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iOS 14 leak exposes new interesting features that come to the iPhone
Before the official reveal of all the new features that we can expect from iOS 14 — the next major update of Apple's mobile software — a steady stream of leaks has continued to generate news in recent weeks.
One of the newest such leaks on iOS 14 involves the apparent disclosure in the code of a new AR app that supports partnerships with third parties such as Starbucks.
A stream of iOS 14 leaks has helped ruin Apple's next big mobile operating software update over the past few weeks, which is likely to be expected as this year's WWDC (which will be online for the first time , due to the coronavirus pandemic) is just over a month away.
The latest leak comes from former TechCrunch reporter-turned-VC Josh Constine via his Moving Product newsletter, teasing a potential upcoming Augmented Reality App named Gobi in iOS 14 that appears to be able to read a new type of QR code (formed with colored cones) that can open up items like the Apple Watch website, as well as a Starbucks Card sign-up page, as well as a movie.
"With a new virtual reality app named Gobi and new AR capabilities in the Find My app, Apple supports the camera as a tool," Constine writes. "A source has supplied me with a dump of leaked iOS 14 files, due later this year. We show Apple-branded QR codes with a fun new format, a glimpse of the Starbucks collaboration with Gobi, and how Find My uses sound & haptic feedback to point you in the direction of your missing computer.
According to Constine, the iOS 14 code also appears to point to a comparison-shopping feature that might reside in this new AR app, as well as hinting at items like Starbucks deals that could be provided — indicating that this app might bring location-based promotions and exclusive experiences to users.
Meanwhile, as regards other iOS 14 secrets spoiled in this new round of leaks, we have learned that new sounds and haptic feedback will apparently be used in conjunction with the "Find My" app to help users locate lost devices. "When you face the right direction, you'll hear encouraging sounds, so the lost gadget is 'before' you, when you're 'nearby,' or when you're in 'Arms Reach,' while discouraging tones suggest you're off course," writes Constine.
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