APPLE WWDC 2015 : iOS 9

APPLE WWDC 2015 : iOS 9

                      Apple with it's latest Mac also showed the next iteration of iOS , the iOS 9. The iOS 9 is improvement over the iOS 8 in many key areas. The iOS 9 has improved in built-in-apps , intelligence (Siri ) , Performance as well as iPad productivity. Let's see what is in the iOS 9 and how it is improved over iOS 8 ?

                    Apple showed of new built-in  apps for the iOS platform. iOS has a News App , this is quite similar like the Android's Play NewStand or Microsoft's News. The News app has a better UI than the rest of the competition. Basically the news app is a combination of all your news app that you have to download for various interest. So you can choose various topics of your interest and even choose the website that you read. The UI of the news app is really impressive , it has a scrolling view and built in animations which make a better reading experience.

                     Notes app in the iOS 9 is redesigned and is far more improved over the previous version. If thinking of comparing it , it is like the Google Keep or any other note app like Evernote. Now you can add a note from any applications without going out of the app.You can make a checklist in the note and also draw a sketch in your app also. Adding a photo with the note or a url is also possible now. It's like "Apple has just woken from it's sleep". The new map has a transit feature which is discussed in the OS X El Capitan article.

               
               Apple's Passport app has been renamed and it's now called Wallet . The wallet is combination of Apple Pay and the old Passport app .Wallet now can also keep store credit cards as well reward cards from various brands or stores.Double clicking the home button the iPhone when locked will directly open the wallet app for faster payments.

             
                Now coming onto iPad iOS  change , iOS update will raise the level of productivity of iPad
much higher. iOS 9 comes with multitasking for iPad , to make it a true small computer.The first feature is Slide Over , with this feature you can slide an app to an edge of the screen .You can slide from the right to left an open the slide over screen , you can choose your app and work simultaneously without leaving the main app.It is a handy feature for replying to a text  or take a note and after taking it down slide it over to continue with the app.

             
                   Split view dejavu Windows 8 , yeah that's how exactly we felt.Split view is quite similar to Windows  8 split view but with a slight improvement . In Split view both the apps that shared the screen are highlighted , that means you can work both with exactly same time.Split view comes only with the latest iPad Air 2.

                 Picture in Picture is exactly what everyone was waiting for in more productivity tools. While using Facetime or watching a video , you can press the home button and the video automatically scales down to a smaller size. And you can app an app you want and the video will be still playing , not just scaling but you can also move around the scaled video .                

                   Quick Type is the next feature that will enhance keyboards in the iOS versions.The iOS 9 has a new Shortcut bar which helps to use the essentials things like cut , copy ,bold etc.Touch selection in iOS 9 is quite easy,you scroll in the text using two fingers. This is far easier to select all the text you want to highlight as well as the exact letter you want to scroll to.Keyboard shortcuts , iPad can be connected to a wireless keyboard  and you can have all the shortcuts that you are familiar with in the iPad.

                Intelligence the next chapter where Apple is concentrating after a long time. Yes , I am taking about Siri, Siri is now handling all the task what Google Now does as well as Cortana. It can
show exact photos of the event , create email , location based reminders , dynamic results . With these Siri can also tell location based people, apps ,places and news. Siri is more proactive , whenever you put on the headphones , Siri will suggest the playlist or resume the podcasts.Siri has a changed UI and looks a far more cleaner. Seeing after the involvement of Cortana in Windows Platform , Apple is also increasing it's directions towards artificial intelligence.

               Performance as always Apple keeps on increasing every event.In iOS 9 the battery and responsive time are increased. With iOS 9the battery life is extended with 1 hour before fully discharging your device.With metal in apps it loads far more faster and far more responsive. iOS 9 also has improved security , the old 4 digit password is replaced with the 6 digit one.Making it more difficult to hack with over a million combinations. Software Updates are also being enhanced , so the regular 4.58 GB OS update is down to just 1.3 GB which leads to faster OS integration.


                iOS 9 will be available this fall to all the iPhone's above 4s and all iPad above iPad 2 and above iPad mini as well as iPod 5th generation.However the beta program is available right now through the Apple developer's program. iOS 9 is a small but enhanced software updates for all the mobile devices.  
                 

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