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Apple iOS 9 Features and UK Release Date: Everything We Now Know About iOS 9

By James Laird
on 09 Jun 2015 at 2:45AM

As expected, Apple has just unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9, as part of its WWDC 2015 keynote. There's loads of cool new features to look forward to, with iOS 9 expected to get a consumer release in the autumn alongside the next version of the iPhone (the iPhone 6S?). Here's an early look at some of the best - we'll be updating this post as and when more information becomes available.

There's no official word on the UK release date of iOS 9, but based on past experience, we'd expect it to roll out sometime in September, following the launch of the next-generation iPhone. A developer preview will be available from today, and for the first time with an iOS release, a public beta will also be available from July and you can register your interest here. Apple's iOS 9 will support all devices that currently are able to run iOS 8.

New Multitasking Features

Ever tried to use an iPad for work? It's possible, but far from perfect, at least compared to more robust devices like laptops. So iPad users should be happy to hear that iOS 9 on the iPad will now come with improved multitasking tools. At the heart of iOS 9's new multitasking features is a new app called SplitView, which will let you have two apps running on-screen simultaneously. In addition, you have SlideOver, which lets you swipe in another app from the side of the screen, and Picture-in-Picture which lets you keep a single app running in the corner of the screen.

SplitView is only available for the iPad Air 2, but SlideOver and Picture-in-Picture will also be available on the the iPad Air, as well as the iPad Mini 2 and 3.

Apple Pay

Oh hey, Apple Pay is finally coming to the UK, isn't that nice? Sarcasm aside, it actually looks better than expected, with loads of major High Street retailers and mainstream banks already signed up ahead of its release in July. Click below for more information.

Swift 2

Last year WWDC, Apple unveiled a brand new programming language called Swift. At this year's event, Apple announced its successor, Swift 2. The key development here is that Swift 2 will be open source, supporting compilers and libraries for OS X and iOS, as well as Linux, by the end of the year.

HomeKit

HomeKit is Apple's move into the smart home space. Now, HomeKit will let you access your smart home devices remotely through iCloud, so you can take control of your home without even being in the same country. Apple didn't announce specific devices that will be released with HomeKit compatibility, but it did say that smart lighting, sensors, carbon monoxide alarms, thermostats and more will be able to be controlled from your iOS device.

Privacy

Apple went a bit overboard emphasising how important security was to iOS 9, noting that all of your information - such as the random marriage proposals you throw at Siri - will stay on your phone. That's right: everything will be anonymous, and will be based on a random identifying number.

Siri

Apple claims that iOS 9 will do a whole bunch of stuff, including improving battery life, enhancing performance, and bolstering security. But the biggest change to Siri in particular is the introduction of a new, Google Now-style feature, which Apple is calling Proactive.

Basically, Proactive is an automatic feed that sits on the left-hand side of your home screen and updates itself in accordance with what you're doing. Apple noted that the system will be tied to emails - the example it used was getting invitations to events, which Proactive will then to your calendar automatically, along with intelligent serving up other relevant information, like driving directions. Because Google doesn't already do all of that...

Siri will also come with improved search functionality, letting you search through your iPhone much easier than you could before. Just tell her a command, like 'find my photos from last summer' and she'll bring them up for you immediately. It's similar to the improvements to Spotlight in OS X 10 El Captain.
Apps

As part of iOS 9, a bunch of Apple's native smartphone and tablet apps are going to be getting updated, including the popular Notes app. Apple says it'll be making it easier to find and organise your notes, plus offering the ability to doodle notes directly into the app, and giving you the option of backing your notes up to iCloud.

A brand new app was also unveiled at WWDC 2015, dubbed 'News'. News is a personalised news feed designed to surface content relevant to you. Apple highlighted the design effort that gone into News, promising articles will actually look like they belong in a newspaper, with a few smaller animations and videos thrown in for good measure. Apple added that News will cover more than a million different topics, so if you want to follow niche areas, you'll be able to do that. In other words, if you like mobile tech but don't like Android or Windows Phone, you can just, you know, follow iOS-related fodder.

Apple Maps

Not long after Google announced the addition of real-time transit information to its mapping product, Apple also confirmed that its Maps platform will be integrating public transport details in a bunch of cities around the world, including London. Ask for directions on public transport and, as well as telling you route options, Apple Maps will highlight the walking time between your changeover. The new-look Apple Maps will integrate with Siri, of course, so you can ask it for directions rather than having to go into the Maps app to type our your requests.

