{"id":168373,"date":"2016-06-13T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=168373"},"modified":"2016-06-13T21:10:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T19:10:33","slug":"apple-unveils-ios-10-all-the-awesome-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/168373-apple-unveils-ios-10-all-the-awesome-new-features.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple unveils iOS 10 &#8211; all the awesome new features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has revealed\u00a0iOS 10, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 10 will come with several new features, including updates to the lock screen, 3D Touch, Siri, and Photos.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 6s users with iOS 10 will be able to interact with notifications from the lock screen using 3D Touch.<\/p>\n<p>By pressing and applying pressure to a notification, you will be able to reply to messages without leaving the lock screen.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the camera by swiping right from the lock screen, and app widgets by swiping left.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bigsiriupdate\">Big Siri update<\/h3>\n<p>Apple also announced a significant update to Siri, which will open it up to developers.<\/p>\n<p>It will be possible to command your iPhone to \u201cSend a WeChat to Nancy\u201d, and it will open the WeChat user interface.<\/p>\n<p>At launch, there will be messaging support for Slack, WhatsApp, and WeChat.<\/p>\n<p>Apps like Uber, Pinterest, RunKeeper, Square, Vonage, and Skype will also be supported.<\/p>\n<p>Siri\u2019s intelligence will be coming to the iOS keyboard too, said Apple. It will offer reply suggestions to messages you receive.<\/p>\n<p>If someone asks, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d, Siri will offer to respond with your current location. If they ask for a contact\u2019s information, Siri will offer to send the most relevant contact details.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More new features<\/h3>\n<p>Other new features coming to iOS 10 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new <strong>Universal Clipboard<\/strong> that allows &#8220;copy and paste&#8221; to work across all Apple devices.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Raise to Wake<\/strong> feature, that will wake the phone&#8217;s lock screen and display notifications and updates\u00a0when the device is lifted.<\/li>\n<li>An update to the <strong>Photos app<\/strong>, which adds\u00a0object and scene detection functionality &#8211; allowing photos to be sorted automatically.\u00a0Photos 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apple Maps<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apple Music<\/strong> is getting a complete redesign. A new, simpler interface will improve the user experience, said Apple.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apple News<\/strong> is also getting a new design, along with\u00a0breaking news notifications and subscriptions functionality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HomeKit<\/strong> has received its own iOS app, which lets users\u00a0interact with various smart home gadgets &#8211; such as smart cameras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voicemail<\/strong> <strong>transcription<\/strong> and a voice over IP API for incoming calls to look like regular phone calls has been added.\u00a0Contact cards will also now show icons for services like WhatsApp.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apple&#8217;s\u00a0Messages app<\/strong> will display emoji three-times bigger, and will let you &#8220;emojify&#8221; words.\u00a0It will also let you style the message bubbles to convey emotion.\u00a0iOS 10 will allow users to type message using smaller or larger text, and adds a rich\u00a0media 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A developer preview of iOS 10 is available immediately. 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