Apple’s ‘Find My’ App to Add AR Mode and New Location Triggers: Report
Mar. 25, 2020Apple’sFind Myapp will reportedly gain support for a couple of new features namely augmented reality mode and new location triggers iniOS 14. The features were discovered in an early build of iOS14 by9to5Mac.
According to the report, Apple will improve notifications for Find My’s location sharing in iOS 14. There will be an option to receive notification alerts when a person doesn’t arrive at a specific location during the intended time.
On the bright side, this will allow parents to ensure their kids are where they’re supposed to be. However, the movement freedom of children will be further scrutinized.
There is reportedly an option to be notified when a contact leaves a location before the scheduled time. Again, this could mean the end of skipping classes to visit places around the city.
Find My will also be bringing granular controls to set location alerts based on the day of the week. Coming to AR mode, Apple’s Find My app will bring support to augmented reality headsets. Apple’s augmented reality developer frameworkARKitwill allegedly have a “headset mode” in a future update.
From a customer’s point of view, users will be able to make use of AR to visually locate their devices and rely on it for accurate directions whenever they’re close to the misplaced gadget.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
