Official iOS 14.5 is available

[pr1nce]

iOS 14.5 is running smooth. I really like the new features.

 

[Annie_M]

In addition to being able to unlock my phone while wearing a mask there is a bonus for me... I can also unlock my phone while wearing my full face motorcycle helmet.

Bob

I noticed that I was able to unlock it while wearing my CPAP mask!

 

[gregory_opera]

Have you reached out to Apple about this?

Do they have an e-mail address? I had a look on their website, and all I could find was the chat option - but it wouldn't let me use it because my premium service has expired.

 

[Chris Cook5]

I just downloaded 14.5 on iOS. I thought I heard on one of the tech iOS Youtubers I follow talked about a personalized playlist on Apple Music. I don’t see it though. is it supposed to be there

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

I just downloaded 14.5 on iOS. I thought I heard on one of the tech iOS Youtubers I follow talked about a personalized playlist on Apple Music. I don’t see it though. is it supposed to be there

When you're in your Library on Apple Music you should see something named "Made For You" which contains more personalized playlists.

 

[mumfoau]

Wow! We get watch unlocking just as states are moving to do away with the mask mandate... though I’ll still be wearing mine

 

[EdwinG]

What a crock of horse-s#*t.

Here in Australia, Google can have this functionality in "Waze" - as have countless others over the last 15+ years... Yet Apple cannot?

I understand you're only hypothesizing... But I'll tell you now, this is absolutely not the reason (at least in Australia).

I completely understand your frustration, don't worry

Waze had a 13-year head start - I'm going to give Apple two years (Waze was apparently founded in 2006). You can't expect a feature that has safety implications to be available everywhere at the same time.

And I'm not saying Australia is the problem. I'm saying that you don't exist in a vacuum. Just in Canada, we have 13 sets of different traffic rules - 1 per province and territory. Then you have the USA (I guess that's 50+ sets), EU, UK, etc, etc, etc.

Here's a place where you can provide feedback directly to Apple: https://www.apple.com/feedback/#mn_p

 

[Annie_M]

Do they have an e-mail address? I had a look on their website, and all I could find was the chat option - but it wouldn't let me use it because my premium service has expired.

You might try one of the numbers on this page: https://forums.imore.com/e?link=htt...ww.apple.com%2Fau%2Fcontact%2F&token=8XSQhemZ

And of course, tweeting on Twitter may get results.

 

[gregory_opera]

I completely understand your frustration, don't worry

Waze had a 13-year head start - I'm going to give Apple two years (Waze was apparently founded in 2006). You can't expect a feature that has safety implications to be available everywhere at the same time.

And I'm not saying Australia is the problem. I'm saying that you don't exist in a vacuum. Just in Canada, we have 13 sets of different traffic rules - 1 per province and territory. Then you have the USA (I guess that's 50+ sets), EU, UK, etc, etc, etc.

Here's a place where you can provide feedback directly to Apple: https://www.apple.com/feedback/#mn_p

Done.

I find that the incident / speed trap alerts are grossly inaccurate here in Australia, providing inaccurate information (e.g. an alert for an incident / speed trap that isn't there, or no alert when there is an incident / speed trap) approximately 80% of the time... In its current state, Apple Maps' incident / speed traps alerts are largely useless for this very reason.

You might try one of the numbers on this page: https://forums.imore.com/e?link=htt...ww.apple.com%2Fau%2Fcontact%2F&token=o1_g7FyU

And of course, tweeting on Twitter may get results.

I'm doubtful the call center would help me, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a try... As for Twitter, I don't have any social media accounts, so that's no good to me.

 

[pr1nce]

Wow! We get watch unlocking just as states are moving to do away with the mask mandate... though I’ll still be wearing mine

Illinois hasn’t dropped the mask mandate. Even when they do I’ll be wearing mine for awhile.

 

[rdrum]

I'm still on the beta program, but have 14.5 loaded up. Curious if anyone else DOES NOT have the new purple wallpaper. I thought I might check it out today but I don't have any new wallpapers. I'm not heartbroken or anything, just curious.

 

[pr1nce]

I'm still on the beta program, but have 14.5 loaded up. Curious if anyone else DOES NOT have the new purple wallpaper. I thought I might check it out today but I don't have any new wallpapers. I'm not heartbroken or anything, just curious.

If you have either iPhone 12 or 12 Mini and are on iOS 14.5 you will have the purple wallpaper.

 

[rdrum]

Gotcha - thanks for the confirmation :yes:

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

Gotcha - thanks for the confirmation :yes:

Is this the one you’re looking for?

(Credit: wallpaper central)

 

[mumfoau]

Now that I’ve actually used the watch unlock thing I’m glad it’s in

 

[Chris Cook5]

I love the facemask feature on the new iOS 14.5 and not having to put in a passcode but I do not like having to put in your passcode on your watch every time you pick it up in the mornings

 

[doogald]

I love the facemask feature on the new iOS 14.5 and not having to put in a passcode but I do not like having to put in your passcode on your watch every time you pick it up in the mornings

Watch app / Passcode. Turn on"Unlock with iPhone" and now your watch will unlock whenever it is on your wrist unlocked the first time that you unlock your iPhone. (This feature has existed from the beginning.)

 

[Chris Cook5]

so now you don’t have to enter your passcode on your watch every time you pick it up

I just tried it and mask on and it didn’t work. do I have to have my passcode set up on my watch

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

so now you don’t have to enter your passcode on your watch every time you pick it up

I just tried it and mask on and it didn’t work. do I have to have my passcode set up on my watchView attachment 130845

Reboot both devices and see if that helps. I’ve used the “unlock watch with iPhone” feature since its inception and it has worked great.

 

[doogald]

so now you don’t have to enter your passcode on your watch every time you pick it up

I just tried it and mask on and it didn’t work. do I have to have my passcode set up on my watchView attachment 130845

With mask on, unlock with iPhone will not work unless you put in the passphrase - because the watch is locked. In order to unlock the phone with the watch, the watch needs to be unlocked first. You **definitely** don't want some random stranger to pick up your iPhone and put on your watch and have both unlock while they are wearing a mask.

So, unlock watch with iPhone works when you unlock the iPhone, but it can never work with a mask on unless you enter the passphrase (or have a Touch ID phone, of course, which is moot in this case.)