Macworld UK - November 2021

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iOS 15

Update now or wait? There will be bugs, but should you update now or wait a while. Jason Cross reports

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very time Apple drops a major new operating system update – whether macOS or iOS – there’s the question of whether or not you should upgrade right away or wait a while. Certainly, there’s a case to be made either way and plenty of variables at play. What are your needs? How willing are you to live with a few problems? How stable was the final beta release? What features are you going to gain? Now that iOS 15 is here, the question is: should you mash that 76 Macworld • November 2021

update button right away, or wait? Here’s the case for and against.

WHY YOU SHOULD UPDATE Obviously, the biggest reason to update right away to iOS 15 is to get all those cool new features. There’s a lot of new stuff in FaceTime including different microphone focus modes, a new layout, and links for others to join your FaceTime conversation from the web on other devices. There are new ‘Shared with You’ sections in apps to show content that people


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I tried to love the Touch

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Copy your Photos library from one Mac to another

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Encrypt your Time Machine backups

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The M1X Macs, not the iPhone 13, will be the star of 2021

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pages 114-117

Customize your keyboard layouts in Big Sur

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pages 102-105

watchOS 8 is here with

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Apple Fitness+: New Meditation and Pilates

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pages 95-97

Add a second screen to your Mac or MacBook

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pages 98-101

All the features that weren’t

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pages 79-81

Apple Watch Series 7 versus Series 6: Adding up all the small differences

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pages 82-85

iPad Air versus iPad mini

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pages 71-75

Update now or wait?

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pages 76-78

Apple Watch Series 7 Larger display, faster charging, new features

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pages 86-91

iPhone 13 set-up guide How to transfer data and

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pages 48-54

The all-new iPad mini

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pages 68-70

Apple unveils ninth-gen iPad with a better screen

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pages 66-67

Learn these iPhone gestures to tap and swipe like a pro

8min
pages 55-60

How to set up Medical ID on your iPhone

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iPhone 13 versus 13 Pro: All

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pages 43-47

All the iPhone 13 details

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pages 61-63

iPhone 13 and 13 Pro

6min
pages 37-42

Review: iPhone 13 Pro

19min
pages 23-36

Apple’s App Store changes are only a start. But how will it all end?

4min
pages 19-22

macOS Finder bug could reportedly let a hacker control your Mac

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pages 11-12

The iPhone’s Lightning port isn’t going anywhere, no matter what the EU says

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pages 15-18

Second autumn Apple event to reportedly bring new Macs

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pages 9-10

Launch-day bug affects millions of iPhones, but there’s an instant fix

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All the announcements

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Apple Watch guru Kevin Lynch now drives Apple Car project

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