In addition to adding ProRAW support and suggesting new third-party app
suggestion features, iOS 14.3 also includes a variety of other changes for
iPhone users. There is new evidence of new Home app features, new Apple
Watch notifications.
HomeKit accessory updates
iOS 14.3 suggests that you'll soon be able to install software updates for
third-party HomeKit accessories directly in the Home app. Currently, HomeKit
accessories require that you use the manufacturer's application to install
software updates.
In the Home app, you'll see new messages for when "accessories have updates
available" with a convenient "Update All" button for when multiple HomeKit
products have new software versions available. It will work similarly to how
you currently update HomePods via the Home app.
What's unclear is how accessory makers themselves will adopt this
functionality. Nonetheless, iOS 14.3 lays the groundwork to solve one of the
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/26/homekit-weekly-homekit-device-firmware-updat
es-should-move-to-the-home-app/> most annoying current HomeKit limitations.
New search engine option
iOS 14.3 also adds the ability to set <https://www.ecosia.org/> Ecosia as
your default search engine. To find this, open the Settings app, choose
Safari, and choose Search Engine. Here, you'll see Ecosia as a new default
option alongside the existing options for Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and
Google.
For those unfamiliar, <https://www.ecosia.org/> Ecosia is an eco-friendly
search engine:
We use the profit we make from your searches to plant trees where they are
needed most. Trees mean a happy environment, healthy people, and a strong
economy. We don't sell your data to advertisers and have no third party
trackers, unlike most other search engines.
Cardio Fitness notifications
iOS 14.3 also indicates that, with watchOS 7.2, Apple Watch users will be
able to receive new cardio fitness notifications. These will notify you if
your cardio fitness level reaches a certain level that it could impact your
daily activity. Apple explains:
Apple Watch can notify you if your cardio fitness reaches a level where you
may experience limitations in your daily activity.
This is likely related to VO2 Max data, which Apple Watch currently monitors
and displays in the Fitness app and in the Health app. In fact, alongside
the introduction of the Apple Watch Series 6 in September, Apple teased that
Apple Watch would soon add Low Cardio Fitness Notifications later this year.
iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2 appear to include the basis of this functionality.
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