iOS 12 Hidden Features: New Close App Gesture on iPhone X, Revamped iPad Gestures, Screen Time Widget and More

[cmaier]

Good to know that the principal of temporal locality does not apply to you.

When I use the app switcher to... well... switch between apps, it is much easier to switch if I don't have to scroll between 40 apps. It is not an OS thing, it is not a memory thing, it is a convenience thing.
Therefore I keep only those apps I need open, and kill the rest as the app switcher cannot determine by itself which I need.

 

[travelsheep]

iOS12 ..the new Android (just a little bit more complicated than Android)

 

[XxAnonymousxX]

Bug I noticed is that when I’m using the music app and just using the iPhone speakers to listen to music, the battery drains fast. It doesn’t happen if I listen via headphones or any Bluetooth device. Dropped 10% in less than 15 mins of only listening to music

 

[mercybelcher]

here is the URL link: http://www.redmondpie.com/100-ios-12-hidden-features-for-iphone-and-ipad-running-list/

100+ iOS 12 Hidden Features For iPhone And iPad

1. Siri translation now works with over 40 languages
2. New knowledge areas for Siri to now help it answer questions related to motorsports, celebrity facts, food photo memories, passwords, more
3. Apple News app UI tweaks
4. System-wide animation tweaks
5. iPhone X-like gestures on iPad
6. Portrait Segmentation API
7. Share passwords with nearly iOS devices, Apple TVs, Macs, more
8. Stronger password suggestions
9. iOS will remind you to change a password if it finds you using same password you previously used for another service in your new account
10. Autofill for Two-factor SMS codes
11. Silent Notifications
12. Fill in passwords from third-party password managers more easily
13. Critical alerts that can bypass Do Not Disturb
14. Photos app now supports RAW format
15. Improved Portrait Lighting with better edge detection
16. QR Codes now highlighted when detected by Camera app
17. Single swipe up to quit apps on iPhone X multitasking interface
18. Multi-user Face ID
19. USB Restricted Mode
20. Automatic OTA software updates
21. Screen Time widget
22. Messages Shortcuts
23. Notification Grouping
24. Redesigned iPad Menu Bar
25. Scan QR Code in Control Center
26. New wallpaper
27. Improved Siri Suggestions
28. New Lock Screen option: disable access to Wallet
29. New Lock Screen option: disable USB Accessories
30. New Lock Screen option: disable access to Wallet
31. Voice Memos gets iCloud support
32. Voice Memos settings lets you choose audio compression quality
33. Voice Memos settings lets you set a default recording name
34. New colors for Markup
35. You can now choose the opacity and thickness of Markup tools by pressing on a tool once selected
36. Favicons for Safari tabs
37. New Experimental WebKit Features
38. New options for Apple Books in Settings.app
39. Podcasts app now lets you set custom durations for Forward and Back
40. Battery usage chart in Settings.app shows usage for the last 24 hours or the last 10 days instead of the last 7 days.
41. Battery usage chart in Settings.app also shows new chart that displays battery usage information.
42. Manage Notification Settings from Lock Screen
43. Improved Do Not Disturb with Bedtime, Control Center shortcut, more
44. Parental Control with App Limits
45. FaceTime integration in Messages app
46. Music widget on Lock screen now matches the wallpaper rather than just being light gray
47. Swipe up to rescan your face again if Face ID fails
48. You can now press space to select text in non-3D Touch devices
49. New “Hearing” widget in Control Center allows you to use AirPods as a kind of hearing aid using the iPhone’s microphone
50. Developers can now add controls like buttons and switches for interactive notifications with custom views.
51. Notifications in Do Not Disturb mode appear in dark color, without Do Not Disturb mode they appear in usual light color accent
52. Siri can now turn on flashlight
53. Dictation now allowed on third-party keyboards
54. New UI for Face ID Scan
55. Full email preview from notification
56. Screen Downtime disables apps during the scheduled period
57. Ability to independently connect to Wi-Fi networks on Watch
58. iPad on iOS 12 now uses a webpage‘s built in video player UI when watching in full screen.
59. Brightness settings now back to Display section of Settings.app
60. Apple Pay notification will now give you more details
61. New Apple Music artist page, pressing the play button shuffles the artist’s songs
62. Control Center is now seperate from Multitasking UI on iPad
63. Swipe up arrow in Reachability Mode
64. Reachability Mode is now scrollable
65. Pallet of colors in tools bar in Notes app
66. Haptic Feedback now available in the Camera on iPhone 7 & 7 Plus
67. Air quality indicators inside the weather app
68. Level screen removed from Compass app and moved to Measure app
69. Stocks app adds 5Y, 10Y and ALL options to graphs
70. New 3D Touch options in Control Center
71. Animoji videos are now extended to 30 seconds from 10 seconds
72. No carrier name occupying space in Status Bar on low-res devices like iPhone 5s and SE
73. On 4” phones, tabs in Safari are now rounded. Before only devices 4.7” and up had this.
74. Photos app in Messages
75. Minor UI tweaks for Messages app
76. New Siri accents: Irish and South African
77. Photos app UI tweaks
78. iOS 12 removes the tint on the wallpaper
79. Airport Express support in Home app is back
80. You can now adjust Maps navigation on Apple Watch
81. Four new Animoji characters
82. New toggle for AutoFill Passwords in Settings
83. New UI for editing Photos taken from the Camera in Messages
84. Face ID Alternate Appearance works for laying on your side in bed
85. New haptic feedback when charging iPhone
86. Podcasts app has a toggle for Next/Previous functions
87. Stocks app data now uploaded to iCloud
88. New controls for tint opacity in screenshot/Markup UI
89. Stocks widget bigger with added charts
90. Face ID now works with open mouth
91. Screen recording notification allows deleting
92. Hey Siri now available on Low Power Mode
93. New Scan QR Code 3D Touch action in Camera app icon
94. New Awards page/tab in Activity app
95. Camera in Messages opens directly
96. Slightly tweaked Smart Invert
97. Get synonyms and related concepts for words with English Thesaurus.
98. Call Classification & Reporting
99. Improved and more advanced Privacy controls
100. AirPlayed music no longer interrupted with other videos
101. Landscape view of muti-page folder
102. Three new language dictionaries: an Arabic and English bilingual dictionary, a Hindi and English bilingual dictionary, and a Hebrew dictionary.

