Apple announces iOS 15 - New features unveiled

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Apple announces iOS 15 - New features unveiled

Apple has announced the next major update for its operating system for iPhones — iOS 15.

Speaking during the keynote address of the 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi outlined some of the new features.

The updates include additional functionality across the Facetime, Messages, Photos, Apple Maps, and Apple Wallet apps, as well as changes to notifications.

 

[Hamster]

Wait for it...

 

[R13...]

Wait for it...

What? That these features have been in Android since 1987?

 

[Hamster]

What? That these features have been in Android since 1987?

Apparently not

 

[RudderVator]

What? That these features have been in Android since 1987?

Thats the one Apple always living rent free in Android users mind…

 

[Mystic Twilight]

Well seems the 6s is still supported.

 

[zoozi]

Awesome, some nice updates for apps I never use : Facetime, iMessage, Apple Wallet, Apple Maps, Safari.

 

[Crumbl0x]

Looking forward to the iPadOS widget placements and Safari extension support mostly, but great list of new features all-round (most I will also probably never use lol)

 

[Crumbl0x]

Well seems the 6s is still supported.

yep! Flabbergasted my SE 1st Gen can still live on like this, I was fully expecting dropped mainline support by now.

 

[TedLasso]

Interesting

Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.

www.reuters.com

Wonder why private relay can't be offered/enabled in South Africa??

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

Interesting

Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.

www.reuters.com

Wonder why private relay can't be offered/enabled in South Africa??

Interesting find, hopefully @Jan can find out more for us?

 

[Cactus]

Apple will also support digitising US ID documents — like drivers’ licences — and saving them on their wallet.

This can then be used as a valid form of identification in participating states in the country and will be integrated into Transportation Security Administration systems at US airports.

A man can dream. Maybe someday for us too.

 

[phoneJunky]

A man can dream. Maybe someday for us too.

I am also hoping for this. But or IDs were just updated and our licenses are being looked at. Hopefully (but I doubt) they will keep this in mind.

This will finally realize my empty pockets dream.

 

[Cactus]

I am also hoping for this. But or IDs were just updated and our licenses are being looked at. Hopefully (but I doubt) they will keep this in mind.

This will finally realize my empty pockets dream.

Ideally, make it digital and allow me to renew online using systems at the optometrist and send to my iPhone/some digital device

 

[RudderVator]

Well seems the 6s is still supported.

Really surprising since it was a phone launched almost 7 years ago in 2014

 

[PeterPan420]

Interesting

Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.

www.reuters.com

Wonder why private relay can't be offered/enabled in South Africa??

Yes wtf

 

[Cactus]

Yes wtf

 

[SpiderGear]

A new feature in Photos dubbed Memories can use machine learning to collect photos into relevant galleries or animations and add matching music from Apple Music.

This has been available for a couple of years?

 

[Jade @ Absolute Hosting]

Less about money and more about the ANC being able to intercept and monitor all communications within the near future.

 

[Crumbl0x]

Interesting

Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.

www.reuters.com

Wonder why private relay can't be offered/enabled in South Africa??

I'll wait until a more fleshed out reason emerges, but I think they're taking this step like Mozilla did with their VPN venture -- rolling out slowly across certain geographic areas as to not overwhelm their servers and keep up a certain degree of performance until it's adequate for a wider rollout.