate only in locations where you spend the most time, such as your home and place of work. The feature doesn't turn on when your usage habits are more variable, such as when you travel.
Make Your Watch Fully Charge Before It's Scheduled to Do So
You can make your watch charge to full before it's scheduled to do so by following these steps.
Make sure your Apple Watch is connected to its charger.
Tap your watch to show the charging screen, then tap the circle with the green or yellow charging icon.
Tap Charge to Full Now.
How to Turn Off Optimized Battery Charging
Optimized Battery Charging is enabled by default on an Apple Watch running watchOS 7. If you need your Apple Watch fully charged sooner than normal and you want to disable Optimized Battery Charging, follow these simple steps.
Press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch to bring up the App View.
Select the Settings app.
Scroll down and select Battery.
Scroll down and select Battery Health.
Tap the switch next to Optimized Battery Charging to turn it to the grey OFF position.
Tap Turn Off or Turn Off Until Tomorrow.
To re-enable Optimized Battery Charging on your Apple Watch at any time, simply repeat the above steps and toggle the switch to the green ON position.
Checking the Health of Your Apple Watch Battery
Notice that the Battery Health screen contains useful additional information about the status of your Apple Watch battery, which you can use to decide if it needs replacing.
Apple Watch Series 4 used daily since launch
The "Maximum Capacity" percentage gives you a measure of battery capacity compared to when your battery was brand new. If the maximum capacity percentage falls, you'll likely get less usage out of your Apple Watch between charges. In other words, it's an indicator of how your battery is performing overall and directly correlates with how long your watch will last on a single charge.
Optimized charging is designed to activate only in locations where you spend the most time, such as your home and place of work. The feature doesn't turn on when your usage habits are more variable, such as when you travel.
To help Optimized Battery Charging identify situations where it shouldn't be used, turn on the following location settings in the Settings app on your Apple Watch:
Privacy -> Location Services -> Location Services
Privacy > Location Services > System Services > System Customization
Apple on Wednesday released watchOS 7 to the public, and the latest operating system for compatible Apple Watch models also brought ECG and irregular heart rhythm notifications to users in Colombia, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
Apple Watch Series 4, 5, and 6 users can generate an ECG waveform in just 30 seconds by placing their finger on the Digital Crown. The idea is that you can take this information to your doctor, if the results are abnormal, and use it as a basis to discover if you have any larger issues at hand.
The irregular rhythm notification feature also intermittently checks heart rhythms in the background and sends a notification if an irregular heart rhythm is identified that could potentially be atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Atrial fibrillation is a health condition that often goes undiagnosed, so ECG app and heart rhythm alerts on Apple Watch will be highly useful for detecting early signs of disease. ECG readings also normally require a full ECG machine and a visit to the doctor, which is far less convenient than a reading taken with the Apple Watch.
Apple routinely has to gain approval from government health agencies before marketing the Apple Watch's ECG feature in different countries. Apple won U.S. FDA clearance to promote the function when the Apple Watch Series 4 launched in 2018.
Apple in iOS and iPadOS 14 is allowing third-party apps to be set as alternatives to the default mail and browser apps on iPhone and iPad, and developers with of browser and mail apps are implementing support now that the updates are available.
Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is now able to be set as the default browser app on the iPhone and the iPad, serving as an alternative to Safari. With DuckDuckGo set as the default, links that you tap on an iPhone or iPad will open in DuckDuckGo instead of Safari.
In a blog post, DuckDuckGo says that setting the DuckDuckGo browser of default will provide protection from trackers by blocking third-party tracking requests outright as well as offering greater privacy for web searches and browsing.
DuckDuckGo can be set as the default browser app by installing DuckDuckGo from the App Store, opening up the Settings app, selecting DuckDuckGo in the apps list, and then tapping on Default Browser App.
Chrome and Microsoft Edge have also implemented support for iOS 14 and can be set as default browser apps as well.
There's also a new DuckDuckGo search widget that can be installed on the Home Screen of the iPhone.
Apple yesterday announced the Apple Watch Series 6 with a new sensor that enables blood oxygen monitoring capabilities, but Apple did not clarify which countries the feature would be available in.
Some health capabilities, like ECG and irregular heart rate notifications, have been limited in availability because of regulatory requirements, but it appears that those requirements don't apply to the blood oxygen monitoring feature.
