5. Spotlight finds more
Similar to as in OS X Yosemite, Spotlight in iOS 8 gains a
few new tricks. Now you will be able to search for apps — not just on your
device, but ones that you might want to download — as well as
geographic points of interest, news and restaurants. You can also search
for songs, and Spotlight will show results from your library as well as ones in
iTunes. If you search for a movie, Spotlight will bring up local theater
listings, as well as content available for streaming.
6. Keyboard gets smarter — at last
Finally, predictive typing has come to iOS. Apple’s
QuickType, as it’s called, will now suggest words and phrases based not just on
who you’re writing to, but also in what app you’re writing. Otherwise,
the keyboard looks the same as before — with still no dedicated number row
above the keyboard.
However, Apple now supports third-party keyboards, such as Swype,
which will no doubt please many power users.
7. Photos and camera get more advanced
iOS 8 provides a new application for managing photos.
Whenever a photo is taken on the iPhone, the Photos App automatically
straightens it. The app also provides smart editing tools that can adjust light
and color with just a swipe. Photos will also have individual tools available
for fine-tuning images. These will include adjusting exposure,
brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows and more. The Photos framework
will be available for third party developers to build upon. iOS 8
also allows camera apps more control of the phone’s shooter, including manual
adjustment of focus, shutter speed and ISO (light sensitivity).
8. Healthkit unifies medical data
While there are dozens of different health and fitness apps,
there’s no way to aggregate all the info from these different features. Similar
to Passbook, Healthkit will
let you combine that info in a centralized place. At the announcement, Apple
didn’t specify which third-party apps would integrate with Healthkit, but the
leading apps-such as Fitbit and Nike+ were shown on screen.
The second part of Healthkit is the ability for users to share information
that it collects with their doctors. So, for
example, when a patient takes his or her blood pressure reading, Healthkit
can see if the blood pressure is in the right range. If not, the app can
contact the hospital and doctor. Partners announced are the Mayo
Clinic and Epic Systems, a technology provider for a number of hospitals across
the country.
9. HomeKit provides smart home master control
Much like health and fitness apps, there are a
multitude of smart home devices that don’t talk to each other. Apple’s HomeKit establishes
a common network protocol, so users will be able to control all their devices
without having to open a number of different apps. HomeKit will let
you group devices into individual “scenes,” and control devices using Siri. So,
for example, you can say “Get ready for bed” and your garage door will close,
the lights will turn off, and the thermostat will change temperature.
While no partners were officially announced, Apple said it
was working with a number of companies including iDevices, iHome, Philips
and Honeywell.
10. Messages gets group functions
Users will now have added control over group messages. You
can name your threads, add or remove people, and set Do Not Disturb for
individual message threads. Additionally, you will be able to share location
information, as well as photos shared within the thread.
source: http://blog.laptopmag.com/ios-8-top-features
by Michael A. Prospero
http://www.buyetail.com
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