Apple has released a critical iPhone update: There are 10 features that you should be aware of.

 There has seldom been a more eagerly awaited ‘mid-cycle' iOS update than iOS 14.5. Last night, Apple released iOS 14.5 to all iPhone users, which includes a slew of new features. Some of them are extremely significant and will significantly alter how people use iPhones. We've compiled a list of 11 new features available on iPhones with iOS 14.5:

While wearing a mask, You will be able to unlock my iPhone-

Wearing a mask at all times is not only a requirement, but it is also crucial in the battle against the pandemic. iOS 14.5 adds the ability to unlock iPhones while wearing a mask. You will, however, need an Apple Watch to use this feature.

With App Tracking Transparency, Apple doubles down on privacy-

The feature that has enraged Facebook for a long time, but Apple has refused to budge. Apps would need your approval before monitoring any of your data under App Tracking Transparency. Apple has always taken user privacy and data seriously, and this feature reaffirms that commitment.

Users of the iPhone 11 series would need to re-calibrate their batteries-

This feature will inform iPhone 11 series users about their device's actual battery capacity and efficiency. The feature will be turned on as soon as iOS 14.5 is installed, but it will take a "few weeks" to determine the situation and re-calibrate the battery.In some cases, if the recalibration doesn’t happen, Apple will replace the battery of that iPhone free of cost.

On iPhones, more than 200 new emojis are now available-

Emojis are used by almost all, and iPhone users can get around 217 new ones with iOS 14.5. New smiley faces, new headphones icons that look like AirPods Max, and more are among them.

On the iPhone, Siri gets new voices and other features-

Siri now has two new voices to choose from. Apple no longer distinguishes between male and female voices, instead referring to them as Voice 1 or Voice 2. With iOS 14.5, Siri will be able to make community FaceTime calls.

iPhones with dual-SIM support for 5G-

Since 5G isn't yet available in India, this feature isn't important. Users with dual SIM iPhones in other countries, on the other hand, can get 5G connectivity on both.

The iPhone now has AirTag support-

Last week, Apple released AirTag, an object tracking device. AirTag is now officially supported in iOS 14.5.

On iPhone, there's a brand-new Podcasts app-

A new look and a lot of features have been added to the Podcast app. Podcasts will include more detail, and the app will resemble Apple Music in appearance.

In the Reminders app, there are some new features-

On the iPhone, users can now sort reminders in a more organised manner, which is a minor improvement.