Apple has announced a new iOS for its mobile devices at the special event held at Cupertino, California, USA to launch the iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus on September 9.
The iOS 8 will be a free upgrade for iPhone, iPad & iPod owners, & will be available from September 17 onwards. The following devices can get the download: iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd & 4th gen), iPad Air, iPad mini & iPad mini with Retina display.
Here are some of the features that the new OS will come packed with:
* Will allow users to quickly find & edit photos. They can add voice right into a text message. The all-new Photos app makes it simpler than ever to find & rediscover your favorite photos with new search features & smart albums that organize your photos for you. With a new suite of editing tools, users can make every shot look even better immediately after clicking.
* TouchID, or fingerprint authentication, is being opened up to 3rd-party apps. The Notification Center will offer widgets for the 1st time. Notifications will be actionable – if a banner alert for an SMS comes through, users will be able to fire off a quick reply without leaving their current app.
* iCloud Drive will give a full-blown storage service for all files, while Spotlight is being updated with suggestions based on Wikipedia entries, nearby places & trending news.
* QuickType is introducing predictive typing, similar to Swiftkey. Developers will be able to offer their own 3rd-party keyboards for the first time. iOS 8 will make typing easier, claimed Apple, by suggesting contextually appropriate words to complete your sentences. It will even recognize the person to whom you’re typing & whether you’re in Mail or Messages, based on the tone of the message or email.
* Siri is also being upgraded & new enterprise features will be introduced for business users.
* Messages will allow users to connect with friends & family even better. Users can tap to add voice to any conversation. They can send a video of what they are seeing the moment they are actually seeing it.
Image Credit: Apple, Inc.
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