On Wednesday, Apple has opened access to its new operating system, iOS 9, intended for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch latest generation. To upgrade to the “nine” can the owners of smartphones iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5c, 5s, 5 and 4s, iPod touch 5G and 6G, as well as the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini all generations and iPad 2, 3, 4.
“The underlying operating system improvements have increased performance, extended battery life and enhanced security,” the statement reads Apple. A new low power mode can reduce the impact of visual effects and automatic downloads on the duration of battery life. Also updated the navigation system, the service notification system and set a ringing alarm clock.
With this update iPhone, iPad and iPod touch will become more intelligent and learn to predict the actions of the user using the search features and improved performance of Siri. New functions multi-tasking on the iPad allow you to work in two programs, displaying Windows side by side or using a new mode of “picture in picture”. Built-in programs become more convenient through the provision of information about transport in the Cards, the amended Notes and the new program News. Improvements to the base operating system, increase productivity, improve safety and increase the battery life.
Full list of changes in iOS 9:
Intelligent functions
- Help ahead: provides the right information before You start typing; alerts You when you need to get out of the house depending on traffic conditions; remembers that You are listening to a particular place or at a certain time of day and can automatically display the playback controls for Your preferred music and programs for playback; offers the addition into the appropriate program of events and contacts found in the Email messages.
- Improved Siri: find Your photos and videos by date, location and album name; ask Siri to remind you that You are looking in programs such as Safari, Mail, Notes and Messages; request a public transport route.
- Improved Spotlight search: know the score sports games, weather forecast and stock quotes; perform simple mathematical operations and conversions; send messages, make calls and FaceTime calls, using contacts directly from the search results.
New features of the iPad
- Slide Over: quickly switch to the second program without leaving first; easily switch between programs Slide Over; support both Apple and third-party software.
- Split View: work in two programs simultaneously; change the size of the Windows programs on your own: you can split the screen in half to use two programs or to allocate more space for one of them; support both Apple and third-party software.
- Picture in picture: continue watching a video while using your favorite programs; support programs as Videos, Podcasts, FaceTime and “Video Safari” and third-party software.
- Improve QuickType: Multi-Touch gestures for easy text selection on the iPad; quick access to tools editing text using the panel keyboard shortcuts on the iPad; support shortcut keys physical keyboard; support all flags Emoji (Unicode).
Built-in programs
- Improved Maps: support for public transport routes, data stations, including information about inputs and outputs, timetables and routes of public transportation in major cities; find places around You by categories, such as “Food”, “Drink”, “Shopping”, “Entertainment”, and more; support Apple Pay are shown on maps of retail stores participating in the program; business cards of places, including information from Wikipedia about the cities and attractions.
- Updated program Notes: add photos to Your notes from your Library or by using the built-in camera; create lists and mark completed tasks with one touch; sketch Your ideas with your finger directly on the screen; keep interesting objects from other programs using the menu “Share”.
- The new program News: read Your favorite Newspapers, magazines and blogs, or choose from over a million different topics; excellent design, photo galleries, video, animation, and more; browse articles, chosen to reflect Your interests, in the “For you”. Find recommended channels and themes in the “review”. The more You read, the more personalized it becomes News program; easily share articles with friends or save articles to read later, even without Internet connection.
- Improve Mail: using the advanced search function You can quickly find the necessary information using filtering by sender, recipient, subject or several categories at once; support for markup allows you to comment on the attached drawings or PDF files, add text, shapes, and a caption, and send it back right out of the Mail; easily save email attachments or when you create a new message, add files from iCloud Drive or other services to work with documents.
- Improve Apple Pay and Wallet: Discover card support; support discount cards and store credit and debit cards; Express payments via double clicking the Home button from the lock screen by holding your finger on Touch ID.
- The new iCloud Drive: easily find the files or view them in the new iCloud Drive by date, name, or tag, added on Your Mac; open files in any compatible program, or share them with friends; organize your folders and files; download iCloud in Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive, and select “Home screen”.