According to the Apple Watch Feature Availability page, blood oxygen monitoring is available in more than 100 countries, suggesting there are no health-related regulatory issues that Apple has to overcome. A support document on using blood oxygen monitoring does mention that it's only available in "certain countries and regions," however, so there may be some omissions.
Those who are interested in purchasing an Apple Watch Series 6 specifically for the feature should double check the availability page to make sure blood oxygen monitoring is supported in their country.
Measuring blood oxygen with the Apple Watch Series 6 is done through the new Blood Oxygen app. It uses a series of red and green LEDs and infrared light to measure the amount of light reflected by the skin, with advanced algorithms using this data to calculate the color of the blood to derive the blood oxygen level. Bright red blood has more oxygen, while darker red blood has less.
The Apple Watch Series 6 is available for purchase from Apple's online store, with orders set to arrive starting this Friday.
macOS Big Sur didn't launch alongside iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 today, with the update coming later this fall, but Apple did release the Safari 14 update for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users.
Safari 14 brings improved performance, customizable start pages, a Privacy Report to see which cross-site trackers are being blocked, and a new tab bar design that provides tab previews so you can see what you have open at a glance. Today's update also removes Adobe Flash. Apple's release notes for Safari 14 are below:
Safari 14.0 introduces new features, even faster performance, and improved security. - New tab bar design shows more tabs on screen and displays favicons by default - Customizable start page allows you to set a background image and add new sections - Privacy Report shows cross-site trackers that are being blocked by Intelligent Tracking Prevention - Removes support for Adobe Flash for improved security Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices. For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
The new Safari 14 update can be downloaded by opening up System Preferences and choosing the Software Update option.
Apple has released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, the newest operating system updates designed for the iPhone and iPad. As with all of Apple's software updates, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 can be downloaded for free. iOS 14 is available on the iPhone 6s and later, while iPadOS 14 is available on the iPad Air 2 and later.
The updates are available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update. It may take a few minutes for the updates to propagate to everyone due to high demand.
While the update downloads, read on to see a description of all the new features found in iOS 14 and watch this "Getting Started" video on iOS 14 for some tips:
Getting Started With iOS 14 Video
Widgets
There are dozens of major new features and changes in the iOS 14 update, but the most notable change may be the redesigned Home Screen that adds support for widgets for the first time. Widgets are available in three sizes and can be customized through the new widgets gallery.
App Library
The App Library, a new feature, shows you all of the apps that are installed on your iPhone in one place, both in an icon view organized into smart categories and in an alphabetical list. Since all of the apps are listed in the App Library, app icons and Home Screen pages can be hidden for a cleaner look.
Compact User Interface
Apple has added new compact user interface elements. Incoming phone calls and FaceTime calls no longer take over the entire display of the iPhone (and iPad), and Siri requests have been minimized so Siri no longer takes over the display when activated.
Picture in Picture
A Picture in Picture mode lets you watch videos or use FaceTime while accessing other apps, so you no longer need to pause what you're doing on your iPhone or iPad during chats.
App Clips
A feature called App Clips lets you take advantage of some app elements without needing to go through the hassle of downloading an entire app, which is useful for quick actions like purchasing a coffee or making a restaurant reservation. App Clips can be scanned from QR codes, NFC tags, or Apple-designed App Clip Codes, and they can be shared in Messages or accessed from Safari.
Messages
The Messages app lets you pin your most important conversations to the top of the display, with circular icons for your favorite people or groups. An @mentions feature makes sure you never miss an important conversation in a group chat, and inline replies keep multi-person conversations better organized. Apple added new Memoji options, and group chats can be customized with new icons featuring photos, emoji, or Memoji.
Health App
In the Health app, there's support for the Sleep Tracking feature on the Apple Watch, along with the Bedtime and Wind Down options that are meant to help you get a better night's sleep. A Health checklist gives you a way to make sure all of your health settings are accurate, and the Weather app offers minute-by-minute precipitation reports and warnings of severe weather events.
Maps
The Maps app gains cycling directions that incorporate metrics like elevation, how busy a street is, and stairs, and for those who own electric vehicles, there are options to plan routes with EV charging stops. The Collections feature is now Guides, and Apple is offering curated guides created in partnership with trusted companies to provide you with suggestions on places to visit and restaurants to eat at when you visit a new city.
