iOS 8 preview - CotsMUG, 6 Aug 2014

iOS 8

Some interesting bits

Camera

Self timer - 3s - 10s.

Time lapse

Siri

“Hey Siri” - when power is attached.

True hands-free in the car.

Shazam - Tells you the music that is playing

Weather

24 Hours of hourly forecast.

8 Days of daily forecast.

Data for Sunrise, Visibility, Humidity, Wind, Pressure, etc

Settings

Battery usage - per app.

Accessibility - Switch everything to greyscale

Text input

Text updates during dictation.

Predictive words or phrases above the keyboard.

If Emoji keyboard only, then a smily is used on keyboard

Family sharing

6 users can share applications.

Can all be linked to one credit card.

Account owner can be set to approve purchases

Messages

Audio messages.

Share location, now, for a period of time, forever

iCloud Drive

Store any type of file, not just application specific files.

Files can be shared between applications.

Available on iOS 8, OSX Yosemite, Windows 7 or greater

Health app

Central point for all health apps.

Create an emergency info card available in lock screen

Handoff

Transfer between iOS and Yosemite for

Mail, Safari, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts.

Transfer phone calls between iOS and Yosemite.

Text messages between iPhone and other devices.

Automatic personal wifi hotspot

Email

Can swipe left or right - can be set as Mark or Flag.

Notify - get a notification when a response is received.

Show related not just the thread

Notifications

Pull down to respond to a notification

iPhone

4s, 5, 5c, 5s.

iPad

2, 3rd Gen, 4th Gen, Air, Mini, Mini retina.

iPod

5th Gen

Available on

Questions