Today, Apple released the official iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 updates. Version number 18F72.
iOS 14.6 / iPadOS 14.6 laid the foundation for new Apple Music features, including Dolby Atmos (Spatial Audio) and lossless audio. Its support should appear in June this year.
Apple said that spatial audio will provide immersive sound, while lossless audio will provide higher quality music. At launch, thousands of tracks will support surround sound, and over 20 songs will support lossless audio. By the end of this year, 000 million songs will support lossless audio.
For AirTags, the beta version adds a new feature that allows users to enter an email address as a contact method in lost mode instead of a phone number. In iOS 14.5, there is no option to use email, and Apple only allows the use of phone numbers.
iOS 14.6 will launch the Apple Podcast subscription service for the first time. The service was first announced at the Apple conference in April.
Update content of the official version of iOS 14.6:
The Apple Card family
- You can now share an Apple Card with up to five people, including those 13 or older in the sharing group.
- The Apple Card family supports family tracking spending and establishing credit, as well as additional limits and management spending controls.
Podcast
Support for subscribing to channels and individual programs.
AirTag and Find Me
A new option in Lost Mode allows you to add email addresses instead of phone numbers for AirTag and network accessories to “Find”.
The owner's phone number displayed when touching the AirTag with an NFC-enabled device will be partially hidden.
Accessibility
Voice Control users can unlock a restarted iPhone using just their voice for the first time.
This update also fixes the following issues:
- After using "Lock iPhone" on Apple Watch, "Unlock with Apple Watch" may not work.
- Reminders can be displayed as empty lines.
- The extension for blocking calls may not be reflected in "Settings".
- During a call, a Bluetooth device may sometimes mute or send sound to other devices.
- iPhone may experience slow performance during startup.
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