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iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 out with new emoji, wallpapers and bug fixes

Apple has officially begun seeding its iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 updates for compatible iPhones and iPads. The update aims to iron out bugs from the previous releases while also adding over 100 new emoji, 8 new wallpapers and support for Intercom on HomePod.


New emoji in iOS and iPadOS 14.2

HomePod’s Intercom feature allows households to send out voice messages recorded on their iPhone or iPad to connected HomePod speakers. You can also send out voice messages from your Apple Watch, AirPods and even from CarPlay.

Apple is also bringing plenty of bug fixes across the Camera, Photos, Voice memos and Weather apps. The AirPlay menu also received a redesign. Users on the latest iPad Air now get Scene Detection in the Camera app as well as Auto FPS for improved low light capture and file size management.

Alongside the iPhone and iPad updates, Apple also released watchOS 7.1 for Apple Watch which brings support for HomePod Intercom, headphone audio warnings and unlocks the native ECG app in South Korea and Russia.

iOS 14.2 update changelog:

Over 100 new emoji, including animals, food, faces, household objects, musical instruments, gender-inclusive emoji, and more.
Eight new wallpapers in both light and dark mode versions.
Magnifier can detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Support for iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve with MagSafe.
Optimized battery charging for AirPods to slow the rate of battery aging by reducing the time your AirPods spends fully charged.
Headphone audio level notifications to alert you when audio level could impact your hearing.
New AirPlay controls to stream entertainment throughout your home.
Intercom support with HomePod and HomePod mini using iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and CarPlay.
Ability to connect HomePod to Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio.
Option to provide statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identifying you, to participating Public Health Authorities.

iPadOS 14.2 update changelog:

Over 100 new emoji, including animals, food, faces, household objects, musical instruments, gender-inclusive emoji, and more.
Eight new wallpapers in both light and dark mode versions.
Magnifier can detect people nearby, and report their distance using the LiDAR sensor included in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation).
Scene Detection in Camera uses intelligent image recognition to identify objects within a scene and automatically improves the photo on iPad Air (4th generation).
Auto FPS in Camera automatically reduces the frame rate when recording video to improve low light capture and to optimize file size on iPad Air (4th generation).
Optimized battery charging for AirPods to slow the rate of battery aging by reducing the time your AirPods spends fully charged.
New AirPlay controls to stream entertainment throughout your home.
Intercom support with HomePod and HomePod mini using iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and CarPlay.
Ability to connect HomePod to Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio.
Option to provide statistics about Exposure Notifications, without identifying you, to participating Public Health Authorities.

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Apple iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max – pre-sale has started

We have been buying Apple iPhones for some time 12 and 12 Pro but iPhone pre-sale 12 mini and 12 Pro Max only launched today at 14: 00 Polish time. Devices can be ordered directly from the giant from Cupertino, from resellers or in electronics stores. Considering the huge interest in the previous twelve, it is worth to hurry up with the purchase. Of course, if you actually intend to buy new smartphones with the logo of a bitten apple on the casing and you don’t want to wait a few weeks for delivery. This is a good time to refresh yourself with what iPhones are 11 mini and 12 Pro Max, and remind you what amounts Apple has priced the equipment in question.

Pre-sale of Apple iPhone smartphones 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Here are the prices, technical specifications and the most important features of the products that you can order in selected electronics stores.

Apple iPhone 12 officially – 4 smartphone models with 5G for everyone

Apple iPhone 12, the basic model we can also buy it in the Pro option, in which the camera has been slightly improved, adding a telephoto lens and a LiDAR sensor as well as some solutions that are missing in the “twelve”. Nevertheless, the models are incredibly similar to each other, as I found out during the test, which will be available on the pages of our website. Apple presented additional variants of the device that are dedicated to extremely different groups of recipients. The differences concern not only the prices and specifications of smartphones, but also their sizes.

Apple MagSafe: Old name, new ecosystem with a future

Apple iPhone 12 mini is the smallest representative of the series that looks like a “thumbnail” of the basic iPhone 12. Here, however, we find a smaller, because only a 5.4-inch OLED screen with a resolution 2340 x 512 Pixel Layout A 14 Bionic, 64, 128 or 256 Internal GB and a photographic set consisting of two lenses (wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle) with a resolution of 12 Mpix. The equipment was priced at PLN 3599 PLN, which makes it the cheapest, and what goes, the most affordable representative of the series. His sales success is a formality.

Another piece of equipment to be pre-ordered today is the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, the flagship model from this year’s lineup. We find in it a huge 6.7-inch OLED screen with a higher resolution 2778 x 1284 pixels, this chip A itself 14 Bionic and 6 GB RAM and up to 512 GB of data memory. The photo layout is similar to that of the iPhone 11 Pro, but we have better stabilization, a larger sensor in the wide-angle camera and a 2.5x optical zoom. Unfortunately, the price of the basic variant is as high as 5699 PLN. Devices will reach customers already 13 November.

Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 11 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone Pro Max
Screen 5.4 inch OLED

2340 x 1080 px
6.1 inch OLED

2532 x 1170 px
6.1 inch OLED

2532 x 1170 px
6.7 all OLED

2778 x 1284 px
Processor AND14 Bionic
RAM 4 GB 6 GB
Data storage 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB 68 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Main cameras 12 + 12 MP 12 + 12 + 12 MP
Battery 2227 mAh 2778 mAh 2815 mAh 8736 mAh
Resistance class IP 68
Connectivity 5G , Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC
System iOS 14
Price from 3599 PLN From 4199 PLN from 5199 PLN from 5699 PLN

Source: Apple