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Apple is going to release the IOS 12 operating system to enhance your device better than before. With the releasing of this, Apple is focusing on better performance and enhancements, even for older devices to make them considerably faster. It is likely to be launch in Sep 2018 which is not far away. Even Apple wants to indicate that it is not making the old gadgets outdated on purpose. Apple is also making bigger changes to augmented reality that will entitle new experiences, improving Siri, Facetimeand photos app to reach the competition, adding new features like personalized emoji and many more etc.
IOS 12 will be a free update for all users, and it will also be supported by every device that runs IOS 11. It will also work on gadgets like iPhone 6s. So here’s the analysis of the biggest improvement in IOS 12.
Augmented reality and measure app
Apple has created a brand new file format with Pixar called USDZ. This is the file format which you can share with any other files and store it in a files app. When you will receive USDZ file, you can open it and place the 3D object in the real world.
Users can also try the all-new measure app to measure the dimensions of physical objects by using AR. You just trace the sides of the objects it will automatically detect the shape and tell you the dimension of it.
In IOS 12 ARkit 2.0 will allow improved face tracking, more realistic furnishing and better-shared experiences, that means AR games can now support multiplayer modes. And both player can see the same objects on their own devices and those objects can have resoluteness so they can reappear in the place when you use the same app next time.
Improvements in the Photos app
Apple’s photos app renews features in IOS 12, with matching the designing of Apple music and the App store. Apple has introduced a For You tab in the Photos app, that shows featured photos, like pictures you clicked on the same day but in the previous years. It recommends loops and bounces effects in the live photos or portrait effects. It also highlights shared iCloud album activity. You can also share photos to those people who are already recognized in your images, in IOS 12. This sharing will be private with end-to-end encryption. And all the machine learning to determine who is in your photos is done in your devices, not in the cloud.
Improvements in Siri
IOS 12 has featured big improvements for Siri that can speed up your tasks in a single app, and your routines that use multiple apps launched with a single Siri command.
In the feature of Siri shortcuts, any app can reveal quick actions to Siri. Examples if you command “order my groceries”, then Siri will place the order in an app like instacart. Or “play my song “, Siri will launch your favorite music app.
Siri suggestions are also improved in IOS 12 to predict your next actions based on your previous activity. The suggestions can appear on your lock screen or a notification screen. So you can tap on what you wanted to choose.
The shortcut app has a gallery full of pre-built shortcuts, so you can search for items to add or select, or the app can suggest them to you based on machine learning.
New Animoji, Moji, and filters in Messages
The messaging app has introduced a feature of new Animoji characters, including tiger, ghost etc. Moji is just like personalized animoji , they much more look like three- dimensional than the custom emoji in snapchat.
Users can produce their emoji with hundreds of options for hairstyle, skin color and accessories etc and many more. Or you can save them and send them in messages to your friends and family to show different reactions.
In IOS 12, we can have group FaceTime chat which has limits up to total 32 participants simultaneously, over audio and video. Even FaceTime is also assimilated into messages, so you can launch FaceTime chat right from messages.
There is also a side-scrolling roaster along the bottom which shows everyone in the chat if they do not fit on the screen at once. And whenever the person speaks in the chat, the floating tile for each participant get larger. You can also tap the tile to see the person in front or center.
And from the FaceTime camera, you can also go to your animoji , stickers packs and effects. There is also a feature that Apple watch users can answer the FaceTime audio calls directly from their wrists.
Improvements to News, Stocks, Voice memo and Apple books
Apple will be redesigned a few Apple apps in IOS 12, and some are launching on the iPad for the time.
In the News tab, there is browse tab in which you can easily discover new channels and topics to follow. And in For You tab, you can easily jump to your favorite sources, which gets a new sidebar.
The Stock app has a newly designed with sparklines, showing their performance throughout the day. It also comes with a news module along the bottom, when you expand it, your stocks will run horizontally along the top of the screen like a sticker. So you tap on it to see the particular chart.
Voice Memos is coming to the iPad, with iCloud support to sync your voice recordings between devices.
Apple books have been restyled by iBooks with a new design to match with the Apple music and App store. There is a Reading Now section which shows the preview of your book right at the page you left off, so you can jump there right back in. The store tabs for ebooks and audiobooks are also redesigned.
Improvements in CarPlay
IOS 12 introduces new features in CarPlay, Apple’s platform for interacting with your iPhone by your car stereo. For the very first time, CarPlay will support third-party navigation apps like Google maps.
So you can see turn by turn directions from your preferred mapping app, but there was no specific mention of permitting users to set a third party mapping app as a default whenever you ask the directions.
Digital health features
Apple has come up with the new screen time feature in IOS 12 which will keep a healthier balance between gadgets and life. It will show how much time you are spending on your device with the individual app, and will track which apps are sending you the most notifications.
In this feature you are able to set limits for each app, IOS will automatically notify you whenever you are exceeding the limit of time allotted on each app. If you want to continue work on that app you can request for more time.
Apple also introduces the feature of group notification, so you are able to control your app’s notifications. It also gives the authority that which apps are allowed to send the notification. Quiet notification will show up in your notification center, but not on your lock screen. They also won’t make the disturbance in any way.
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