#451 - September 21, 2020

Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya

Topics: iBUG announcements; backing up your iPhone before updating to iOS14; Jump Backward through menus;  emoji search; translation;  captions on photos; VoiceOver Recognition -- image recognition, screen recognition, and text recognition;   automatic panning on a Braille display; Pinning conversations in Messages; In-line replies in Messages; Nudging conversation participants in Messages;  sound recognition;  headphone accommodation; sign language on Facetime;  Back Tap;  changes to mail account; Security risks and recommendations for passwords; Home screen widgets; App Library; Picture-in-picture; changing default browser and mail app; Sleep mode; New interface for time and date entry; Voice Memo improvements; Optimized charging for AirPods; Airpods Pro – spacial audio feature; Limiting location accuracy; App privacy settings; Using private addresses on Wi-Fi networks; sending audio message with Siri;  COVID-19 notification; unpinning a message; muting a thread; deciding whether to upgrade to iOS 14; once upgraded, cannot go back to iOS 13.7; how to upgrade without stable wifi; back tap with different cases; updating firmware of Airpods Pro; Apple Event of September 15th; Apple Watches, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch sixth generation – measure oxygen level; new colors for watches and bands; new  iPads, iPad 8th generation, iPad Air has 14 bionic chip, comparable to a laptop; Apple Watches will not include charging block, only the cable; customizing watch faces; Apple Watches are water resistant, okay to take showers with them; using water lock when swimming;  Apple One – packages of Apple services such as Apple Music, Apple News, Apple TV subscriptions, and fitness; description of Apple Event, audio described, used a drone for filming, very stream-lined; iPhone has some water resistance.