Apple update IOS 6
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Channel: Shewquet taylor · 2012 · Science & Technology
The link to the info http://www.techradar.com/us/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/ios-6-everything-you-need-to-know-1083928 iOS 6: everything you need to know IN DEPTH Better email, new maps, Siri, Facebook, photo sharing and more By Gary Marshall September 12th12 COMMENTS what you need to know Facebook iOS app set for speedy overhaul in July Why Apple's sometimes an incredible Hulk Apple's WWDC 2012 keynote confirmed for June 11 iOS 6, the latest generation of Apple's mobile software for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad, has finally been unveiled - and from what we've seen so far, it will delight an awful lot of iOS users. From badly kept secrets to things that have been on wishlists for what seems like forever, here are the highlights of the new operating system. The iOS 6 release date is Autumn Update: Apple is hosting an event on September 12, in which we expect to see the iPhone 5 announced. The sixth generation of iPhone is likely to run iOS 6 out of the box, meaning the new OS could be available before the month is out for other iDevices. Follow the iPhone 5 press conference live iOS 6 was released as a beta in August, but the final version will ship "this Fall". iOS 6 introduces Passbook Passbook is Apple's new e-tickets app, enabling you to carry electronic tickets for anything from sports events to plane travel, or to have a digital loyalty card. The tickets update, too, so for example your airline ticket would send you a notification once your departure gate was announced or changed. Hopefully enough firms will support this one to make it work for all our everyday bits and bobs. If you fancy seeing PassBook in action on an iPod in Hong Kong airport then you're in luck, because the chaps over as PassK.it have given it a spin - shame the airport wasn't ready for it though! Check out the video below. iOS 6 has an improved Phone app The revised Phone app offers smart reminders, so for example you can reject a call with a message saying you're busy, on your way or lost in a forest... You can also be reminded to call someone back when you leave your current location. The new Do Not Disturb mode is particularly nifty: when new messages arrive, they do so silently and without the screen lighting up. If you wish, you can also tell your iPhone not to silence calls from a list of favourite callers, or to automatically silent repeat calls from the same person. iPhone 5: What iOS 6 tells usWatch more videos like this01:28 iOS 6 has Facetime over 3G To tell the truth, we're amazed it took so long. If this takes off, the mobile operators will be very sad. Unless we use it abroad, in which case they'll be dancing on great big piles of our money. iOS 6 has a brand new Safari app There are lots of useful improvements here: Instapaper-style offline reading, iCloud tab syncing and photo sharing website integration to make uploading less hassle. Less wonderfully, Smart App Banners enable websites to tell you about their sodding iOS apps more easily, which is just brilliant. Who among us hasn't thought, "man! I wish more websites told me about their iOS app on each visit!"? iOS 6 Mail has VIPs and pull to refresh Pull to refresh is here! Yay! You can also create a list of VIPs whose messages will appear on your device's lock screen and in a dedicated, separate mailbox. Sharing photos or videos from within Mail is finally here too, as are per-account signatures. iOS 6 photo sharing is more selective Instead of sharing everything with everyone, you can choose which photos should be shared with which people. We're not sure why you'd use this rather than, say, putting a friends-only album on Facebook or Flickr. Anyone? So how do the new iOS 6 features stand up against Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? We compare maps, browsers and voice assistants: iOS 6 vs Android 4.0Watch more videos like this01:58 iOS 6 makes Siri more serious, and puts it in cars Siri is able to understand a wider range of questions than before - the demo showed it understanding questions about sports scores, statistics and trivia, booking restaurants and finding out what's worth seeing at the cinema - but as yet it's unclear which, if any, of these features will make it to the UK. Local search is being rolled out worldwide, however, and there's support for more languages. Siri is also going mobile: the new Eyes Free feature will put a Siri button on the steering wheel of Jaguars, Land Rovers, BMWs, Mercs, Toyotas, Chryslers, Hondas, Audis and GM cars. The car manufacturers have promised to support the feature in the next 12 months. iOS 6 brings Siri to the iPad ...but only the new iPad. iOS 6 has Facebook integration Apple promises "the best Facebook integration ever in a mobile device", and to our eyes it looks pretty much the same as iOS 5's Twitter integration: you can post photos, locations, URLs and so on to annoy your friends. The API is public, so non-Apple apps can share to Facebook too, and you'll be able to see your Fa
