

IOS 14 creates a Smart Stack of widgets based on the apps you use the most and the time of day you use them. You can find the Smart Stack in the Widget Gallery and then pin it to your home screen like a widget. But it's lazy to dismiss iOS 14 widgets simply as a copied feature, especially since Apple's put its own spin on widgets with what's called a Smart Stack. Who would have thought widgets could be so exciting in 2020? And before you comment, I know Android did widgets a long time ago. To view the widgets in a stack, you swipe up or down, which brings a different one to the top. You create one simply by dragging one widget on top of another that's the same size. Perhaps one of the coolest customizations on the home screen is a widget stack. And let's acknowledge there is definitely a Windows Phone tile vibe going on, which isn't a bad thing. Having widgets that are different sizes integrated among my apps makes the iPhone home screen look contemporary and compelling. So you can't put one in the middle of your screen. Widgets have a fixed width that lines up with app columns on the home screen. iOS 14 unveiled: A first glimpse at Apple's upcoming iPhone softwareĮach widget comes in three sizes: small, medium and large.Apple launches Arm-based Mac, iOS 14, MacOS Big Sur and more.This isn't a review of the public beta software rather it's a hands-on preview of some of the significant features in iOS 14 and how they work. Over the coming weeks and months we'll continue updating this article with previews of new features and changes as subsequent updates to iOS 14 are released.

The final version of iOS 14 will be released in the fall alongside the heavily rumored iPhone 12. (The MacOS Big Sur public beta was released last week as well.) We had been using the developer beta since it came out earlier this summer and are now trying out the similar public beta of iOS 14 with features such as the Translation app, Back Tap, new group Messaging options and new Memoji customizations, which include the option to add a face mask. Operating system includes new customizations for the home screen, picture-in-picture video, better widgets, a new Siri interface and App Library, a new way to organize your apps. This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET's complete coverage from and about Apple's annual developers conference.
