Your iPhone will get these new features soon (iPhone news #45)
iOS 15.2 is coming and will add all kinds of new features to your iPhone. And what about the long-awaited Apple Car? Here’s the most important iPhone news from last week.
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iOS 15.2 beta 2: these innovations are coming to your iPhone
The next major interim update for the iPhone is iOS 15.2. The second beta (a test version) has now appeared, with a striking number of changes. Last week we listed them.
For example, there will be an option to arrange your digital inheritance, which you probably would rather not think about. Also, the Messages app from iOS 15.2 a lot safer for children.
→ These are the new features of iOS 15.2
Finally: WhatsApp now without using iPhone on your Mac
WhatsApp has launched a new feature and you can now use it on other devices such as your Mac, even without an iPhone. Your phone no longer needs to be connected in WhatsApp Web, Desktop and Portal.
It was already possible that you could use WhatsApp on your Mac, but to do that, your iPhone always had to be nearby. The messages were then forwarded to your desktop via your phone.
→ This is how you use WhatsApp on the Mac without an iPhone
This is what the Apple Car might look like
The website’s car experts Vanarama have made a 3D model of the Apple Car that you can view in the browser (also on your iPhone). They have taken the official patents of Apple for this to realize the look of the car.
The great thing is that you can turn the car 360 degrees and even get in. When you take a closer look at the car, you can see at each of the blue dots on which patent that part is based. Check, for example, the glass, which consists of one whole. This is based on patent US10384519B1.
→ Watch and admire the Apple Car concept
Play Netflix games: it’s now possible
You can now download the Netflix games Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Shooting Hoops, Card Blast and Teeter Up from the App Store. Of course you need a Netflix subscription to play them.
You can of course also play the games via the app of the streaming service. Netflix announced a few weeks ago that it would also release games from now on.
→ Here’s what you need to know about Netflix games
Do you already know these iOS 15 tricks?
Even if you’ve explored all of iOS’s options on your iPhone, there are still areas that you’re overlooking. Some features are simply useful, but other options also save you time.
That’s why we put together a nice mix for you last week. For example, did you know that you can rearrange the order of the home screens? And that you can also use live text in Safari?
→ These are the secret features of iOS 15
iPhone 13 stock is now gone, but not for long
Sometimes you have to wait weeks, if not months before you receive the device. Fortunately, things seem to get better in the coming weeks and the iPhone 13 is back in stock.
The gap between supply and demand seems to be narrowing slowly, partly thanks to improved production. It also seems that some parts needed to produce the new iPhones are more readily available.
→ Here’s the thing with iPhone 13 stock
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