- Improve CarPlay: plays a voice message, allowing You to hear friends and loved ones; full support for management with dashboard: tilt knob to scroll through lists or panning in Maps; support programs from automakers allows you to use features of the car directly from CarPlay.
Basic enhancements to the system
- Increased battery life: the battery life increased by one hour; the definition of upside-down position to turn off the screen when not in use; power-saving mode allows you to increase the battery life of three hours.
- Software updates take up less space. Also are offered the opportunity to defer installing updates.
- IOS apps and the user interface take advantage of Metal for accelerated scrolling, smooth animation and overall productivity gains.
- Improved security with two-factor authentication and support for the six-digit password on devices with Touch ID.
Other improvements
- New system font San Francisco.
- The opportunity to leave a message if user is not available for FaceTime call.
- Share Voicemail messages from the Phone using the export page.
- The ability to track the flight and delivery of parcels for data detectors.
- The Health program helps to monitor reproductive health, exposure to ultraviolet radiation, water consumption and time spent at rest.
- In HomeKit support added automatic Windows and shutters, motion detectors and your home security system.
- Podcasts now have a completely updated design that facilitates the latest editions of your favorite shows and informs about new releases.
- Support Wi-Fi calling on your iPad, iPod touch and Mac computers; it is not necessary to have a nearby iPhone connected to a participating network provider.
- Added “Help with Wi-Fi”, which automatically includes the use of cellular data when Wi-Fi does not work well.
- The new program Move to iOS enables you to transfer data from Android devices.
Extended language support
- New system font PingFang Chinese.
- Improved predictive text input, memorize and auto-correction in QuickType for Chinese language.
- Redesigned enter punctuation for 10 keyboard Chinese keyboard.
- Redesigned UI for languages written right to left.
- Added support for Siri for Austria, Belgium (French and Dutch languages) and Norway.
- Added support for Spotlight search for Mexico.
- New keyboard for Gujarati, Spanish (Mexico), German (Austria), Punjabi, Telugu, French (Belgium), Hindi (transliteration) of, and hinglish.
- Function predictive text input for Spanish (Mexico), Korean, German (Austria), Russian, Turkish, French (Belgium).
- Support dictation for English (Ireland, Philippines, South Africa), Spanish (Chile, Colombia), German (Austria) Dutch (Belgium) French (Belgium).
Spelling for Korean and Finnish. - Dictionary definitions for Norwegian, Hindi and Swedish.
- Bilingual French-English and German-English dictionaries.
- Support for auto-correction, as well as improved forecasting and training for the Japanese language in QuickType.
- To switch between systems calculus for Arabic and Hindi.
Opportunities for corporate clients and educational institutions
- The purpose of the program the iOS devices directly, without having to set up an iTunes Store account.
- Improved support for calendar for users of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 16.
- Advanced VPN support for each program for built-in VPN clients IPSec and IKEv2.
- New management options for managed network programs to reduce the cost of data roaming.
- New restrictions, enable disable change password, device name and Wallpaper, as well as disable AirDrop on managed devices.
- Support VPN extensions are third-party programs, advanced content filtering, and connecting to Wi-Fi networks that require authentication.
Universal access
- The function “Adaptation of touch” provides you with additional control with touch for people with motor disorders.
- The rule sets Switch Control to customize or add new features.
- Support Siri voices in VoiceOver.
- Additional configuration options AssistiveTouch.
- Support of auto-repeat keys, slow keys and sticky keys when you connect a physical keyboard.
- Improved audio redirection from the source to the hearing AIDS Made for iPhone.
Note that Apple has delayed the release of watchOS 2 – new operating system for Apple Watch with support for native apps. Originally it was planned that the update for smartwatch will coincide with the release of iOS 9. “We have discovered a vulnerability in watchOS 2, fixing it will require a bit more time than we expected,” explained Apple.
See also:
- 45 hidden features in iOS 9 that were concealed by Apple
- 9 things you need to do before installing iOS 9
- It is worth switching to iOS 9 now or better to wait for the first update?