Translate
A dedicated Translate app provides text and voice translations to and from 11 languages, with spoken text options and a conversation mode that helps you chat with someone who speaks another language. Safari has a built-in translator in iOS 14 too.
Privacy
Apple always adds tons of new privacy features with each iOS update, and iOS 14 is no exception. You can now provide apps with approximate locations instead of exact locations, and there's an option to limit the number of photos that an app can see.
Safari has a Privacy Report that lets you know which websites have trackers, and how often trackers are being blocked by the built-in Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature. Icons at the top of the iPhone let you know when an app accesses the camera or the microphone, so no apps can use these in the background without your knowledge.
Apple Watch Family Setup
Alongside the watchOS 7 update, iOS 14 supports a new Family Setup feature that lets iPhone owners manage and set up Apple Watches for children or older family members who don't own iPhones. Parents control contacts and downloaded apps, there's a Schooltime mode to limit Apple Watch features when necessary, and location tracking with Find My is available.
With Family Setup, kids can call and text their parents, talk to Siri, stream music, download apps, use the new Memoji app to create Memoji, and use Apple Pay with funds provided by parents. Family Sharing also includes Activity tracking options that provide Move minutes instead of active calories burned, and activity tracking has been optimized for children. For older adults, the feature supports managing health options like fall detection.
App Privacy Nutrition Label
App Store apps are getting a new privacy "nutrition label" that will let you know what kind of data will be collected before you download an app, and next year, Apple plans to require apps to ask you before tracking your device usage across different apps and websites.
Change Default Browser and Mail
Third-party browser and mail apps can be set as the default, and there are new capabilities for the AirPods. AirPods and AirPods Pro can automatically switch between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch as you swap between devices, and the AirPods Pro are getting a new Spatial Audio feature that offers movie theater-like surround sound by taking advantage of the built-in gyroscope and accelerometer.
Fitness+ Service
Later this year, the Fitness app on the iPhone will include access to the new Fitness+ service that lets Apple Watch owners access guided workouts on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad. Videos are viewable on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with the Apple Watch tracking progress and fitness achievements. Workouts span multiple categories, including yoga, dance, core, HIIT, rowing, strength, and more, with the app providing customized workout recommendations and customizable parameters like workout length, trainer, and music.
iPadOS 14
Many of these features are shared between iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, but the iPad lacks App Library and the Home Screen changes. It does get a few exclusive features of its own, such as expanded Apple Pencil support. The Apple Pencil can now be used in any text field, with the handwritten text converted automatically to typed text, a feature that Apple calls Scribble.
In the Notes app, you can handwrite text and have it converted into typed text, and neat features like Smart Selection let you select your written text and then copy it in typed text format into another app. There's a Shape Recognition feature that lets you draw a rough shape like a star that's then converted into a perfect geometric shape to make your notes look neater than ever, and there are new features for detecting handwritten addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more.
Full iOS 14 Release Notes
Apple's full release notes for iOS 14 are below:
iOS 14 updates the core experience on iPhone, includes significant app updates, and other new features.
