A Brief Look at iOS 14 Beta 5: New Features and Changes

In this video, we'll take a closer look at what's new and changed in iOS 14 beta 5. One of the most noticeable changes is the addition of a hidden album toggle within the Photos Settings. This new feature hides the Hidden folder, making it more difficult to find. Under the Albums tab, you no longer see that Hidden folder at all. This change doesn't add any security but makes it more obscure.

Another exciting new feature in iOS 14 beta 5 is the hybrid time picker. This allows users to manually type in the time using the keypad, which is new for iOS 14. Notice how you can scroll and use your picker just like you could before in iOS 13. You also get that really nice haptic feedback as well. This is a great solution that combines the best of both worlds from iOS 13 and iOS 14.

In addition to these changes, there's an extra large news widget in beta 5. Previously, you had all these widgets, but if you scrolled over to the very last one, you'd notice a supersized news widget that actually wouldn't fit on the home screen. It only works in the Today view of the widget center. If you want this supersize news widget with all the trending topics, simply add it to the widget center, and it appears like that.

The new feature also allows widgets permission to use your location for up to 15 minutes after being viewed. This allows the widget to stay up to date. When going into the Location Services preferences under Privacy and Settings, you'll notice a new while using the app or widgets option. In previous beta, we received a dedicated exposure notifications preference panel within the Settings app. Now, in this beta, you get a new Availability Alerts toggle, which will allow you to receive a notification if exposure notifications become available in your current location.

There's also a new onboarding interface that allows users to not only learn about exposure notifications but also designate where they are to see if those are available in their particular region. You can scroll down here and just choose a state at random, such as choosing United States or California, which won't be exposed notification areas. This tells you so.

The Shortcuts app has received several new glyph options to customize the look of your shortcuts. Not only can you change the color but now there's a lot more new glyphs added to the mix here. With these added glyph options, you can really brand your shortcut appropriate to its function. Although the airplay icon doesn't really have any bearing on this particular shortcut, you have plenty more to choose from to get it just right.

Another notable feature in iOS 14 beta 5 is a new splash screen for the Shortcuts app to help users learn what's all new. If you're a big fan of shortcuts, you'll appreciate these new additions. You can now really customize the look and feel of your shortcuts with the added glyph options.

In the Music app, you'll notice that the background colors are more responsive to change. The background color is now quicker to complement the album artwork in this latest beta 5. I love this feature; I think the Music app is so great in iOS 14.

One minor but notable change in beta five is that folders are a little bit more narrow here in iOS 14, beta five. In beta five, when you have screen time restrictions for a certain application, you'll notice that its corresponding widget will also be restricted. I'm going to set up a limit here for the news app and browse the news here.

