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iOS 11 introduces a huge number of major changes to the operating system, ranging from a redesigned Control Center experience to a host of new features specific to the iPad, but along with all of these major changes, outlined in our iOS 11 announcement post, there are also dozens of smaller changes that have been added to the beta.

Below, we've outlined some of the smaller but still significant tweaks that went unmentioned during Apple's whirlwind keynote announcement.

- Lock Screen - The Lock screen has a new look with a bolder font for the passcode numbers and lighter circles that don't feature a white outline.

- One-handed keyboard - On the iPhone, there's a new option for a one-sided keyboard that can be enabled by pressing down on the globe keyboard button. It moves the keyboard to either the left or right side of the device.

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- Type to Siri - There's an Accessibility feature that enables Type to Siri. With this option toggled on, when Siri is accessed via a Home button press, it brings up a keyboard where you can type something to Siri.

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- iPad keyboard changes - On the iPad, symbols and numbers accessible via the shift key are visible on the keys themselves. The alternate symbols and numbers are accessed by pulling down on the key and releasing.


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Article Link: iOS 11 Tidbits: Customizable Control Center, One-Handed Keyboard, Type to Siri and More
 
Is files a real file management app or is it tied to icloud? Can you download a zip file from a website and move it around to different folders on your phone?
 
Only thing I don't understand is this:

- Automatic setup - When setting up a new iOS device, there's now an option to hold it near an existing device to automatically copy over settings, preferences, and iCloud Keychain.
I use iCloud Backups so when I get a new iPhone I just select "restore from iCloud backup".
How is this different?
Does it just let you transfer everything over without needing iCloud?

- Camera QR code scanning - The Camera app automatically detects QR codes and will respond appropriately, doing things like opening up Safari to a specific website.

- Screen recording - There's a Control Center option that will automatically capture a screen recording of what you're doing on an iPhone or iPad.
Finally! :D
 
So they have "Type to Siri", but they still kept Spotlight and "Type to Siri" as 2 separate type-to-search user interfaces? Weird.

Edit: somebody with access to the dev preview care to compare results of "Type to Siri" with regular Spotlight search? Are the two completely unified or giving different results?
 
WWDC was meh until iOS 11 features for iPad. They could have done just that and walked away with so many happy people.
 
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