All-new widgets - Redesigned widgets can be placed right on the Home Screen - Small, medium and large widget sizes allow you to pick the amount of information to display - Widget stacks make the most of your Home Screen space and the Smart Stack uses on-device intelligence to surface the right widget at the right time - Widget gallery includes all available widgets to browse and choose from - Redesigned Apple widgets for Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Maps, Fitness, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Music, TV, Tips, Notes, Shortcuts, Battery, Screen Time, Files, Podcasts, and Siri Suggestions
App Library - The App Library automatically organizes all of your apps into categories - The Suggestions category uses on-device intelligence to show apps you’re likely to be looking for based on factors like time of day or location - The Recently Added category shows apps that were recently downloaded from the App Store, as well as App Clips that were recently launched Ability to hide Home Screen pages to get to the App Library even faster by tapping on the dots at the bottom of the screen while in jiggle mode
Compact design - Incoming Phone and FaceTime calls appear as a banner at the top of the screen - Siri has a compact design that allows you to refer to information onscreen and seamlessly launch into your next task - Picture in Picture enables watching a video or taking a FaceTime call while you use another app
Messages - Pinned conversations keep up to nine of your favorite message threads at the top of the list - Mentions let you direct a message to an individual in a group conversation - Inline replies let you reply to a specific message and see all related messages in their own view - Group photos can be customized for a shared group look
Memoji - 11 new hairstyles and 19 new headwear styles to customize your Memoji - New Memoji stickers to send a fist bump, hug or blush - Six added age options - Face covering options
Maps - Cycling directions provide routes along bike lanes, bike paths, and bike-friendly roads, taking into consideration elevation or how busy a street is - Guides offer recommendations for places to eat, meet friends, or explore, curated by a selection of trusted brands - Electric vehicle routing helps you plan trips with supported electric vehicles and automatically adds charging stops along your route - Congestion zones help you route around or through active zones in cities like London or Paris - Speed cameras let you know when you’re approaching speed and red-light cameras along your route - Refine Location enables a highly accurate location and orientation when in urban areas with a poor GPS signal
App Clips - An App Clip is a small part of an app that developers can create and that is discoverable at the moment you need it, and focused on a specific task - Small by design, App Clips are usable in a few seconds - Discover App Clips through tapping NFC tags or scanning QR codes, from Messages, Maps, and Safari - Recently used App Clips show up in App Library’s Recently Added category, and you can download the full version of the app if you want to keep it around
Translate - The new Translate app is designed for conversations and can work completely offline so your conversations stay private - A split-screen design in conversation mode has a single microphone button that automatically detects which of the selected languages is being spoken and transcribes the original and translated text on the correct sides of the screen - Attention mode shows translations in larger text so you can capture someone's attention - Voice and text translations are supported for any combination of 11 languages
Siri - A new compact design allows you to refer to information onscreen and seamlessly launch into your next task - Expanded knowledge brings 20x more facts than three years ago - Web answers help find answers to a broader set of questions using information from across the internet - Audio messages can be sent with Siri on iOS and CarPlay - Expanded language support for the new Siri voice and Siri translation
Search - One place where you can find everything: search for apps, contacts, files, quick information like weather and stocks, common knowledge questions about people or places, or even quickly start a web search - Top Hit results show the most relevant information including apps, contacts, knowledge, points of interest and websites - Quick Launcher allows you to launch an app or website by typing a few characters - As-you-type search suggestions show more relevant results as soon as you start typing - Web search suggestions to launch Safari and get the most relevant web results - Start a search in apps like Mail, Messages and Files
Home - Suggested automations help you set up automations with just a tap - A visual status at the top of the Home app gives you a summary of accessories that require your attention - Dynamic suggestions of the most relevant accessories and scenes appear in Home controls in Control Center - Adaptive Lighting automatically adjusts the color of your smart light bulbs throughout the day to maximize comfort and productivity - Face Recognition for video cameras and doorbells uses on-device intelligence to let you know who is there based on the people you’ve tagged in your Photos app and recent visitors you identify in the Home app - Activity Zones for video cameras and doorbells captures video or sends you a notification only when motion is detected in areas you define
Safari - Improved performance with an even faster JavaScript engine - A Privacy Report shows cross-site trackers that are being blocked by Intelligent Tracking Prevention Password monitoring securely screens your saved passwords for any that may have been involved in a data breach - Web page translation (beta) translates entire web pages in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian or Brazilian Portuguese
Weather - Next-hour precipitation chart shows a minute-by-minute forecast of the intensity of rain or snow over the coming hour for the U.S. - Severe weather information displays government-issued alerts about certain severe weather events including tornados, winter storms, flash floods and more, for the U.S., Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia
AirPods - Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking on AirPods Pro places sounds anywhere in space, creating an immersive surround sound experience - Automatic device switching transfers audio from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Battery notifications let you know if you need to charge your AirPods
Privacy - A recording indicator is displayed whenever an app has access to the microphone or camera - Approximate location can now be shared with an app, rather than sharing your precise location - Limited Photos library access gives you the option to share only selected photos with an app whenever an app asks for access - App and web developers can now offer the option for you to upgrade your existing accounts to Sign in with Apple
Accessibility - Back Tap is a quick way to trigger accessibility features by tapping on the back of your iPhone - Headphone accommodations amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies, customized for an individual’s hearing - Sign language prominence in FaceTime detects when a participant is using sign language and makes the person prominent in a Group FaceTime call - Sound Recognition uses on-device intelligence to detect and identify important sounds such as alarms, and alerts you to them using notifications - VoiceOver Recognition uses on-device intelligence to recognize elements on your screen to improve VoiceOver support for app and web experiences - Image descriptions read complete-sentence descriptions of images and photos within apps and on the web - Text recognition speaks the text identified within images and photos - Screen Recognition automatically detects interface controls to aid in navigating apps - This release also includes other features and improvements.
