In this second installment we are going to analyze the rest of the functions that we find interesting of the new mobile operating system of the big apple, iOS 8. In the first part of this post we saw functions such as Handoff or the interesting battery control by apps that the Settings of the new iOS offer us. In this second part we are going to analyze the rest of the functions that we find interesting in the new iOS, do you sign up?
iCloud Photo Library, all your multimedia content on all devices
With iOS 8 and the remodeling of the Photos application and the concept of iCloud, we can have all our photos and videos on all devices at the same time, as long as they are connected to the same Apple ID, obviously. If you are going to use this function a lot, I recommend that you take a look at iCloud storage plans, since so many images and videos will occupy space in your 5 GB for free. In addition, one of the interesting features in iOS 8 is that we can optimize the space used by these photos and videos to avoid taking up a lot of space in the cloud.
Groups in iMessage (or Messages)
Exactly, a novelty that has been waiting for its update for some time, groups in Messages, in which we can send photos and videos in a simple way and of course, voice notes just by pressing the microphone on your keyboard, very interesting. Now you can talk to several people at the same time through a group with Messages!
Instant Hotspot, automatic tethering
When the iPhone is near the Mac, it will immediately appear in the list of Wi-Fi's, obviously for Internet sharing. This can be good since before to connect and hotspot between iPhone-Mac, we had to perform quite annoying steps if we wanted to connect every two by three. With this function within Handoff, we can connect to our iPhone placing it next to the Mac, so that the connection is established.
Quick relply, answer notifications from anywhere on iOS
One of the new features that developers will use the most in their applications will be the function: «Quick Reply", that is, when a notification appears at the top of the screen, we can interact with it, as long as we can respond. For example, if we get a mention of Twitter, we can answer it from the place of iOS where we are, or in the same way, the Messages app ... It will allow us to do app actions without entering those applications.
Interactive notifications, more of the same
Instead, interactive notifications allow us to interact with the notification, that is, if we have an alarm, we can disconnect it from the notification, or for example, if we are mentioned on Twitter, Instead of replying, bookmark or retweet.
Multi-touch gestures with actions in Mail
One of my colleagues already told you in his day the different gestures that we could do in the Mail app to perform different actions, For that reason and because I use the app a lot, it is one of the functions that I like the most in iOS 8. In addition, from the iOS Settings we can modify the actions carried out by the different gestures, such as when sliding from left to right or vice versa on top of an incoming email.
QuickType, the perictive keyboard of the big apple in iOS 8
Although Apple allows the installation of third-party keyboards on iDevices with iOS 8, They have developed a predictive keyboard that, through a series of algorithms, will help us type faster. For example, we receive a message: Do you want to go to dinner or to see a movie? Immediately QuickType will offer us three answers: dinner, movie or not sure.
Audio notes, photos and videos faster in Messages
Yes, we are going to join two functions in a single point: voice messages and photos / videos that we can send from the Messages app. If we press the microphone on the right side we can record audios and then send them to our friends; While if we press the camera button, we can quickly and easily choose if we want to record a video or take a photo, interesting to say the least.
Spotlight, a new world of the iOS search engine
Both the Spotlight in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite have improved a lot, Light years. With the iOS 8 search engine we can search in many more places, including within the App Store, in our photos, in our most overdue emails and perform much more complex functions such as looking up information on Wikipedia from Spotlight.
Third-party keyboards, we're tired of announcing it
It is one of the functions that everyone is commenting on all the time, since it was one of the tools that Apple had more "his" and that it did not allow to create to the developers. From now on, third-party keyboards (as long as they are reviewed by Apple) will be able to be installed on devices with iOS 8.
Touch ID, in your favorite applications
Now Touch ID, Apple's biometric sensor only available on the iPhone 5S at the moment, it is compatible with many other applications such as 1Password, but, The applications must have developed actions compatible with the sensor and with the corresponding Development Kit.
Camera, one of the biggest changes every iOS
Apple is giving a lot of play to the cameras of its devices and of course, with each iOS update it becomes much more competitive. In iOS 8 we see Time-Lapse videos, which we can record for a long period of time and then speed it up and keep it in just a few seconds (as Hyperlapse does).
Widgets in the Notification Center
And finally, the Widgets in the Notification Center, provide us with information about certain applications without having to enter them, simply by sliding the Notification Center we will be able to see all the displayed widgets, if there are any.