After some time goes by, and screen time shuts me down, you'll notice that not only is the app itself locked down but also the widget is locked down as well. You can see right there; the time limit has reached your limit on news. Ladies and gentlemen, that was a brief look at iOS 14 beta five, which one is your favorite new feature change? Let me know down below in the comment section.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the new features and changes in iOS 14 beta 5 based on the provided transcription.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- A brief look atwhat's new when iOS 14 beta 5.(soft music)So most of you probably realize alreadythat you can hide photos in the Photos appsimply by tapping the share buttonand selecting the Hide option.Now the word hide isexactly what it means.It doesn't mean thatthe photo is more secureor it's locked down.It's simply hidden awayfrom all the normalplaces in your library.So we're gonna go ahead andtap where it says Hide Photo.Now it goes away fromall the normal places.But if you scroll tothe Other Albums sectionof the Albums tab in the Photos app,you'll see a Hidden folder,and that contains all the mediawithin the Photos app that you hidusing that option in the share sheet.So right off the bat,you can probably tell what the problem,or one of the problems is,is that you have the Hidden foldersright there within the Albums tab.So it's relatively easy to find.It's easy to stumble upon.But in iOS 14 beta 5, thereis a new Hidden Album togglewithin the Photos Settings.So what this doesis it basically willhide that Hidden albumso that it no longer appearsat the bottom of the Photos app.Let me show you what I mean here.Under the Albums tab,you no longer see thatHidden folder at all.So while it doesn'treally add any security,at least it makes it more obscureand more difficult to find.Now sometimes with thefeatured photos widget,there'll be a photo therethat you don't want to be displayed.And if that's the case, simply tap on it,tap the share sheet and selectRemove from Featured Photos.Now in beta 5, you geta hybrid time picker,so it's like the best of bothworlds from iOS 13 and iOS 14.So you can manually type inthe time using the keypadwhich is new for iOS 14,but notice this now,you can actually scrolland use your pickerjust like you could before in iOS 13.And you get that really nicehaptic feedback as well.So it's like a hybrid solution.It's the best of both worlds, so to speak.And this allows you toscroll through the timeor directly into thetime using the keypad.What do you guys think about that?Okay, so another thingthat's changed in beta 5is the presence of anextra large news widget.So previously you had all these,but if you scroll overto the very last one,you're gonna notice asupersized news widget, indeed,a widget that is so largethat it actually won'tfit on the home screen.It only works in the todayview of the widget center.So here you can see the home screen,I'd try to place the widget down.Guess what?Those icons aren't dancing the way,they're just staying put,because they're like,hey, that ain't gonna fly.So if you wanna have thatsupersize news widgetwith all the trending topics,you simply just add itto the widget center,and it appears like that.So now, you can get all your top storiesand your trending topicsright from one place.And in beta 5, you cangive widgets permissionto use your location for up to 15 minutesafter being viewed.And this allows thewidget to stay up to date.Now if you go into thelocation services preferencesunder privacy and settings,you're gonna notice a newwhile using the app or widgets option.Now in the previous beta,we received a dedicated exposurenotifications preferencepanel within the Settings app.In this beta, you get a newAvailability Alerts toggle,which will allow you toreceive a notificationif exposure notifications become availablein your current location.So that's cool.You also get this new onboardinginterface that allows youto not only learn aboutexposure notifications,but to actually designate where you areto see if those are availablein your particular region.So I can scroll down hereand just just choose a state at random.So I'll choose United States,and how about we just choose California.I know exposure notificationsaren't yet available there.So it'll just tells me so.And you'll also find a new splash screenfor the Shortcuts app to helpyou learn what's all new.And if you're a big fan of shortcuts,you'll appreciate the new additionof several new glyph optionsto customize the look of your shortcuts.So not only can you change the color,but now there's a lot more newglyphs added to the mix here.So with these added glyph options,you can really brand your shortcutappropriate to his function.So although the airplay icondoesn't really have any bearingon this particular shortcut,you have plenty more to choosefrom to get it just right.So you know when I was 14where you have that beautifulnow playing interfacein the Music app withthe background colorsthat complement the album artwork,well now as you switch between albums,you'll notice that the background colorsare more responsive to change.So the background coloris now much quicker tocomplement the album artworkin this latest beta 5.I love this feature.I think the Music appis so great in iOS 14.What do you guys think?Let me know down below.And yes, this is probablyAbove, butI did notice thatthe folders are a littlebit more narrow here,in iOS 14, beta five.And in beta five,when you have screen timerestrictions for a certain application,you'll notice that,its corresponding widget ,will also be restricted.So I'm going to set up a limit herefor the news app.And we're just going tobrowse the news here.So, just tap on it like that.Alright,so after some time goes by,and screen time shuts me down ,you'll notice,that not only is theapp itself locked down,but also the widget islocked down as well .You can see right there time limit,you've reached your limit on news.So ladies and gentlemen,that was a brief look at iOS 14 beta five,which one is your favoritenew feature change?Let me know down belowin the comment section.This is Jeff with nine to five Mac.(upbeat music)\n"