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❤ How to install the iOS 14.5 beta and get access to “Apple Watch Unlock” for iPhone

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The iOS 14.5 developer and public beta includes a number of new features and changes, but one of the most exciting is the ability to unlock iPhone with your Apple Watch when Face ID detects you’re wearing a mask. Let’s look at how to install the iOS 14.5 beta as well as watchOS 7.4 beta to get access to this useful new feature and more.

The new feature getting the most attention is the Unlock with Apple Watch feature for iPhone. It works by detecting when you’re wearing a face mask and using your watch to authenticate, letting you bypass your passcode.

How to install iOS 14.5 beta and watchOS 7.4 beta

Note: watchOS 7.4 beta required to use the new Unlock with Apple Watch for iPhone feature.

Upgrade to the iOS 14.5 public beta

Make sure you have a fresh backup for your iPhone (Apple recommends with your Mac)
On your iPhone, head to beta.apple.com
Swipe down a bit and tap Sign up or if you’re already registered, tap the arrow in the top right corner and Sign In
With iOS selected near the top, swipe down and tap enroll your iOS device
Swipe down and tap Download profile
Tap Allow then Close
Head to Settings and tap Profile Downloaded at the top
Tap Install (and 2 more times after that)
Choose Restart to finalize installing the public beta profile
After your iPhone reboots, head to Settings > General > Software Update
- You should see iOS 14.5 beta appear, tap Download and Install

After signing up/signing in, here’s how the process looks:

Now follow the prompts to finish installing the beta profile and then the iOS 14.5 beta.

Installing watchOS 7.4 public beta

After you install the iOS 14.5 beta, the watchOS 7.4 beta should appear as long as you’re enrolled in that beta as well
If you’re not already, follow the same steps as you did for the iOS public beta, but tap watchOS on the first screen of beta.apple.com
Choose to enroll your device, download and install the profile, restart your Apple Watch
Then head to the Watch app on iPhone > General > Software Update to download and install watchOS 7.4 beta

Upgrade to the iOS 14.5/watchOS 7.4 developer beta

Installing the developer betas requires a paid Developer account with Apple
Once you’re signed up/signed in – using your iPhone – tap the two-line icon in the top left corner
Toward the bottom, tap Downloads
Swipe down and chose Install Profile under iOS 14.5 beta
Follow the prompts to install it
After upgrading to iOS 14.5 beta, follow the same process with the watchOS 7.4 beta

How to turn on Apple Watch Unlock for iPhone

Once you’re running the iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 betas…

On your iPhone, head to Settings
Swipe down and tap Face ID & Passcode
Swipe down and tap the toggle under Unlock With Apple Watch

❤ Second report says iOS 15 to drop support for iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE 2016 and more

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It’s been two years since we unveiled the list of Apple devices that will receive the next major update. After iOS 13 and then iOS 14, it’s time to talk about iOS 15. On which iPhone, iPod or iPad can we install iOS 15 and iPadOS 15?

If iOS 14 had rolled over the same iPhones and iPads as iOS 13 (like iOS 12 and iOS 11), Apple is expected to remove five models this year, split between smartphones and tablets. Here is a first list of Apple devices that will host iOS 15 beta next June, gleaned once again from our developer friend at Apple and who works in particular on the Plans app. Obviously, needless to say that the iPhone 13 will be delivered directly with iOS 15 and an A15 chip. But for the others, there will be unhappy customers because Apple will have to part with certain models in order to facilitate the deployment of new products and to better unify its fleet.

French publication iPhoneSoft says that the information is coming from within Apple (via Apple Translate):

Here is a first list of apple devices that will host iOS 15 beta next June, once again gleaned from our developer friend at Apple and who notably officiates on the Plans app.

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were originally introduced in September of 2015, followed by the iPhone SE in March of 2016. The devices were incredibly popular and have received over four years of software updates from Apple.

With the iPhone 12 mini and the second-generation iPhone SE, Apple now sells two modern devices that match the form factor of the iPhone 6s design. The second-generation iPhone SE is actually nearly identical to the iPhone 6s in terms of design, but with the modern A13 processor inside. The iPhone 12 mini is physically smaller, but offers a bigger display because of its edge-to-edge design, alongside the A14 processor and an improved camera system.

Not compatible with iOS 15:

iPhone 6s an 6s Plus
iPhone SE 2016

That lines up with the report we saw last November from The Verifier. But going beyond that information, iPhoneSoft says that iOS 15 will also “probably not be available” on:

iPad mini 4
iPad Air 2
iPad 5

Here’s a look at what devices could work with the iOS/iPadOS 15.

Likely compatible with iOS 15:

2021 iPhone lineup
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPod touch (7th generation)

and for iPad:

2021 iPad lineup
12.9-inch iPad Pro
9.7, 10.5, and 11-inch iPad Pro
iPad Air 3
iPad Air 4
iPad 6/7/8
iPad mini 5

❤ Apple stops signing iOS 14.2 and iOS 14.2.1, blocking downgrades from iOS 14.3

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Following the release of iOS 14.3 last month, Apple today stopped signing both iOS 14.2 and iOS 14.2.1 — which was only available for iPhone 12 models. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.3 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.2.

Among all the changes of iOS 14.3, the most notable one is the addition of the ProRAW photo format for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple announced the ProRAW feature for the new iPhones during its October event last year, but the feature was only released to users months later.

As for iOS 14.2, the updates brought new emojis, more wallpapers, and support for the HomePod Intercom feature. iOS 14.2.1 arrived a few days later with specific bug fixes for iPhone 12 models.

Reverting to older iOS builds is common for those with jailbroken devices. Restoring an iPhone or iPad to a previous version of iOS can sometimes be helpful for users who experience significant bugs after upgrading to the latest version of iOS.

If you have experienced any serious issues with iOS 14.3, unfortunately you’ll now have to wait until a future update is available rather than downgrading to iOS 14.2. The only possible downgrade for now is from the recently released iOS 14.4 beta to iOS 14.3.