Battery Life

Apple claimed that the battery life of its related hardware products was being optimised for iOS 9, potentially adding an extra hour of battery life on an iPhone. On top of this, it will also be adding a new low power mode (it'll be interesting to see how closely this resembles Airplane Mode, which already lets you put your device in a low power mode when you're trying to conserve juice).

http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2[....]-now-know-about-ios-9-updating
http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2[....]nnounces-that-actually-matters

Top 7 features coming to your Apple iPhone, iPad with iOS 9
http://www.watoday.com.au/dig[....]pad-with-ios-9-20150609-ghjjus


cheers!

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Posted: 2015-06-09 07:36:57
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iOS 9 has proactive Siri, deep-linking apps, and game changing features for iPad
http://www.pcauthority.com.au[....]hanging-features-for-ipad.aspx


cheers!


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Posted: 2015-06-09 07:47:04
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Floating video, split screen , proactive Siri - who is copying who now ?

It is a shame that the main split screen function is only going to be available on iPad Air 2. I guess RAM matters for Apple as well

My favourite new function is the new smarter Siri which is taking on from Google Now- I love Google Now on Android so hopefully this will make love Siri as well
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Posted: 2015-06-09 08:13:38
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Completely agree Aussie indeed,who is copying who now. Multiwindow/split screen and floating video, these are things the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Note10.1 brought in 2012, 3years ago and proactive Siri brings things Google Now has been doing for around 2-3years now.

Anyway, glad to see Apple finally catching up, pity the iPhone 6 Plus isn't getting those multitasking features.

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Posted: 2015-06-09 18:26:42
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+1

Even the new "low power mode"... sounds like an identical copy of the "ultra battery saving mode" in the Galaxy S's.



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iOS 9: Will you be able to upgrade your iPhone or iPad?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/[....]phone-or-ipad/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

How Does Apple’s iOS 9 Help Improve Mobile Gaming, Or Does it at All?
http://segmentnext.com/2015/0[....]bile-gaming-or-does-it-at-all/


cheers!



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Posted: 2015-06-09 19:07:53
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Curious ... how many Android apps does this functionality support on Android as of yet vs what Apple announced?!
Furthermore ... soon this will be supported on all future iOS devices ... shame about existing or previously BUT you'll more than likely see more support than on Android in the same time frame.
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Posted: 2015-06-10 02:10:31
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Split screen is only present on high end Samsung devices. It might be possible to have it on other manufacturers devices using 3rd party apps but on Samsung high end devices it comes pre installed and it has been since I think 2013. More so now I think you can split the screen 4 ways
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Posted: 2015-06-10 08:01:08
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What Supa Fly is trying to get at is that the Split Screen Apple did should work on most apps in iOS....on the iPad....Air 2.

Supa Fly

The vast majority of the popular apps from Instagram, WhatsApp, HERE Maps, GMaps to Microsoft OneNote, Pinterest, Bloomberg Business, Groupon etc... support it in Android. In terms of Samsung devices, both Multiwindow and Floating video are supported in every mid to top end phone and tablet from Galaxy S3 and up.
In terms of other Android OEMs, as far as I know LG, Sony and some other also have their own implementations of split screen.

As for Android, apparently Android M has it built-in.

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Posted: 2015-06-10 10:43:47
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Track Your Sex Life With Apple's HealthKit on iOS 9
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/trac[....]s-track-menstrual-cycle-635353
http://appleinsider.com/artic[....]take-sexual-activity-ovulation
http://throb.gizmodo.com/appl[....]keep-track-of-menst-1709989008
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06[....]racking/?ncid=rss#.ztqtit:mZMe


cheers!


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Posted: 2015-06-10 12:50:35
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Thank you for the clarification to others on what I meant and the update.

To be honest ... not many mid level users on Android/iOS would care to use Instagram/Maps (of any kind) or OneNote or Pinterest on split sreen. Bloomberg Business if you've actually logged on with an account or B-Unit trust me you'll WANT the entire screen so I highly doubt that will be used just to check for stock listings when a banner is far better for that.

What I'm after is not the "popular" apps, what I'm after is how many apps in total are supported on Android currently - all manufacturers. THAT is what I'm getting at. Until Android M debuts, it would see Apple may have a lead start on a system wide support where all apps with a minor cmd or few lines of codes would work natively and I'm also talking about music composition apps and the like.
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Posted: 2015-06-17 01:34:10
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