So finally today Apple launched the new version of their mobile, iOS 11. It is the successor of last year’s iOS 10. There are many new features & changes in iOS 11. Some of the exciting features are new control centre, lockscreen/notification, New voice in Siri, etc. So, let’s have a look at the features & improvements on iOS 11.
1. Apple Pay Integration in iMessage:
So many of the iPhone users out there use the Apple Pay. This payment system is the biggest system in US. Now Apple has Integrated Apple Pay into their messenging app i.e. in iMessage. Now if someone will ask you for some money to borrow or as a payment, an icon of Apple Pay will pop-up on the keyboard. If you click on that icon, you can directly pay that amount from Apple Pay without actually opening up the app. The transactions do use your touch id authentication for security, & all the messages will be end to end encrypted.
2. Interface:
There are some changes in the user interface or in UI as well. The control centre is changed now, there are different space for different controls and more options will pop out when the 3D touch is applied. Like if you want to adjust the brightness just slide your finger over the brightness bar & it will change according to that, but if you apply 3D touch on the bar, more options for screen brightness will pop out.
Now the lockscreen also has an add-on of notification panel, similar to Android if you slight down the lockscreen will pop out with 1 important notification, then for all notifications just swipe up the lockscreen. There are few more changes like do not disturb enabled in car mode, split screen and file manager app.
3. New Add-ons & Upgrades in Camera:
Now coming to the camera which is the USP of iPhone 7 Plus, the portrait mode is now improved as this portrait mode now works with OIS & true tone flash for better low light images. You can also create HDR photos in portrait mode now. The processing of both image format and video codec as changed. The images will have new format instead if JPEG which will compress the size of the photo with compromising on quality & clarity, while the videos will record with new codec, H.265 which will also compress the size of videos without compromising on quality and clarity. There are some new changes in camera like new effects for live images, memories, etc.
4. Smarter Siri with New Voice:
There are some changes in Apple’s Artificial Intelligence i.e. in Siri as well. Now the AI system has become more smarter which will result in better recommendations for the users. There are new male voice in Siri & also both voices will be more human friendly while talking, they will pronounce the words with the expression according to the sentence. The UI has been changed in Siri. Also Siri can now translate as well as speak the words or sentence in some other languages like from English to Germany, Spanish, French, etc. The UI is also changed now. The UI looks more redefined than previous one.
5. UI Changes in App Store:
App store is also changed a but with iOS 11. Now it has some UI changes similar to Android’s Play Store. Now there are two options when you open the App Store, Apps & Games. In the listing of Games, the in-app purchase list is also present so it will be easy to the users to choose the games. A new Today Tab is also introduced in this new version, this tab shows Apple’s favourite Apps & Games.
6. Maps:
So Apple also made some changes in the Maps app. Finally after many years Apple added the Lane Guidance feature which is present in Android a long time back. But there are some betterments in iOS 11 over the Android. Indoor Navigation of Public places like Airports, Monuments, Zoo, Huge Parks and Malls.
7. AirPlay 2 and Apple Music:
Apple added multiroom audio feature in AirPlay 2 which can be used by all related apps and it will give access to the guests to queue up the songs. The Apple TV can be used as music player which will be controlled via user’s iPhone or iPad. Also there are some changes in Apple Music as well like integration of third party apps, more information to the receiver to which you will share the music.
8. AR Kit:
Now this new add-on is for the Games & Apps developers. Apple now wants to go into the Augmented Reality (AR) segment. So they have introduced a new AR Kit which will help the developers to make utilisation of the AR feature. So doesn’t it seems like Apple will launch AR in next 10th Anniversary iPhone 7s/8.
So these all are the new features and updates in iOS 11. The developer preview of the iOS 11 is available starting today. You can sign in to the Apple’s Beta Program by Clicking Here. Stay tuned with us for more information.
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Source: Apple
