With an introduction of ‘OS X El Capitan’ at this year’s WWDC, Apple unveiled iOS 9. Now lets have a look at 5 Hot features to look forward to on iOS 9, which will see an official release sometime this spring.
Siri improvements
ASSISTANT- Siri’s new Proactive Assistant features will recommend people to contact based on upcoming meetings and apps to open based on the time of the day and your previous usage patterns.
REMINDER- If you’re looking at an email you can open Siri and say, “remind me about this later,” and Siri will create a reminder that opens the appropriate email.
Proactive Assistant will also automatically add invitations and events to your calendar, which is a nice addition. You’ll also get Google Now-like features such as notifications that you need to leave to arrive at a meeting on time, based on traffic conditions.
Apple Pay enhancements
Though this is not an major impact to South African market, the 50 million people out there with Discover cards will finally be able to add them to Apple Pay. Big brands like Trader Joe’s and Baskin Robbins will begin accepting Apple Pay this year as well. So let’s hope this will knock on our doors soon.
Improvements on iOS apps
NOTES – Notes now has a toolbar and built-in check list support,has drawing support, you can add photo to notes, you can also add links.
MAPS – Apple has added new maps and associated information for public transit. The Maps app will route using all available modes of public transportation. Apple’s app also gives specific walking directions inside of bus and train stations, which is pretty incredible.
NEWS – Apple also unveiled a new application called News. The new app personalizes news content from a wide range of sources, and it presents content in a great interactive user interface. Publishers will have to customize their content to take advantage of all the features News offers.
iPad multitasking and more
There’s a great new app switcher interface, and then the “slide over” feature allows users to slide new apps onto the screen, and “split view” allows users to display multiple apps on the screen and the same time and work in both.
There’s also a fantastic picture-in-picture feature that lets you display a thumbnail of a video on top of whatever app you’re in.
Low Power Mode
This new feature will extend battery life by up to three hours when enabled. It’s similar to offerings from Samsung and HTC, but not quite as extreme. It does limit some functionality, but all core features are still acceptable.
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