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Editorial: iOS 8, this update which has only just begun!

Do a complete test of iOS 8: there we have
thought, we hesitated, and then, after all, the update is free, it is
very documented on the Apple site and we offer youfor weeks detailed articles on the subject.

So rather than a test, today we are going to talk aboutnews
functionsappeared with this version, but we are going to do it very
quickly, because this update is different from all the ones we have
seen so far:she's only just beginning, the
better is to come!

Explanations:

The main new features

Among thenovelties
presented in more detail in this article, we will remember
notably :

  • THEinteractive notificationsor the possibility
    interact with notifications without leaving the current application. It is
    for example the case when receiving an SMS or iMessage message. It is enough
    to pull the window down to be able to answer it directly, practical
    to keep track of what you were doing before being interrupted.
  • Theautonomy management has become much finer, with
    now the possibility of knowing precisely the applications which
    consume the most of the precious energy stored in the battery. That
    will undoubtedly allow us to flush out the most greedy ones and take measures
    which are necessary.
  • Therecent contacts listdisplayed in the
    task manager (obtained by double-pressing the button
    main) which allows you to contact loved ones much more quickly than in
    searching in the address book.
  • Thepredictive keyboardwhat Apple added allows a keystroke
    normally faster and more efficient
  • Theresearchhas also improved. Already very useful
    and powerful to rummage in the machine, it is now
    able to go out and look for information on the Internet.
  • Theweather reportwas enriched with detailed forecasts and
    general conditions which will go a little further in the days to come.
  • Excellent messagingiMessagebecomes even more
    instantaneous with the possibility of sendingclichés or
    audio recordings directly    , within keyboard reach, with a
    minimum number of operations to be performed.
  • etc …

This is an update that brings additional functions,
welcome and practical developments as we have just seen, but it is
maybe a question you asked yourself after installing it:
can wereally talking about a major update?

At first glance, not necessarily especially after the complete redesign of the year
last. We quickly took a look at what’s new this year…

Except thatwhat we have just seen is nothing, nothing compared to what
we haven't seen yetor barely sketched!

The best is yet to come

Because iOS 8 is not really thesegadgets and improvements
scattered everywhere. No, iOS 8 is above all a version
who will remain as one of those who most opened the platform to
developers in terms of possibilities. With a single beneficiary,
the user!

Take the example ofkeyboards, it is the most visible.
Apple has modified its keyboard, we are delighted, predictive input is
certainly very good to use and we could (of!), as usual,
be satisfied with it. Except that this year, developers can now
offer the keyboard of their choice. This one is usable
all over iOS, everywhere, all the time!

This has already made it possible to find the best solutions available under
Android like Swiftkey or Swype.

To read in addition:

But we are only at the beginning, only a few days after the release of iOS, there is no doubt
that innovative solutions will arrive again and again to offer us
two things: efficiency and choice!

Keyboards are very visual, but there are many other possibilities
offered by iOS 8.

The second thing to focus on isTHE
widgets, here again, it's visual, we were able to see the first widgets and
more or less this means that certain apps will find a place
smartly in the notification center, on the today page. It is
something that has existed for a long time on OS machines
competitors, it has finally arrived with iOS 8, let's not sulk our
pleasure !

There too,we were able to see the first
widgets, but there is no doubt that we will see surprising ones arrive,
funny, useful, futile or revolutionary, we must now
that developers appropriate this new space of expression.

To read in addition:

We also appreciate the possibility of unlocking applications
such as document or password managers, directly in
using the fingerprint readerTouchId.

To read in addition:

We must then be able to imagine what will allowl’application
Health, a real communication hub between apps and accessories
as well asrelated primitives
to home automation, HealthKit, of which we haven't seen anything yet!

Finally, we will end with one of the less visible new features, but
certainly the most powerful:the extensions
d’application. Ontalked about it
in our article here, it is quite simply a matter of proposing
“chunks” of apps within other applications.

The Safari browser can thus be enriched with a function to view the
source code of a page or to take a screenshot… It is possible
from the photo roll to use the titling and focus functions
music videos directly from the camera roll without having to launch iMovie.
Photo effects are enriched with the possibilities of third-party applications by
more than those offered by Apple. In short, the functions of the installed apps
become available where they are needed, without necessarily having to
lancer !

To read in addition:

This last possibility should allow enrichments that we
imagine it again, not at all! Chrome browser has already been updated
to support extensions, this means that all those which
work for Safari will also work in Chrome, this means
also that the applications will be able to enrich each other.

On this last subject, we have not yet seen a quarter of what is possible
to achieve.

iOS 8 is not just the dozens of small and large developments
visible, these are these new possibilities offered to developers. It is
which makes it a major update!

What is still missing

But everything is not rosy and there is still a lot of work to do!

We will cite pell-mell the need to have a network connection to use
voice dictation or ask Siri to change a local setting. If we
appreciate finally seeing the home page able to rotate to adapt to the
landscape mode on the iPhone 6 Plus as on the iPad, we can only understand that this
is not the case on other iPhones.

NFC is present in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, it remains limited to Apple Pay,
while the presence of such a chip can really offer very nice
possibilities, as we do on other mobile systems. It's a
matter of time, hopefully.

Finally, how can we not mention this function offered to Siri to be able to be
constantly listening... Without remembering that the iPhone must be connected
for this to work. We can of course deduce that it is
to save battery, but Google was able to do this on slot machines
Android, so as long as it offers the function you might as well do it
completely: connected or not, or offer nothing at all...

Ultimately, a version which is very major, even if in premiere
approach, it is not necessarily visually. It is now based on
the work and imagination of the developers.

And you, with a little perspective now, how do you find iOS 8
?

To know everything about iOS 8in these articles
dont :

Test and discover what's new in iOS 8

In practice

And of course:

And you, how do you find this update?

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By : Keleops AG

founder of the site. Computer engineer and Internet specialist where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for the magazine Team Palmtops (Posse Presse) and author of several books on the iPad published by Pearson.

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