And if used correctly, they can help you alienate and make enemies of all the iPhone-using people in your life! We are expecting more to come if this feature will be liked by users. The roll-out is a precursor to the iPhone 7, which will be available to buy on Friday.
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On the iPad side, iOS 10 will work with all iPad Air and iPad Pro models, the 4th-generation iPad, and the iPad mini 2 and later. iOS 10 will also work with Apple’s sixth-generation iPod Touch.
The free download will give Apple device owners a host of new features including the addition of popular virtual assistant Siri in most every app, and an Apple map system that offers traffic alerts and alternative routes.
Another cool feature called Rise to Wake will automatically show you your notifications when you simply pick up your phone, making you feel like a GOD.
Before carrying out an update, users should back up files onto a computer or in iCloud in order to avoid any data loss during the switch. The app now makes “proactive suggestions” on where you’re most likely to go and the easiest ways to get there given traffic conditions and delays. According to Fortune, the iOS 9.3 update in March locked some users out of their older devices and iOS 8.0.1 had to be pulled after multiple problems were reported by users.
iOS 10 comes with many new features, including the new iMessage app, with digital touch, and scribble features. Messages gets the biggest overhaul, with enlarged emoji, animations for messages, and Apple Music integration.
The iOS version of WhatsApp also received an update recently.
If you still haven’t tried downloading and installing iOS 10, don’t do it on your phone. “The problem was quickly resolved and we apologize to those customers”, Apple said in a statement. When iOS 5 launched in 2011, it supported the previous three years of devices.
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Apple apologised for the problem and issued a software update to fix the issue.
