A Breakdown of all the Major New Features in iOS 8
We’ve covered a lot of the new iOS, iPhone, iPad and app reviews one this blog in the past, but given the sheer amount of things announced today for iOS8, we thought it’d be helpful to create a roundup of everything you need to know about the update, which will publicly launch this fall…
Keyboard
QuickType keyboard – which enables predictive suggestions inside iOS Messages and other apps
Third party keyboards – iOS 8 supports third party keyboard replacements such as Swype, SwiftKey, and others
Interactive Notifications
quick reply to messages from anywhere
accept/decline calendar invitations
mark an email as read or trash it
mark reminders as complete
reply to notifications from third party apps
Mail
swipe to mark an email as read or flag it, or long-swipe to delete
now recognizes a reservation, flight confirmation, or phone number
Safari for iPad
new Tab view
new new slide-out sidebar for bookmarks, shared links and Reading List
Messages
rename group threads
enable Do Not Disturb for a group thread to silence alerts
easily remove yourself from an annoying group thread
record and send audio notes
record and send videos
share your location
send multiple photos and videos
view all attachments from a thread at once
App Store
new ‘Explore’ tab
new ‘Trending’ searches
new Editor’s Choice label
app previews with short videos
Family Sharing
up to six people in your family can share purchases from iTunes stores
parents can track/limit kids’ spending
easily share photos, videos, calendars and location
Photos
iCloud Photo Library keeps every photo and video in iCloud, accessible from any device
search for photos by the date, time, location, or album name
smart composition tools auto-straighten and crop photos
smart adjustments intelligently adjusts exposure, brightness, contrast, and more
new photo filters
create time-lapse videos
Siri
Hey, Siri
Shazam song ID
dictation supports 22 new languages
Health app
easy to read dashboard for your health and fitness data
HealthKit platform makes it easier for third party apps to integrate with Health app
emergency card stores important health information
Other
widgets in Notification Center, third party app support