This time the size of the update is not very large and users will require about 1.3GB of free space on their devices to install the update.
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Move to iOS is the name of a new app that has just been released by Apple as its first ever software made for Android gadgets. The Siri virtual assistant suggests frequently used contacts and apps and nearby businesses, taking into account whether it’s evening or lunch time. It also seems to know which headphones you use for what, as plugging my iPhone into my auto pulled up Overcast even though Spotify was playing music last.
Aimed at Android switchers, Apple’s “Move to iOS” app transfers some of their data and content to an iPhone or iPad. Once you’ve done that you’ll be prompted whether you want to change to English (United States) or stay with English (United Kingdom), choose the United States option. The company pitches it as ideal for “brief, snappy communications” for when you want to send a short or urgent message without having to deal with traditional email constructs.
For this device, Apple promises a new type of glass is stronger than the old generation, and the 5.5-inch touchscreen features capabilities, similar to the Watch’s ForceTouch. And as your apps are updated, Spotlight should become better at being able to search within them.
On Twitter, Apple fans raged about the lack of emojis, particularly one which would allow them to make a very rude gesture indeed.
iOS 9 comes with a few battery-life upgrades-the first proming to be, well, overall improvement.
Recognizing that some people use iPads as computers, quick-type iOS 9 shortcuts will also be added.
An app for the iPhone doesn’t need all of the iPad assets, so those won’t be downloaded. There’s also Picture in Picture, which is exactly what it sounds like, and a new split-screen multitasking feature that’ll let you run two apps side by side.
In an interview on Tuesday with Buzzfeed titled “20 Minutes With Tim Cook”, CEO of Apple Inc. addressed many features, privacy concerns, the iPad Pro as a desktop replacement and why you can’t delete Stocks app in a auto ride across Manhattan.
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The added intelligence is done only on the device level and stays within the user’s control.