App Store - Important details about each app are displayed in a glanceable, scrollable view, including a way to see the games your friends are playing
Apple Arcade - Coming Soon gives you a sneak peek at upcoming Apple Arcade games and you can automatically download them as soon as they’re released - See All Games is improved with sorting and filtering by release date, updates, category, controller support and more - Achievements are browsable right from within the Apple Arcade tab - Continue Playing makes it easy to resume recently played games across devices - Game Center dashboard showcases your profile, friends, achievements, leaderboards and more, all from within your game
Apple Cash Family - Apple Cash can be enabled for up to five family members under 18 - Send money to your child through Messages or by asking Siri - Notifications for purchases or person to person payments as they occur - Parental controls to limit who your children can send money to - Option to turn off Apple Cash for family members under 18 - Shared oversight with another adult in your Family Sharing group
Augmented Reality - Location Anchors in ARKit 4 enables apps to place AR experiences at a specific geographic coordinate - Extended face tracking support is extended to the new iPhone SE - Video textures in RealityKit enable apps to apply video to any part of a scene or virtual object
Camera - Improved shot-to-shot performance speeds up the time to first shot and makes shooting photos even faster - QuickTake video can now also be captured on iPhone XS and iPhone XR when in Photo mode - Quick toggles in Video mode to change video resolution and frame rate from the Camera app - Updated Night mode capture experience on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro provides guidance to help you stay steady throughout the capture, as well as an option to cancel the shot mid-capture - Exposure compensation control lets you lock an exposure value for an entire camera session - Mirror front camera lets you capture selfies that match the front camera preview - Improved QR code reading to scan codes, even if they are small or wrapped around objects
CarPlay - New categories of supported apps for parking, EV charging, and quick food-ordering - Wallpaper options - Share ETA and send audio messages with Siri - Horizontal status bar support for cars with portrait screens - Chinese and Japanese keyboard support gives users an additional option to search for points of interest
FaceTime - Improved video quality with up to 1080p resolution on iPhone X and later - New eye contact feature uses machine learning to subtly adjust the position of your eyes and face to make video calling more natural even - when you’re looking at the screen instead of the camera
Files - APFS encryption support for external drives
Health - Wind Down helps you create a pre-bedtime routine with apps and shortcuts, like listening to a relaxing playlist - Custom sleep schedules help you meet your sleep goals with bedtime reminders and wakeup alarms - Sleep mode minimizes distractions during Wind Down and Bedtime by turning on Do Not Disturb and simplifying your Lock screen - Health Checklist helps you track and manage health and safety features in one place - New Mobility category in the Health app, including metrics like walking speed, double support time, step length, and walking asymmetry
Keyboard and International - On-device dictation helps protect your privacy by performing all processing completely offline. Dictation in search uses server-based - dictation in order to recognize terms you may be searching for from across the Internet. - Search within the Emoji keyboard using a word or phrase - Keyboard displays AutoFill suggestions from Contacts for email addresses, phone numbers, and more in apps - New dictionaries for French-German, Indonesian-English, Japanese-Simplified Chinese, and Polish‑English - Wubi input method for Simplified Chinese - Autocorrection support for Irish Gaelic and Norwegian Nynorsk - Redesigned Japanese Kana keyboard with easier input for numbers - Mail supports email addresses using non‑Latin languages
Music - A new Listen Now tab for playing and discovering your favorite music, artists, playlists and mixes - Autoplay keeps music playing when you reach the end of a song or playlist by finding similar songs to play - Search now showcases music for your favorite genres and activities, and shows helpful suggestions as you type - Library filtering helps you find artists, albums, playlists and other items in your library even faster
Notes - Enhanced actions menu provides easy access to locking, scanning, pinning and deleting - Top Hits in search surfaces your most relevant search results - Pinned Notes list can be collapsed or expanded - Shape recognition enables drawing perfect lines, arcs and other shapes - Enhanced scanning captures sharper scans and more precise auto-cropping
