Apple unveils iOS 10 – all the awesome new features
Apple has revealed iOS 10, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad.
iOS 10 will come with several new features, including updates to the lock screen, 3D Touch, Siri, and Photos.
iPhone 6s users with iOS 10 will be able to interact with notifications from the lock screen using 3D Touch.
By pressing and applying pressure to a notification, you will be able to reply to messages without leaving the lock screen.
You can access the camera by swiping right from the lock screen, and app widgets by swiping left.
Big Siri update
Apple also announced a significant update to Siri, which will open it up to developers.
It will be possible to command your iPhone to “Send a WeChat to Nancy”, and it will open the WeChat user interface.
At launch, there will be messaging support for Slack, WhatsApp, and WeChat.
Apps like Uber, Pinterest, RunKeeper, Square, Vonage, and Skype will also be supported.
Siri’s intelligence will be coming to the iOS keyboard too, said Apple. It will offer reply suggestions to messages you receive.
If someone asks, “Where are you?”, Siri will offer to respond with your current location. If they ask for a contact’s information, Siri will offer to send the most relevant contact details.
More new features
Other new features coming to iOS 10 include:
- A new Universal Clipboard that allows “copy and paste” to work across all Apple devices.
- A Raise to Wake feature, that will wake the phone’s lock screen and display notifications and updates when the device is lifted.
- An update to the Photos app, which adds object and scene detection functionality – allowing photos to be sorted automatically. Photos will also receive the ability to automatically create a video of the photos and video clips you took on a trip, for example, and set it to music.
- Apple Maps will get a new design, which will include more predictive actions from the software and updated traffic information. Maps will also be opened up to developers.
- Apple Music is getting a complete redesign. A new, simpler interface will improve the user experience, said Apple.
- Apple News is also getting a new design, along with breaking news notifications and subscriptions functionality.
- HomeKit has received its own iOS app, which lets users interact with various smart home gadgets – such as smart cameras.
- Voicemail transcription and a voice over IP API for incoming calls to look like regular phone calls has been added. Contact cards will also now show icons for services like WhatsApp.
- Apple’s Messages app will display emoji three-times bigger, and will let you “emojify” words. It will also let you style the message bubbles to convey emotion. iOS 10 will allow users to type message using smaller or larger text, and adds a rich media system that lets you embed YouTube links or other web features without leaving iMessage. Integration for Apple Music will also be introduced, while the iMessage app will be opened to developers.
A developer preview of iOS 10 is available immediately. A public beta will launch in July, and a free upgrade will roll out to all users “this fall” (22 September – 21 December).
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