The latest mobile operating system from the American tech giant, the Apple iOS 10, shall be officially rolling out with the company’s latest iPhones – the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus – in a major launching event on September 7.
Indicative of the official arrival of the iOS 10, public betas for the new iOS have been made available by Apple for almost a week now for users to download and test them. It is also being used by the American tech giant to generate feedbacks for the iOS 10 but given the closeness to the launching date, it seems that the final version of the mobile operating system is ready to be rolled out as scheduled.
What seems to be exciting users of Apple devices are the changes and improvements that the iOS 10 is about to bring to standard apps like iMessage, Maps, Memories, Safari, and Apple Pay, reports the Indian Express.
The Apple iOS 10 shall also make Apple assistant Siri more intelligent and open to third-party developers, who can now use the voice assistant for their apps as well.
There is also the SiriKit which helps developers design their apps to work with Siri for functions like booking a ride, placing an order, among other things.
The improvements on the iMessage and Maps
With the Apple iOS 10, the iMessage app gets new features including animations, invisible ink, personalized handwritten notes, and automatic emoji suggestion, which Apple guarantees to be more fun, and a Snapchat-style app now. Among the new animations include balloons, confetti, or fireworks.
In addition, users shall be able to send music links from Apple Music to their friends, who then can open the link in the app itself.
Another interesting improvement on the iMessage is that it shall be having its own App Store. Developers can also create apps for iMessage which will offer special functions like send payments or schedule dinner or a movie.
The role of the iMessage is also set to expand and get bigger with the iOS 10 and the American tech giant claims that it is going to be the most used apps on their devices.
Meanwhile, the Apple iOS 10 shall also bring redesigned maps which shall be simpler and more intuitive to use. The company is also opening the Maps app to developers to enable booking taxicabs via Uber and Lyft, without leaving the app.
The app shall also offer directions to users where they are most likely to go next based on their routine or appointments.
Quicker access to information
The Apple iOS 10 shall also make it easier and quicker for users to access information. There will be a ‘Raise to Wake’ feature that automatically wakes the screen as the iOS device is raised.
It would make it easier for the user to view notifications right from the Lock Screen. They can also access Notifications, Today, View, and the Control Center with just a swipe of the device or a press.
The iOS 10 also makes Notifications more interactive and can also be accessed even from the Lock Screen.
One other thing that the iOS 10 improved is the Memories in Photos app because it shall enable users to rediscover their forgotten occasions from the photo library by automatically including them into the Memories apps.
There is also a Memory Movie that automatically edits a movie with theme, music, titles, and cinematic transitions. Memories app actually uses AI, object recognition, among other features which enable it to organize the user photos.
The Clock app on the IOS 10 also now features a Bedtime Tab which decides when the user should sleep and sends him an alert before such time. It would be similar to a parent that would tell a user when it is to call it a night and hit the sack.