iOS 14.5 beta has surprised us with several new features, including new options to unlock the iPhone using the Apple Watch, change the default music player for Siri, and more. With the release of iOS 14.5 beta 2 earlier today, Apple added new actions to the shortcut app to take screenshots, change the orientation lock, and even change the cellular data mode.
With the “Take a screenshotAction, take a quick snapshot of the keyboard shortcut so you can save it in your photo library, send it to another app, change its resolution, or do any other interaction that the shortcut app provides to users. Unknown shortcuts require user permission before taking a screenshot for privacy reasons.
Another interesting new action is’Orientation lock, ”Which, as the name suggests, allows the keyboard shortcut app to turn the screen orientation lock on and off. The action can enable the orientation lock option each time you activate it, or serve as a button to always enable or disable the option. For example, you can activate orientation lock every time you open a specific application.
Furthermore, iOS 14.5 also comes with a new shortcut action that allows users to switch between cellular data modes using the app. The “Voice and data modeAction offers options to configure the default network as 5G, 5G Auto, 4G and 3G (the latter is only available on iPhone models without 5G). One use case for this shortcut is to create an automation that changes the network at a specific time or at a specific location.
In addition to the new shortcut actions, iOS 14.5 beta 2 also comes with changes for the Music app, adding more than 200 new emojis. The second iOS 14.5 beta is currently available for developers and is expected to be released to public beta users later this week.
Let us know in the comments below or up if you see any changes in iOS 14.5 beta 2, or the other new betas from Apple today. Twitter @ 9to5Mac.
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