iOS14

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This is the first time I have changed the layout of my phone since I have owned the iPhone 4s. I have always setup my phone to have the needed apps at my finger tips. However, with the added widgets on the Home Screen and being able to turn off other home screens. The changes I have made to my Home Screen as well as how the apps are laid out are totally different.

I am not sure if this setup is going to work for me, but so far it is a lot less crowded on my Home Screen and I have to search for apps that I want to use. Making me second guess using them. I think this will help me to decide which apps I really need on my phone. 

I know there are a lot of apps that I have on my phone that I am actually not using and this layout is going to help me know for sure. That way I can delete the apps I am not actually using.

So with iOS 14 beta there are so many new changes that I am excited about. The widgets I wasn't very excited about at first, but now it is the only thing on my Home Screen. A lot of how my phone is setup now, I have learned from Christopher Lawley. 

The Shortcuts widget on my homepage along with another widget that has weather, battery status and other apps that I check daily. All other apps are on a hidden Home Screen. This has made my Home Screen very streamlined. It prevents me from accessing apps that waist my time.

There are so many changes in the new iOS for the iPhone. If you want to know more about these changes I would look at Christopher Lawley's website. theuntitledsite.com or on the Apple website. One of them that I might start using in addition to the widget app is the pin iMessage chats to the top of your iMessage list. I am not really sure that is one that is useful to me. I still think it is a pretty cool feature.

I am really enjoying the Picture in Picture on the new iOS. It really helps when watching a movie or FaceTime and still needing to do other things. I haven’t used that feature much, but I know there are a lot of iPhone users really looking forward to a feature like that. If YouTube would to that as well it would be great. That way the video doesn’t stop when I am trying to search for something or look up something. 

There are some rumored features that are supposed to be coming in the next AirPod firmware update that I am looking forward to. One of them is being that is you are playing music on your iPad and you answer a call on your iPhone that the AirPods will automatically switch to the phone call and when you are done they will switch back. I think this is going to be one of the more useful feature to me. It will give me a reason to always use my AirPods. 

Which features would you like the most? That would depend on your needs and what you look for in a phone's OS. I can say the changes in the new iOS are amazing so far and I am learning how to make them work in my workflow. I look forward to hearing from you regarding the ones you like the most. Please feel free to start or join the conversation. As always take care of yourself and each other.