On October 13, 2020, Apple launched its latest flagship product. They are the iPhone12 and the iPhone12 Mini. These two phones provide powerful functions at affordable prices. On December 14 of the same year, Apple released iOS14.3. This update does not contain too many new features. But it adds a lot of bright spots to the iPhone. The following will give a brief introduction to all the new features of IOS14.3, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
1. Apple Fitness +
Apple Fitness + is Apple's newest service. It is designed to work with Apple Watch and costs $9.99 per month. It provides instructive exercises provided by trainers hired by Apple. You can use Apple Watch to track the progress of your exercise. You can watch video workouts on Apple TV, iPad or iPhone. And you can see the data monitored by Apple Watch on the screen.
2. ProRAW Support
IOS14.3 brings a new ProRAW format to the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. ProRAW is designed for users who like to shoot with RAW but want to use Apple's image pipeline data. When activated, there will be a RAW switch in the upper right corner of the camera application. You can click to turn it off or on. ProRAW photos can be edited in the Photo application.
3. Siri Sound
Siri can represent the sound of almost everything in iOS14.3. It can range from animals to alarms, musical instruments, etc. And on the iPhone and iPad, Siri can also display pictures of animals or things. Then it links to Wikipedia after playing the sound. This enables users to obtain more relevant information.
4. Home Screen Shortcuts
IOS14.3 makes it easier and faster to start applications with custom icons from the main screen. When an application has a custom icon created using Shortcuts, it can open faster. Although the icon prompt will still pop up, it is simpler than before.
5. Ecosia Search Engine
Ecosia is a search engine. When users use it to search, they will provide financial help for planting trees. IOS 14.3 allows users to set Ecosia as the default browser. It can replace Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
6. Television Applications
IOS 14.3 also added a new Apple TV + tag. This tag makes it easier for users to find the original content of Apple TV +. There is also an enhanced search function that can browse by category or subject matter. And when searching, Apple TV + will provide the latest searches and suggestions. It can also display popular search results. And make relevant matches for you in movies, TV programs, actors and channels.
7. Healthy Applications
The Health app has a new feature on pregnancy. It can cooperate with pregnancy tracking equipment to provide information about pregnancy. There are some options in the cycle tracking of the Health application. They can indicate pregnancy, lactation or contraceptive use. In order to better manage the window prediction of menstrual period and easy pregnancy period.
8. New Privacy Features
Information confidentiality is one of the main marketing points of Apple's mobile phone. IOS14.3 further enhances the privacy features. There are some new location sharing settings that will restrict applications from seeing your exact location. It also has a new notification that can tell you when the application uses the camera or microphone of the mobile phone. Users can also have better control over the application's access to photos.