INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Apple has released software updates for the iPhone, the iPad, the Apple Watch, the Apple TV and the Mac
The biggest changes are on the iPad
Starting today, you can pair a mouse or trackpad with your iPad and use it to move a cursor on the display.
Apple unveiled trackpad support
for iPadOS when it announced the new iPad Pro last week
While the company plans to sell a new Magic Keyboard with a built-in trackpad, you don''t need to buy a new iPad or accessory to access the
feature.
When you pair a trackpad and start using it, Apple displays a rounded cursor on the screen
The cursor changes depending on what you&re hovering over
The cursor disappears and highlights the button you&re about to activate
It looks a bit like moving from one icon to another on the Apple TV.
If you&re moving a text cursor for instance, it becomes a vertical bar
If you&re resizing a text zone in a Pages document, it becomes two arrows
If you&re using a trackpad, iPadOS supports gestures that let you switch between apps, open the app switcher and activate the Dock or
Control Center.
iPads become more laptop-like with the arrival of full mouse and trackpad support
In addition to trackpad support, iOS and
iPadOS 13.4 add a handful of features
You can share an iCloud Drive folder with another iCloud user —it works pretty much like a shared Dropbox folder.
There are nine new
Memoji stickers, such as smiling face with hearts, hands pressed together and party face
Apple has tweaked buttons to archive/delete, move, reply and compose and email in the Mail app.
Additionally, Apple added the ability to
release a single app binary on all App Stores, including the iOS and Mac App Store
It means that developers can release a paid app on the Mac and the iPhone — and you only have to buy it once.
Also, macOS 10.15.4 adds
Screen Time Communication Limits, a feature that already exists on iOS
It lets you set limits on Messages and FaceTime calls.
When it comes to watchOS, version 6.2 adds ECG support for users in Chile, New
Apple now lets developers provide in-app purchases for Apple Watch apps, as well.
All updates include bug fixes and security patches
Head over to the Settings app on your devices to download and update your devices if you haven''t enabled automatic software updates.