Photos - Filter and sort your collection to more easily locate and organize your photos and videos - Pinch and zoom to quickly find your photos and videos in more places, like Favorites and Shared Albums - Photos and videos caption support - Live Photos taken using iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 will autoplay with improved stabilization in Years, Months and Days View - Memories enhancements provide a more relevant selection of photos and videos and a larger music selection for Memory movies - Redesigned image picker in apps uses the same smart search from the Photos app to help you easily find content to share - Podcasts - Listen Now is smarter and includes your personal episode queue and new episodes picked for you
Reminders - Assign reminders to people you share lists with - New reminders can be created from the lists screen without having to enter a specific list - Smart suggestions let you add dates, times and locations with a tap - Personalized lists with emoji and newly added symbols - Rearrange or hide smart lists
Settings - Option to set your default email and web browser
Shortcuts - Starter Shortcuts let you get started with a built-in folder of shortcuts, tailored for you - Shortcuts automations are suggested based on your usage patterns - Folders let you organize your shortcuts and can be added as widgets to the Home Screen - New compact design for running shortcuts keeps you in context while you use another app - New Automation triggers can run shortcuts based on receiving an email or message, your battery level, closing an app and more - Wind Down Shortcuts provide a collection of relaxing shortcuts to help you get ready for a good night’s sleep
Voice Memos - Folders help organize your Voice Memos recordings - Favorites lets you mark your best recordings and quickly access them later - Smart Folders automatically group together Apple Watch recordings, recently deleted recordings and recordings you marked as Favorites - Enhance Recording reduces background noise and room reverberation
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There are a ton of other features in iOS and iPadOS 14, so make sure to check out our detailed iOS 14 roundup and our iPadOS 14 roundup for a complete list of everything that's new.
Apple today released watchOS 7, the newest version of the watchOS operating system designed to run on modern Apple Watch models. The watchOS 7 update comes after several months of beta testing.
watchOS 7 can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the iPhone.
The watchOS 7 update is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 3, Series 4, and Series 5 models. It cannot be installed on the first-generation Apple Watch, the Series 1, or the Series 2 Apple Watch models.
With watchOS 7, Apple is introducing a number of new health, fitness, and style features for the Apple Watch. There's a new Face Sharing feature that's designed to let you share your watch faces and install watch faces shared by other people, though you still can't create your own watch faces.
Apple introduced several new watch faces, including GMT that shows multiple time zones, Count Up for tracking elapsed time, Chronograph Pro with a tachymeter, Typograph for displaying numerals in custom styles, Artist with art by Jeff McFetridge, Memoji for putting a Memoji on Apple Watch, and Stripes in customizable patterns.
Apple has also added support for multiple complications for a single app so you can better customize your watch faces to suit your needs.
A new Sleep app lets you track your sleep by wearing your watch at night, providing sleep analysis in a simple, easy-to-interpret format. The watch uses the accelerometer to detect subtle movements associated with breathing, so it knows when you're sleeping or awake.
A Wind Down feature helps you establish a healthy bedtime routine, while Sleep Mode automatically turns off your screen and enables Do Not Disturb. When you wake up, the Apple Watch plays soft sounds or uses a haptic alarm, and it offers up a weather report and battery information so you can get your day started.
As announced yesterday, watchOS 7 brings a Family Setup option that lets iPhone owners manage and set up Apple Watches for children or older family members who don't own iPhones. Parents control contacts and downloaded apps, there's a Schooltime mode to limit Apple Watch features when necessary, and location tracking with Find My is available.
With Family Setup, kids can call and text their parents, talk to Siri, stream music, download apps, use the new Memoji app to create Memoji, and use Apple Pay with funds provided by parents. Family Sharing also includes Activity tracking options that provide Move minutes instead of active calories burned, and activity tracking has been optimized for children.
There's a new handwashing detection feature that's useful because we're all washing our hands more often than usual. It lets the Apple Watch listen for sounds of water and then starts a 20-second timer to remind you to wash your hands for the appropriate amount of time.
