The iPad on the other hand with a new screen size might not invoke even its ardent fans. This year, two phones and one tablet are getting the axe: 2012’s iPhone 5 and fourth-generation iPad, and 2013’s iPhone 5C. Apple announced a new feature aimed at reducing distracted driving.
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The biggest news has to be the launch of ARKit. This is a welcome improvement from the current incarnation of iOS where users have to select individual conversations, check for attachments or images, and then delete them. Another feature of this app will be to display the files on one’s other iOS devices, iCloud Drive, and also on third-party apps like Dropbox.
Apple Maps will also be updated with iOS 11.
There is a new iMessage App Drawer so that it is easier to find the apps you want while you are in an iMessage conversation.
These features are created to make the most of the latest iPad hardware.
Another interesting rumor is associated with iPad Pro 10.5. New features include a new Pro Motion Retina display with higher refresh rates, a new A10X Fusion processor with 6 cores and 12 GPU cores. “We should not lose sight of the fact that drivers using the iPhone are involved in thousands of crashes”, Feldman told the Huffington Post.
Called, imaginatively, Do Not Disturb While Driving, the function can detect when you are driving and will automatically silence notifications and keep the screen switched off. The Apple Watch OS will also be upgraded, along with and fully redesigned App Store.
Numerous company’s stock apps have also been updated and improved.
But the best new addition for people using the iPad in a professional setting may be the operating system’s new feature that allows users to mark up virtually documents that they can access on their iPads using the Apple Pencil. The company hopes to usher in a new standard for mobile productivity, including support for emerging technologies like augmented reality.
Audiophiles looking to make the most of their digital music library may be in for a pleasant surprise with iOS 11, as it appears that support for FLAC audio files is coming to the latest version of Apple’s mobile software.
Road safety charity Brake is welcoming Apple’s announcement that its iOS 11 software update will include a new “Do Not Disturb While Driving” mode for iPhones.
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And more than a year later, here we are at the beta version of iOS 11.
