7 Incredible iOS 14 Features for India That You Can Use Right Now 2e6t3a Gadgets 360

iOS 14 brings in some lovely new iMessage effects, better SMS spam filtering, and more India-specific features. 4x392j

By Pranay Parab | Updated: 16 September 2020 19:38 IST

7 Incredible iOS 14 Features for India That You Can Use Right Now

iOS 14 release time in India is 10.30pm on September 16 2q582t

Highlights

iOS 14 has better SMS spam filtering
You also get a more natural sounding Siri
We do have some localised iMessage effects too

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Gone are the days when Apple used to only design features for maybe U.S. and U.K. and some features that were targeted at the rest of the world. For the past three years, we've got iOS features designed specifically for India. This time around we have better SMS spam filtering, new fonts, new iMessage effects and much more. Here are the best India-specific features in iOS 14.

1. iMessage Effects for India 2j3z3s

You are already aware that if we send certain keywords in iMessage, for example, happy birthday, happy new year, congratulations, or pew pew, you'll see full-screen effects on the app. Now these effects have been localised for India. For example, try typing जन्मदिन मुबारक and send it to someone on iMessage. You'll see a lovely little bunch of balloons popping up over on the screen. Similarly, typing Happy Diwali or Happy Holi in Hindi or English trigger these effects too.

2. Better SMS Spam Filtering 4f7139

SMS spam is a problem that plagues a lot of Indians. iOS 14 has made tackling this problem a little bit easier. We already had apps such as VeroSMS that would allow you to filter spam but now the Messages app is getting additional filters built-in to complement those apps. So if you tap at the Filters button on the top left, you'll see nice filters such as Known Senders, Unknown Senders, Transactional Messages, etc.

3. Indian English Translation 6v6l6y

One of the languages ed for translation in iOS 14 is Indian English. Now, that's good to see because you can now translate from Spanish in English but what we really need is the ability to translate to and from Indian languages. For example, Chinese, Spanish, or Portuguese to Hindi, Marathi or any other Indian language, because that would be a game changer in India.

4. New Fonts for India 16u4c

iOS 14 has for 20 new document fonts and some even existing Indian fonts have got new styles such as bold and italics.

5. for Devanagari Email IDs 126fs

If you know somebody who has an email ID in Devanagari, you can now send emails to them via the Mail app. The app now s Devanagari email IDs, apart from address in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Thai.

6. Updates on Cellular Data 5v4s1f

The next big feature that we want to highlight here is increased for cellular data s in iOS 14. Apple now allows you to software updates, Siri voices, and Apple TV+ s via mobile data, which is perfect for India where people use a lot of mobile data and broadband access remains relatively low.

7. Siri Sounds More Natural 3k632g

The Indian English voice of Siri sounded a bit robotic in iOS 13, but with the latest iOS 14 update, it sounds much more lifelike. In case you like using the voice assistant, you'll hear a more human-like voice now.

Which is your favourite iOS 14 feature for India? Let us know via the comments.

WWDC 2020 had a lot of exciting announcements from Apple, but which are the best iOS 14 features for India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, the episode, or just hit the play button below.

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