The Activity app has been renamed Fitness and there's a refined interface, and later this year, the Fitness app will work with the new Fitness+ service that lets Apple Watch owners access guided workouts on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad. The new Fitness app also allows users to customize Activity goals, including Stand hours and Exercise minutes, and the Apple Watch is able to measure low-range VO2 max, stair ascent speed, stair descent speed, and six-minute walk estimate, all of which can be found in the Health app.
The Maps app features cycling directions in line with the new cycling feature on the iPhone, and Siri now provides spoken translations. Apple also introduced a new Siri Shortcuts app for the Apple Watch so you can access all your Shortcuts right on your wrist.
watchOS 7 does more to protect hearing health with a weekly listening notification and an option to automatically reduce loud sounds when you're wearing headphones. A max volume setting also helps to prevent hearing damage.
When paired with an Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch offers a Blood Oxygen app that lets users take a blood oxygen reading. The Blood Oxygen app is limited to certain countries or regions and it requires an iPhone 6s or later to be paired with an Apple Watch Series 6.
Taking a Blood Oxygen reading can be done by opening up the app, staying still, tapping start, and keeping the arm steady for 15 seconds. Blood Oxygen monitoring uses red and green LEDs and infrared light, with photodiodes measuring the amount of light reflected back to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood.
There are many other new changes and tweaks in watchOS 7, and Apple's complete release notes for the update are below:
watchOS 7 makes Apple Watch more powerful and more personal than ever before—with new ways to discover and share watch faces, sleep tracking, automatic handwashing detection, and new workout types. Stay connected to your loved ones by pairing an Apple Watch for a family member to your iPhone with Family Setup. And watchOS 7 includes the Memoji app, cycling directions in Maps, and Siri language translation.
Watch Faces - New Stripes face that lets you select the number of stripes you want, choose colors, and rotate the angle to create a watch face that reflects your style (Series 4 and later) - New Typograph face with numerals in classic, modern, and rounded type styles and displayed in Arabic, Arabic Indic, Devanagari, or Roman (Series 4 and later) - New Artist face created in collaboration with Geoff McFetridge that animates and morphs into a new creation with the time or when you tap the display - New Memoji watch face features all the Memoji you have created and all of the Memoji characters (Series 4 and later) - New GMT face that tracks a second time zone displaying a 12-hour inner dial with local time, and a 24-hour outer dial (Series 4 and later) - New Chronograph Pro face that records time on scales of 60, 30, 6, or 3 seconds, or measures speed based on time traveled over a fixed distance with the new tachymeter (Series 4 and later) - New Count Up face lets you easily track elapsed time by tapping the bezel (Series 4 and later) - Share watch faces with Messages and Mail, or post a link online - Discover and download curated watch faces from your favorite apps in the App Store or from websites and social media - Support for rich complications on the X-Large face - New color filters available to customize the Photos face - New World Clock, Moon Phase, Altimeter, Camera Remote and Sleep complications
Sleep - New Sleep app to help you meet your sleep duration goal with sleep tracking, custom sleep schedules, and a view of sleep trends over time - Uses data from the accelerometer to detect when you are awake and when you are asleep - Sleep mode minimizes distractions by turning on Do Not Disturb and turning off Raise to Wake and the display - Wake up with alarm sounds and haptics on your watch - Option to receive reminders to charge your watch before your scheduled bedtime and reminders when your watch is fully charged
Handwashing - Automatic handwashing detection using motion sensors and microphone - Once hand washing is detected, 20 second countdown starts - Receive encouragement to keep washing for the recommended 20 seconds when watch detects you’ve stopped early - Option to be reminded to wash your hands when arriving home - Review how many times and how long you washed your hands in the Health app on iPhone - Available on Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Family Setup - Use your iPhone to pair and manage a watch for your family members, with their own phone number and Apple ID - Screen Time and Downtime support for managing contacts, setting communication limits, and scheduling time away from the screen - Schooltime mode turns on Do Not Disturb, limits interaction, and replaces watch face with distinctive yellow clock - Set a custom Schooltime schedule and view times when watch exits mode - Users 13 and under can track Move minutes instead of active calories, and can track walking, running, and cycling workouts with more accurate metrics - Set up one-time, recurring, or time-based location notifications for family members - Send money to family members and review transactions of users under 18 with Apple Cash Family (US only) - Family members have the option to share their activity and health data, and will be notified when you create automatic location notifications - Requires Family Sharing and can be used with up to five family members - Available on cellular models of Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Memoji - New Memoji app to create new Memoji or customize existing Memoji - New hairstyles, more age options, and three new Memoji stickers - Use your Memoji creations in the Memoji watch face - Send Memoji stickers in Messages
