Night mode is an automatic setting which takes advantage of the new wide-angle camera that's in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models. It's equipped with a larger sensor that is able to let in more light, allowing for brighter photos when the light is low.
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Apple Seeds Second Beta of iOS 12.1 to Developers With Group FaceTime, eSIM Support, Real-Time Depth Control and New Emoji [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 12.1 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the first beta and a little over two weeks after releasing iOS 12, a major new version of the iOS software.
Registered developers can download the new iOS 12.1 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.
iOS 12.1 introduces several new features that Apple promised would come to the new iPhone XS and XS Max devices. The beta introduces support for the eSIM, which is a digital SIM that lets you activate a cellular plan from a carrier without the need to use a physical SIM card.
Carriers will need to implement support for eSIM, which is likely to happen after iOS 12.1 launches. In the U.S., AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile will support eSIM.
The iOS 12.1 update brings a new real-time Depth Control feature, which lets you adjust the depth of field of your Portrait Mode photos before you capture them. Right now, in iOS 12, Depth Control is only available for post-capture editing.
If you tap on the "F" icon at the top of the screen while capturing a photo you use Depth Control to adjust the amount of background blur in an image.
In addition to these iPhone XS and XS Max features, iOS 12.1 reintroduces the Group FaceTime feature that was removed from iOS 12 during the beta testing period. Group FaceTime was present in many early betas but was ultimately removed because Apple needed more time to test it.
Group FaceTime is designed to let iPhone and Mac users conduct video and audio chats with up to 32 participants at one time, with new camera effects features included.
Apple today announced that new emoji are coming in the iOS 12.1 beta, with options to include red hair, gray hair, curly hair, and no hair, along with smiley faces that include cold face, party face, pleading face, face with hearts, and tons more.
If any additional new features are found in the second iOS 12.1 beta, we'll update this post with details. Apple today also released a second beta version of Xcode 10.1.
Update: Apple has also seeded the second beta of iOS 12.1 to public beta testers.
Registered developers can download the new iOS 12.1 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.
iOS 12.1 introduces several new features that Apple promised would come to the new iPhone XS and XS Max devices. The beta introduces support for the eSIM, which is a digital SIM that lets you activate a cellular plan from a carrier without the need to use a physical SIM card.
Carriers will need to implement support for eSIM, which is likely to happen after iOS 12.1 launches. In the U.S., AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile will support eSIM.
The iOS 12.1 update brings a new real-time Depth Control feature, which lets you adjust the depth of field of your Portrait Mode photos before you capture them. Right now, in iOS 12, Depth Control is only available for post-capture editing.
If you tap on the "F" icon at the top of the screen while capturing a photo you use Depth Control to adjust the amount of background blur in an image.
In addition to these iPhone XS and XS Max features, iOS 12.1 reintroduces the Group FaceTime feature that was removed from iOS 12 during the beta testing period. Group FaceTime was present in many early betas but was ultimately removed because Apple needed more time to test it.
Group FaceTime is designed to let iPhone and Mac users conduct video and audio chats with up to 32 participants at one time, with new camera effects features included.
Apple today announced that new emoji are coming in the iOS 12.1 beta, with options to include red hair, gray hair, curly hair, and no hair, along with smiley faces that include cold face, party face, pleading face, face with hearts, and tons more.
If any additional new features are found in the second iOS 12.1 beta, we'll update this post with details. Apple today also released a second beta version of Xcode 10.1.
Update: Apple has also seeded the second beta of iOS 12.1 to public beta testers.
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14 months ago
People (over 30) actually uses these emoji?
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Yes. Release notes.
Yes, don't act so high and mighty over people who like to have a little fun with their texts
14 months ago
The million dollar question.... does it fix the charging bug?
And the LTE/WiFi issues.
14 months ago
FaceTime is trash is in iOS12.
No more screenshots. Extremely confusing, unintuitive and difficult to navigate interface.
No more screenshots. Extremely confusing, unintuitive and difficult to navigate interface.
14 months ago
And the LTE/WiFi issues.
I started testing this morning at home and at work. On 12 I wasn't able to connect to the 5GHz band at home or at work, but that seems to be resolved after updating to 12.1. I can connect to that frequency in both locations now, and I haven't observed any issues while connected yet. I'm on Verizon, and had not observed the LTE issues others were reporting so I can't speak from experience on that.
14 months ago
OK what about the Wi-Fi and connectivity issues??????? along with the phone rebooting itself twice A day and a battery issue that people been complaining about
[doublepost=1538500109][/doublepost]Lots of bugs like WiFi an connectivity issues, an so on.... that should be focused on 1ST!!!!
[doublepost=1538500109][/doublepost]Lots of bugs like WiFi an connectivity issues, an so on.... that should be focused on 1ST!!!!
14 months ago
FaceTime is trash is in iOS12.
No more screenshots. Extremely confusing, unintuitive and difficult to navigate interface.
14 months ago
When are they implementing Workflow as part of the OS?
Isn't that essentially Siri Shortcuts?
14 months ago
Same question I have. I can't wait for this feature. Will be great for traveling. I hate having to switch SIMs.
And then there are people who think that changing sims is more convenient, even after I explain to them eSim would be so much easier.
Example:
You travel to some country in Asia, you look on the internet for a provider, you can register right away, as soon as you arrive in the country your Phone will work, it can't be more convenient.
14 months ago
Did we not used to be able to this years ago on our Mac [group video calling]?
EDIT: e.g. iChat
EDIT: e.g. iChat
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