IOS6

Apple introduces IOS 6 on WWDC 2012 and Some intresting statistics of Apple

             
            At Apple's WWDC Developers event Apple has introduced IOS 6 for the upgradation of iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices. Apple products has sold more than 365 million IOS devices and nearly 80 percent of the devices are running IOS 5. From IOS 5 almost 1 billion iMessages are sent everyday

In this new IOS there are new 200 features. This support for the below mentioned gadgets

• iOS 6 support's on the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS.
• iOS 6  support's on the iPad, iPad 2, and the new iPad.
• iOS 6 supporte's on the fourth-generation iPod touch.
• No word on Apple TV support.
• Coming this fall.

Now let us talk about the new 200 features in IOS. Siri gains more functionality in IOS 6 and many extordinary features as follows

New Capabilities by Siri :-

• Siri pulls in sports info from Yahoo, allowing you to get game updates.
• Sports include Football, Baseball, Basketball, and possibly more. Those were the sports demoed.
• Siri has also gotten better at restaurant/Yelp integration, offering average price per menu item, reviews and Yelp rating.
• Siri also partnered with Rotten Tomatoes to watch trailers, etc.
• You can ask for “movies with Scarlett Johansen” or “movies playing at the HERP DERP theater.
• And the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Siri can launch apps. Simply say something like “Play Temple Run.”
• Siri will also let you Tweet by voice.
• Siri may come packaged nicely in a button on some car’s steering wheels. Brands include BMW, GM, Land Rover, Audi, and Honda, among many more.
• Siri is now available on the iPad.
• You can access Siri by hold-tapping the home button on the iPad.
• Siri only takes up a small portion of the bottom half of the screen, popping up with rounded corners and the same blue linen finish as on the iPhone version.

Facebook Integration:

After integrating Twitter in iOS 5, Facebook is the new partner for iOS 6, with deep integration into Apple’s mobile platform. Photos can be shared directly to Facebook and a new widget in the iOS Notification Center has a quick post button for both Facebook and Twitter, making it faster to update a status. Facebook is also hooked into the iTunes App Store, showing which Facebook friends have liked an app, movie, album, or song. The deep integration includes birthdays of Facebook friends, which will appear in the Calendar app.

Some Thoughts: Facebook and Apple have always shared a happy relationship. But with Tim Cook’s loaded “stay tuned,” at D10 this year, we more than expected a marriage between the two companies.

Considering that it was beneficial for Twitter to be baked in to iOS 5 (with three times the sign-ups), Facebook will surely enjoy getting in on that fun.

Plus, Facebook won’t have to spend as much time, energy or resources on its Facebook app as usage will slowly be divided between the app and the operating system. Win for everyone.

New Phone app:

• The app will set a reminder to call someone back if you don’t want to pick up when they’re calling.
• You can choose to send a message instead of pick up the call.
• Geo-fence feature allows you to be reminded to call someone when you leave a certain area.
• DO NOT DISTURB feature: Lets you tell your phone not to bother you with alerts or badges. Messages come through but there is no alert paired with its delivery.
• A little like Mail VIPs, the DO NOT DISTURB feature lets you assign certain contacts to let through during DO NOT DISTURB mode.
• Two calls in a row will be sent through, in case of emergencies.

FaceTime over Wireless:

• FaceTime has long been a Wifi-only experience, but iOS 6 brings it to wireless status.
• You will have a unifying phone number and Apple ID for FaceTime, as well as Messages.

Safari/iCloud Tabs:

• iCloud Tabs will work in Safari only. (Duh.)
• The feature does not automatically synchronize browser tabs at all times. Instead, it offers a synchronized list of tabs open across all iDevices.
• The feature is exclusive to OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6
• Safari will add an offline reading list.
• You’ll be able to upload photos straight from Safari.
• Smart App Banners will let people know about your native app in the App Store.

Photo Stream:

• Shared photo streams: “Choose your photos you’d like to share, choose the friends you’d like to share it with, and you’re done.”
• Commenting is built-in.
• Available on Mac, Apple TV, and via web.

Mail VIPs:

• The feature essentially offers you a way to “star” email correspondents that are most frequently contacted or “very important people.”
• You can insert a photo or video from the Compose field.
• Mail VIPs will not be pushed to the top, but rather be starred off in chronological order among other inbox contents.
• Mail VIPs will be hooked into iCloud, meaning that all VIP Contacts will be synced across devices.
• You’ll have two extra inboxes: VIP inbox and a flagged inbox. .

Passbook:

• Get all your passes in one place, including boarding passes, tickets, and coupons.
• It works with other apps that make natural sense, like the Starbucks store app or various apps to buy movie tickets with.
• Brands include Starbucks, Fandango, United, Amtrak, and Apple Store of course.
• Shows gate changes, account balances, etc. as pop-ups on lock screen.

iOS 6 Maps:

We’ve got our own Maps now

As rumored, Apple is bringing its own map solution to iOS 6 including a crowd-sourced traffic service with accident notification. Turn-by-turn navigation is also part of the mapping program,  will be free and is integrated into Siri. The maps will also re-route or suggest a new road due to traffic and such. A new Flyover feature shows off beautiful 3-D interactive map imagery,

Some Thoughts: Huge blow to Google. Huge. And not just because Apple would be pulling iOS out of the hands of the search giant’s navigational hands, but because Apple would likely pull millions of developers away with it. A baked-in Maps system is always more attractive than a third-party system.

In the words of MG, Google Maps could suddenly go from behemoth to vulnerable.