iOS 8 comes a year after the major overhaul – visually speaking – of Version 7 This time, the focus is on collaboration between the iPhone, iPad and Mac and internal changes should enrich ultimately games and third party applications.
After several years of stagnation, iOS 7 finally brought something new, but we must admit that the overhaul was essentially visual. With the exception of some changes in the management of multitasking, including downloads in the background, iOS remained iOS: little or no communication between applications, no change notifications or Home screen to pack widgets or dynamic thumbnail, still no ability to choose its default applications
And we can not say that the new visual codes have unanimous. if we ended up to make very sleek designed by Jonathan Ive teams, some aspects of the system, a year after its release, still annoying: the behavior of the virtual keyboard, and its shift key that defies logic, interface some Applications that do not completely reflect the display surface of the iPad, Spotlight search which one wonders if it is not much less accessible than before iOS 7 … was a first draft of a major overhaul, but a redesign that needs a big blow polish that very few minor updates n & amp; # 146; were unable to make
iOS 8 addresses these. critical variably: all points are not fixed, but finally the new version of the mobile OS opens applications for better collaboration between them and enhancing interaction between the iPhone, iPad and Mac via a series of new features and APIs grouped under the banner of “continuity.” The update is finally down barriers iCloud Storage photos and sharing files between applications
NB. This file was produced from GM Seed distributed on September 9. It is possible that some differences appear in the final version
Apple was in a difficult position last year. The iPhone 4 had been discontinued, and the smartphone was still sold on some markets. However, iOS 7 or not turned on iPad 1 or the 4th generation iPod Touch, which incorporated the same chip. The decision despite the offer iPhone 4 users generated more dissatisfaction than satisfaction: amputee many features, the update also wore a big performance hit smartphone, and probably led to a lot . switch to other platforms
This time it is clear, the iPhone 4 disappears from the list of compatible devices including:
- iPhone 4S and higher
- iPad 2 and higher
- iPad Mini and iPad Mini with Retina display
- iPod Touch (5th generation)
In short: all iOS devices including at least one processor A5 dual heart. Apple at the time of writing, only mentions two limitations. The features of “continuity” that require Bluetooth 4.0 enabled device, accessible only from the iPhone 5 and iPad 4th generation (the iPad Mini 2 are included). As for the app Health, it is only available on iPhone and iPod Touch.
We did not think Apple make further radical changes to the iOS interface after version 7, and it’s no surprise that the version 8 brings only a few changes. The “springboard” is still there, the files have not changed, there is more to the arrival of new wallpapers.
What’s new then? Primarily adjustments to the existing. Spotlight search and adopts what’s new in OS X Yosemite and now includes results from the Web and Wikipedia without having to launch a dedicated research organization, as well as other sources such as … The iTunes Store. Web requests are provided by Bing, and some will blame the Microsoft engine some irrelevance, at least on the French version.
Notification Center loses “missed Notifications” tab, which we never really understood the interest, but gains a welcome feature: interactive notifications. Already available in OS X Mavericks, and in Android since version 4.1, they allow such a direct response to a message, accept or decline a meeting or an email archive without switching to the app. It is open to third party developers: Twitter will include some of the first to use it in his next version
The other “big” new notifications center is the ability to place widgets -. Yes, you read that right! – Today in the shutter. Again the API suggest creating these extensions in any application. Obviously, it was not until they are available to take advantage.
The control center introduced last year, has not really changed since iOS 7 It just pays a small graphical overhaul : icons are now solid, which can detect more easily what features are activated or not. But it is still not possible to customize this view to insert the shortcuts of your choice, or directly access the related options, such as the list of available Wi-Fi networks. The interest is quite limited
bizarre. Adding recent contacts on the screen for multitasking. We glimpse the idea, but the juxtaposition of the two is not really obvious.
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