Maps - Turn by turn directions with larger font sizes that are easier to read - Cycling directions provide routes along bike lanes, bike paths, and bike-friendly roads, taking into consideration elevation or how busy a street is - Search for and add places optimized for cyclists to your route, like a bike shop - Support for cycling directions is available in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Shanghai, and Beijing
Siri - On-device dictation for faster and more reliable request handling and further protecting privacy (Series 4 and later, US English only) - Translate phrases right on your wrist, with support for over 50 language pairs - Adds support for Announce Messages
Other features and improvements: - Change goals for exercise minutes and stand or roll hours in the Activity app - New custom algorithms in the Workout app for Dance, Functional Strength Training, Core Training, and Cooldowns for accurate tracking of relevant metrics - Redesigned and renamed Fitness app on iPhone with streamlined summary and sharing tabs - Manage health and safety features of Apple Watch in the Health app on iPhone with new Health Checklist - New Mobility metrics measured by Apple Watch available in the Health app, including low-range VO2 max, stair ascent speed, stair descent speed, and six-minute walk estimate - ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 or later now available in Colombia, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates - Irregular heart rhythm notifications now available in Colombia, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates - Support for additional interactions on Apple Watch Series 5 without having to wake the display including access to Control Center and Notification Center, the ability to change watch faces, and more - Create group threads in Messages - Inline replies let you reply to a specific message and see all related messages in their own view - New Shortcuts app to access and run shortcuts you have previously created - Add shortcuts to your watch face as a complication - Share your audiobooks with Family Sharing - Search now available in the Music app - Redesigned Wallet app - Digital car key support in Wallet (Series 5) - View downloaded media in Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts apps - Current location available for World Clock and Weather apps
Apple today released tvOS 14, the newest version of the tvOS operating system designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models. tvOS 14 comes after several months of beta testing.
The tvOS 14 update can be downloaded over the air through the Settings app on the Apple TV by going to System -> Software Update. Apple TV owners who have automatic software updates turned on will be upgraded to tvOS 14 automatically.
tvOS 14 brings systemwide Picture in Picture, a feature designed to let you watch movies or TV shows in a small window in the corner of the TV screen while you do something else on the Apple TV.
A new Home section in the Control Center on the Apple TV allows HomeKit-connected devices to be controlled from the television set, plus there's an option to view HomeKit camera feeds on the larger screen of the TV or in Picture in Picture mode so you can keep an eye on your house while you watch TV.
Apple Arcade on Apple TV supports multiple users, letting each tvOS user keep track of their individual game levels, leaderboards, and invitations. Additional gaming controllers are supported, including the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and Xbox Adaptive Controllers. Apple TV games are also now able to take advantage of haptic feedback and other features built into controllers.
There's an option to manually choose a screensaver category in tvOS 14, and for those who watch YouTube, tvOS 14 supports watching YouTube videos in 4K for the first time. The Apple TV now supports Audio Sharing with the AirPods so two people can connect their AirPods to the Apple TV at the same time.
Later this year, the Apple TV will gain a new Fitness app that will be compatible with Apple's new Fitness+ service, priced at $9.99 per month. Fitness+ offers access to workout videos with Apple-picked trainers across a variety of categories like yoga, dance, cycling, core, HIIT, and more.
With iOS and iPadOS 14 available as of today, Microsoft has updated its Outlook app for iOS devices to enable support for the new iOS 14 feature that lets third-party mail and browser apps be set as default apps (via The Verge).
After installing the new version of the app, Outlook can be set to be the default mail app on your iPhone or iPad, so when you click a mail link to compose an email, it will be opened up in Outlook rather than the standard Mail app.
To set Outlook as the default, download Microsoft Outlook, open up the Settings app, scroll down and select Outlook, tap on Default Mail App, and then choose Outlook.
Expect to see other mail and browser apps implementing support for third-party details in the near future. Chrome has already updated its iOS app with support and it can now be set to replace Safari as the default browser.
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