Apple Seeds the third public beta of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5

Apple today released the third beta of the new iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 updates for public beta testers, with the new beta coming two weeks after the release of the second beta and just one day after Apple provided developers with the latest beta. -third beta software.

Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple’s beta testing program can download iOS and iPadOS‌ 14.5 updates over the air after installing the appropriate certificate from the Public Beta site on an iOS device.

iOS 14.5 adds a new feature that allows you to unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch when wearing a mask, alleviating the need to use a password to enter an “iPhone” with Face ID when you have a mask activated. Using this feature requires both iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 and is optional. It can be activated in the Face ID and Password Settings application.

Dual-SIM 5G support is now available globally on iPhone 12 devices, so if you have multiple phone numbers associated with your “iPhone”, both lines can now take advantage of 5G networks. Previously, Dual-SIM functionality was limited to LTE in all countries except China.

With iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4, AirPlay 2 support is available for Apple Fitness +, which allows a workout played on ‌iPhone‌ or iPad to be AirPlayed on a smart TV or set-top box compatible with ‌AirPlay‌ 2.

The latest PlayStation 5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers are compatible with ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ after the update, and there is a new feature that allows Siri to make an emergency call for you.

iOS 14.5 includes a Waze crowdsourcing feature for reporting crashes, hazards, and speed checks along a route in Maps when you get directions.

There’s a new “Report” button available in the Apple Maps app that lets you tap to report an accident, danger, or quick trap to your location in the “Apple Maps” app, which is a feature of the Waze mapping app. It is available directly on ‌iPhone‌ and in CarPlay.

iOS and iPadOS 14.5 add a new feature for choosing a default streaming music service to use with useSiri‌. So, if you prefer Spotify instead of Apple Music, for example, you can now choose Spotify as the default app to use with ‌Siri‌, and all ‌Siri‌ song requests will go through Spotify without the need to add “on Spotify” to the end of ‌Siri‌ requests.

Although not yet updated, iOS 14.5 has a code that suggests that Apple is adding Family Sharing functionality to the Apple Card, allowing multiple users to share a single card. iOS 14.5 is the update in which Apple will officially enable application tracking traceability, so developers will need to request and receive a user’s permission to track their activity in apps and websites in order to target ads.

There are new emoji characters, new shortcuts, ‌Apple Music‌ changes, and more, with a complete list of changes that appear in iOS 14.5, available in our iOS 14.5 guide.

IOS 14.5 beta addresses the issue of the shade of green that some iPhone owners have faced, with Apple confirming that the beta has “optimizations” to help with this issue.

“IOS and iPadOS 14.5 beta 2 include optimization to reduce the appearance of faint glare that could occur at low levels of brightness with a black background,” reads the Apple iOS 14.5 beta notes.

Some iPhone 11 and PiPhone 12‌ models have a gray or green glow when viewed in black backgrounds, a problem that Apple said it is investigating in November. For some users, there are improvements due to optimizations, but for others, the problem seems to exist, so Apple may have something to do next.

Apple said that iOS 14.5 will be released to the public in early spring, so we can expect to see the launch at some point in March, the spring season officially starting on March 20. Apple has also released a new beta version of tvOS 14.5 to fourth and fifth generation Apple TV users who have signed up for the public beta.