All the new features and changes in iOS 14 beta 5

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in iOS edited August 2020
Following another 14-day testing window, Apple has introduced the fifth developer beta of iOS 14. Just as with the previous betas, we break down all the notable changes and features found in the latest update. Read on to see what's new.

The updated News widget in iOS 14 beta 5
The updated News widget in iOS 14 beta 5


Beta five doesn't appear to have any massive changes overall, but in our limited time testing, it does feel much more stable than the notoriously buggy beta four.

Widgets received minor updates, including granular control over location access as you are now prompted when viewing a widget that uses your location to grant access. The News widget also has a much larger size available, though it can only be added to the Today View and not the Home screens.

Exposure Notifications, which were added to iOS 14 in the last beta, can now be turned on in Settings. However, you still need an app that takes advantage of this API to use it.




Change include:

  • Users are now asked to grant location access to widgets

  • Account view in App Store and iTunes Store shows available credit

  • Account view in App Store and iTunes Store shows Game Center ID

  • Clock wheel has returned when editing times in the Clock app

  • Can enable Exposure Notifications in Settings with new onboarding screens

  • New extra-large News widget

  • Widgets are blocked for apps that are blocked via Screen Time

  • Hidden photo album can be hidden from Photos app with new Settings toggle

  • Calendar widget has a lighter background in Dark Mode and text is larger

  • Shortcuts has new onboarding screen

  • Developer Settings option for testing App Clips

  • AirPods Pro phone call bug is fixed

  • Photos can be removed from the "Featured Photo" designation in Photos app
As always, this is a non-exhaustive list of the changes we've spotted so far. See any others not on our list? Let us know on Twitter @Andrew_OSU and we'll add them.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    S12S12 Posts: 25member
    Saw that there is a Magnifier app added to my Homescreen.
  • Reply 2 of 9
    dpkrohdpkroh Posts: 34member
    Argh.  Despite being featured by Apple when introducing iOS 14, adaptive lighting - that automatically adjusts white bulb color temperature is STILL missing from the Betas.

    It is STILL not possible to ask Siri to change the color temperature of a Hue White Ambiance bulb.  It can be done in the Home app but has no direct support in Siri.  It does work with Hue color bulbs, ie “Hey Siri set lights to soft white”. The same phrase used with Hue White Ambiance builds results in a reply of “no lights support this function”v... despite the fact that the function IS supported in the home app. Argh.

    Scenes can be used as a workaround, but doing so has limitations and is a PITA.
  • Reply 3 of 9
    akacakac Posts: 512member
    dpkroh said:
    Argh.  Despite being featured by Apple when introducing iOS 14, adaptive lighting - that automatically adjusts white bulb color temperature is STILL missing from the Betas.

    It is STILL not possible to ask Siri to change the color temperature of a Hue White Ambiance bulb.  It can be done in the Home app but has no direct support in Siri.  It does work with Hue color bulbs, ie “Hey Siri set lights to soft white”. The same phrase used with Hue White Ambiance builds results in a reply of “no lights support this function”v... despite the fact that the function IS supported in the home app. Argh.

    I would assume this is because the associated apps need to be updated. These betas are not for you; they are primarily for developers and often feature new APIs to provide capabilities; of which the developers cannot provide to you unless you are also beta testing their software.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    ihatescreennamesihatescreennames Posts: 1,904member
    Most eye-opening thing from the video: Andrew had 6 Stand hours but ZERO Exercise minutes! How is that possible? I usually get a minute or two of Exercise in the first 15 minutes I’m awake just from going up and down stairs or taking the garbage out to the street.  ;)
    john_t
  • Reply 5 of 9
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,420member
    S12 said:
    Saw that there is a Magnifier app added to my Homescreen.
    That was an Accessibility feature you could enable using the triple-click behavior, but they've now moved it to an app as well that you can add to the home screen. You can remove it if you want and it'll live in your App Library.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    kkqd1337kkqd1337 Posts: 424member
    Is the default email app feature etc something Apple needs to activate or is it done at dev level?

    if so will devs be allowed to release apps with this feature before the GM release?
  • Reply 7 of 9
    Andrew_OSUAndrew_OSU Posts: 573member, editor
    ihatescreennames said:
    Most eye-opening thing from the video: Andrew had 6 Stand hours but ZERO Exercise minutes! How is that possible? I usually get a minute or two of Exercise in the first 15 minutes I’m awake just from going up and down stairs or taking the garbage out to the street.  ;)
    Use a standing desk! Honestly, it is a bit annoying because sometimes I wont get the hour even though Ive been standing at the desk the whole time!
    john_t
  • Reply 8 of 9
    flydogflydog Posts: 1,124member
    dpkroh said:
    Argh.  Despite being featured by Apple when introducing iOS 14, adaptive lighting - that automatically adjusts white bulb color temperature is STILL missing from the Betas.

    It is STILL not possible to ask Siri to change the color temperature of a Hue White Ambiance bulb.  It can be done in the Home app but has no direct support in Siri.  It does work with Hue color bulbs, ie “Hey Siri set lights to soft white”. The same phrase used with Hue White Ambiance builds results in a reply of “no lights support this function”v... despite the fact that the function IS supported in the home app. Argh.

    Scenes can be used as a workaround, but doing so has limitations and is a PITA.
    Talk about first world problems.
    fastasleep
  • Reply 9 of 9
    Apple_BarApple_Bar Posts: 134member
    dpkroh said:
    Argh.  Despite being featured by Apple when introducing iOS 14, adaptive lighting - that automatically adjusts white bulb color temperature is STILL missing from the Betas.

    It is STILL not possible to ask Siri to change the color temperature of a Hue White Ambiance bulb.  It can be done in the Home app but has no direct support in Siri.  It does work with Hue color bulbs, ie “Hey Siri set lights to soft white”. The same phrase used with Hue White Ambiance builds results in a reply of “no lights support this function”v... despite the fact that the function IS supported in the home app. Argh.

    Scenes can be used as a workaround, but doing so has limitations and is a PITA.
    Still in BETA. Save your post to when iOS 14 is released officially to the public. It may not be there until 14.4
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