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Having such generous screen real-estate available without such an option is bizarre. In addition, you can’t pop-out a video player and have that always visible – again, this would have been a handy feature. The only real differences in the way apps behave are those you’d find on previous ‘Plus’ phones. Apps such as Messages or Mail will switch to a more information-dense layout on turning the device into landscape orientation. You get two panes of information in Messages, for example, so you can view your current conversation along with other threads in your inbox. The rest of iOS 12 is as you’d find it on every device from an iPhone SE to iPhone 8. Apple’s latest software update focuses its efforts on improvements to speed, with actual features kept to a minimum. Related: Best iPhones Messages are finally grouped together Notifications are now grouped together in threads, so if you receive 30 WhatsApp messages in quick succession then they won’t completely take over your phone.

The fact that this hasn’t been a feature up until this point still baffles me, but at least it’s here now. iOS 12 also sees the introduction of Screen Time: a area in the Settings app designed to encourage more measured use of your device. Well, that’s the idea. In reality, its useful for tracking how much time you spend in apps and setting timers to stop you wasting three hours a day scrolling through Twitter. Related: How to download iOS 12 Screen Time Once you get past the embarrassment of having your daily/weekly smartphone usage stats layed out in front of you in technicolor graphs, there’s much you can do to alter things for the better. For instance, I’ve set up my device so that I can no longer use Twitter and Instagram for more than 30 minutes each a day. Once that time is up, the app icon darkens and you can’t get back in until the following day – unless alter the settings, of course. Instead of receiving a much-needed overhaul, Siri’s functionality has been improved with a Shortcuts app. This is a re-skin of the Workflow app Apple purchased a few years back, letting you string together – often complicated – commands that you can engage with your voice.

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For instance, you can set up a morning routine where it will turn on your lights, increase the temperature and play a certain music playlist. Routines in the Siri Shortcuts app can get increasingly powerful, and there’s already a pretty thriving Reddit and YouTube community offering up and interesting recipes. Even with Shortcuts, Siri’s actual accuracy and knowledge remains disappointing. It will often completely ignore what I say, or say it hasn’t heard me correctly when I’m still speaking. It languishes comfortably behind Google Assistant. Due to the lack of a physical home button, your primary interaction with the iPhone XS Max is through gestures.

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