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Apple on Monday announced iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, the latest versions of its mobile operating systems for iPhones and iPads, respectively. As has become tradition, the company detailed the new software at WWDC, its annual developer conference.
At the forefront of iOS 14 is a redesign for the home screen on iPhones. A new feature called "App Library" sits at the bottom of home screen pages and automatically organizes various apps into groups. The idea is to cut down on the amount of pages you need to scroll through to get to a specific app, instead making them all available from one screen. Apple says the App Library will know to curate your apps into specific categories, such as "Apple Arcade" for various games or "Social" for social media apps. There's a search field located at the top of the App Library, with all your apps organized alphabetically in a list view underneath it.
The update also brings the ability to resize widgets and drag them from their usual place in the iPhone's "Today" view over to the home screen, much like how you would with a dedicated app. You can also pull up list of widgets to quickly add and customize them to your home screen at your discretion. A "Smart Stack" feature, meanwhile, can automatically show apps relevant to the current time of day, so you could see Apple News briefing in the morning or a summary of your daily activity in the evening.
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