David Hanak It's only been a few minutes since the upcoming version of the operating system for iPhones, iPads and HomePod was presented to the public for the first time. A few moments ago, Apple introduced iOS 12, giving us our first taste of what we can look forward to this fall. Let's take a look at the most interesting snippets that were presented about the news by Craig Federighi.
- The main focus of iOS 12 will be improving optimization
- iOS 12 will be available for all devices, which support iOS 11
- iOS 12 will bring noticeable improving system fluidity especially on older devices
- Applications will load faster, the system will substantially more nimble
- iOS 12 will include adjusted power management, which will make the system more responsive to immediate performance needs
- New file system USDZ for the needs of augmented reality
- It will make it easier to use augmented reality resources across iOS products
- Support from Adobe and other major companies
- New default application Measure for measuring objects and environments using augmented reality
- the application will allow you to measure objects, space, as well as read the dimensions of images, photos, etc.
- ARKit will see new version 2.0, which comes with many improvements such as:
- improved face tracking capability
- more realistic rendering
- improved 3D animation
- the possibility of sharing a virtual environment (for example, for the needs of multiplayer games), etc.
- During the keynote, there was a presentation from the LEGO company (see gallery), which pointed to the new possibilities of ARKit 2.0 in terms of use in games
- Every year, more than trillion photos Worldwide
- It will arrive with iOS 12 improved version of search within the photos
- New categories will appear based on places, events, activities, people, etc
- It is now possible to search for multiple passwords/parameters at once
- New "For You" section, where selected images from history, events, edited photos taken earlier, etc.
- New options for sharing photos with your friends
- Siri will be new more integrated with applications and will be able to use their capabilities and possibilities
- Siri shortcuts – Siri will give you new hints based on the activities and actions you usually do – for example, it will offer you the option to turn on do not disturb mode if you usually turn it on at a specific time, etc.
- Siri will learn yours daily habits and based on that it will recommend/remind you of your usual activities
- The question is how this new system will work in countries where the functionality of Siri (and some iOS features in general) is severely limited
- Apple News coming with iOS 12 to selected countries (not to us)
- Concentration of news from selected news channels
- The application received a complete transformation Stocks
- Now features features and relevant news from Apple News
- The Akcie application will also be available on iPads
- He also saw changes Dictaphone, which is now also available on iPads
- iBooks is renamed to Apple books, brings a new design and improved audiobook support
- Improved library search
- Car Play now supports third-party navigation applications such as Google Maps, Waze and others
- iOS 12 also comes with new tools that allow you to limit the extent to which your phone annoys you and burdens you with notifications
- Redesigned mode Do not disturb, especially for sleep needs (suppression of all notifications, highlighting of selected information)
- Time setting of Do Not Disturb mode
- Notification have (finally) undergone significant changes
- It is now possible to personalize the importance of individual notifications
- Notifications are now grouped into groups (not only by application, but also by topic, focus, etc.)
- Mass removal of applications
- A new tool Screen Time
- detailed information about your iPhone/iPad usage based on activity
- Statistics about what you do with your phone, which apps you use, how often you pick up the phone and which apps burden you the most with notifications
- Based on the above information, you can limit individual applications (and their activity) (for example, social networks)
- For example, you can set aside only one hour a day for Instagram, as soon as this hour is full, the system will notify you
- Screen Time is also adapted as a parental tool, which allows parents to monitor what their children are doing with their devices (and subsequently prohibit/allow certain things)
- Animoji are expecting an extension that allows language tracking for rendering purposes (wtf?)
- New Animoji faces (tiger, T-rex, koala…)
- Memoji - Personalized Animoji (huge amount of customization)
- New graphic options when taking photos (filters, stickers, Animoji/Memoji, accessories...)
- He also saw changes FaceTime
- New with the possibility of group video calls, up to 32 participants
- FaceTime is newly integrated into Messages (for easy switching between texting and calling)
- During a group video call, images with the person currently speaking are automatically enlarged
- FaceTime now includes stickers, graphic add-ons, support for Animoji, and more
- Support for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
As is customary, the first beta version of iOS 12 will be available today to a select group of developers. The public beta is expected to start sometime in June and will run until the release in September, along with the introduction of new iPhones (and other products).
I wonder what Craig Federighi really thinks about all these emoji, memoji, animoji.. he's not an infantile coot..
He has to keep quiet or the hothead would kick him out.
Improving optimization? Like what?
So nothing, keep writing such a beta OS.
With those animojis, memojis and emojis and similar nonsense, Apple targets the youngest group of its future, maybe one day "pro" users, who are now stolen if iOS is optimized and has gadgets for monitoring or setting who knows what. So for me, I see no reason to keep making fun of it. Yes, for us "adults" it is laughable, but such is the age of young people today. Even though I don't use this crap myself, I understand why it "must" be there. No need to dwell on it.