iOS and iPadOS 15: New notifications and update of the iPad home screen
A few weeks before the official unveiling during the WWDC 2021 developer conference, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who is known for his good inside sources at Apple, got the first details of iOS and iPadOS 15. Among other things, the updates should have major changes to the notifications and a revision of the iPad home screen on board.
iOS 15 and iPadOS 15: Improved notifications and improved iMessage
According to Gurman’s sources, Apple is planning a new function for its iPhone and iPad operating systems that will allow users should, depending on the current status, make different notification settings – for example, whether the phone should make a tone or not. The innovations should be controllable via a new menu in which the user should be able to choose whether he is driving, working, sleeping or doing some other activity. The menu is displayed on the lock screen, which is also receiving a major update, and in the control center for quick access.
In addition, there should be an option for the automatic answering of messages depending on the set status. According to Gurman, it will be an improvement over the current auto-reply feature. It can currently only be used while driving. Apple has already integrated some new notification functions such as “do not disturb” and a sleep mode in its systems. With iOS and iPadOS 15, the company is introducing a system-wide function for the first time to change notifications depending on the user status, according to the reporter.
Apple’s developers are also working on improvements for their own messenger iMessage: The service should therefore be more like a social network function in order to be able to compete directly with Whatsapp from Facebook, speculates Gurman. According to the Bloomberg sources, however, the innovations are still in an early development phase and could only appear later. It should be known that Apple and Facebook are not particularly sympathetic to each other and each pursue extremely contrary strategies.
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Apple’s iPads get a big update with iPadOS 15 in autumn. (Mockup: 9to5Mac)
After iOS 14 brought major changes to the iPhone home screen last year, the iPad seems to be the turn of a year later, according to Bloomberg sources. With iPadOS 15, Apple is planning “the most significant update for the device’s home screen since the product was launched in 2010,” writes Gurman.
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With the upcoming update, the iPad home screen should have a similar range of functions as the screen of the iPhone. In addition to the introduction of home screen widgets that can be placed anywhere on the home screen, it will also be possible to replace the entire app grid with widgets.
iOS 15 and iPadOS 15: New privacy options planned
According to Bloomberg, the protection of privacy is back on the agenda for iOS 15. With the update, a new menu should be introduced that shows users which apps are quietly collecting data about them.
Apple has increased the privacy of its devices in recent years, but in the course of this development the company has identified thousands of apps that Use special trackers to collect and pass on data such as telephone numbers and locations. Apple wants to curb this further with the new feature.
Apple is expected to showcase iOS and iPadOS 15 at its annual WWDC conference starting June 7th. Updates for macOS and watchOS can also be expected. After the big jump to macOS Big Sur, the manufacturer is only planning a smaller update this year.
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