Apple’s new Maps app features traffic integration, Yelp integration, free turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation and more. Apple will no longer make use of Google Maps in iOS, instead making use of a new in-house solution. In line with numerous reports, Apple also unveiled a new Maps application that will launch with iOS 6. All of these cards and passes are stored virtually, and users don’t even have to unlock the phone to access them - if you have a Starbucks card, it will appear on your lock screen as soon as you walk into a Starbucks. Mail now includes a VIP feature that will provide stand-out notification features and a separate mailbox view for special contacts the user designates.Īpple also announced a new iOS app called “Passbook.” This app will serve as a central location for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users to hold all of their tickets, store cards and passes (boarding passes and so on) as well as coupons and more. PhotoStream has been enhanced as well, allowing users to share photo streams with friends in just two steps.
IPAD 1 IOS 6 OFFLINE
Mobile Safari is now compatible with iCloud tabs and offline reading lists, which will sync automatically across iOS and OS X 10.8+ devices. In addition, FaceTime calls made to an iPhone can be answered on an iPad or a Mac. Users screening calls will be able to automatically reply to an unanswered call or set a reminder to call the caller back without opening any apps. A new “Do Not Disturb” feature allows users to silence phone calls and push notifications during certain times, and it also supports a whitelist feature that will only allow called from certain contacts while Do Not Disturb is enabled.įaceTime has been updated as well, and it now works over cellular data connections in addition to Wi-Fi. Facebook events and birthdays will be available in the calendar as well.Īpple also announced that it has added a number of new enhancements to the Phone app.
Users can post to Facebook (and Twitter) right from within the Notification Center or using Siri, and Facebook is integrated with a number of Apple apps including the App Store and iTunes (users can “like” apps or songs from within each store). Next up, Apple announced Facebook integration at the OS level, which works much like its Twitter integration.
IPAD 1 IOS 6 DRIVERS
Apple also noted that it is working on a new “Eyes Free” feature that will allow car manufacturers to provide drivers with Siri integration, opening the Siri prompt using a button on the steering wheel, and a variety of new languages will be supported including Mandarin and Korean.
Finally, Siri is now able to launch apps.
IPAD 1 IOS 6 MOVIE
More new functionality includes enhanced movie support - Siri can give users show times, play movie previews, show reviews and give information about actors. Siri can also find restaurants now, and Apple has partnered with Yelp for reviews and OpenTable to make reservations. Siri can now deliver sports scores, league standings and player stats. IOS 6 has more than 200 new features, and the first one Apple discussed is enhancements to Siri. The company has delivered more than 1.5 trillion push notifications to iOS devices so far as well, and 140 iMessage users have sent more than 150 billion messages to date.įor more WWDC 2012 coverage, be sure to check out our WWDC page.
Apple has sold 365 million iOS devices so far, and more than 80 are running iOS 5 right now. Just moments ago, VP of iOS Scott Forstall introduced us to iOS 6, the latest mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.