[doublepost=1528769167][/doublepost]The iOS 11 health track steps and mile distance. The iOS 12 also track resting and active energy.
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here is the URL link: http://www.redmondpie.com/100-ios-12-hidden-features-for-iphone-and-ipad-running-list/

100+ iOS 12 Hidden Features For iPhone And iPad

1. Siri translation now works with over 40 languages
2. New knowledge areas for Siri to now help it answer questions related to motorsports, celebrity facts, food photo memories, passwords, more
3. Apple News app UI tweaks
4. System-wide animation tweaks
5. iPhone X-like gestures on iPad
6. Portrait Segmentation API
7. Share passwords with nearly iOS devices, Apple TVs, Macs, more
8. Stronger password suggestions
9. iOS will remind you to change a password if it finds you using same password you previously used for another service in your new account
10. Autofill for Two-factor SMS codes
11. Silent Notifications
12. Fill in passwords from third-party password managers more easily
13. Critical alerts that can bypass Do Not Disturb
14. Photos app now supports RAW format
15. Improved Portrait Lighting with better edge detection
16. QR Codes now highlighted when detected by Camera app
17. Single swipe up to quit apps on iPhone X multitasking interface
18. Multi-user Face ID
19. USB Restricted Mode
20. Automatic OTA software updates
21. Screen Time widget
22. Messages Shortcuts
23. Notification Grouping
24. Redesigned iPad Menu Bar
25. Scan QR Code in Control Center
26. New wallpaper
27. Improved Siri Suggestions
28. New Lock Screen option: disable access to Wallet
29. New Lock Screen option: disable USB Accessories
30. New Lock Screen option: disable access to Wallet
31. Voice Memos gets iCloud support
32. Voice Memos settings lets you choose audio compression quality
33. Voice Memos settings lets you set a default recording name
34. New colors for Markup
35. You can now choose the opacity and thickness of Markup tools by pressing on a tool once selected
36. Favicons for Safari tabs
37. New Experimental WebKit Features
38. New options for Apple Books in Settings.app
39. Podcasts app now lets you set custom durations for Forward and Back
40. Battery usage chart in Settings.app shows usage for the last 24 hours or the last 10 days instead of the last 7 days.
41. Battery usage chart in Settings.app also shows new chart that displays battery usage information.
42. Manage Notification Settings from Lock Screen
43. Improved Do Not Disturb with Bedtime, Control Center shortcut, more
44. Parental Control with App Limits
45. FaceTime integration in Messages app
46. Music widget on Lock screen now matches the wallpaper rather than just being light gray
47. Swipe up to rescan your face again if Face ID fails
48. You can now press space to select text in non-3D Touch devices
49. New “Hearing” widget in Control Center allows you to use AirPods as a kind of hearing aid using the iPhone’s microphone
50. Developers can now add controls like buttons and switches for interactive notifications with custom views.
51. Notifications in Do Not Disturb mode appear in dark color, without Do Not Disturb mode they appear in usual light color accent
52. Siri can now turn on flashlight
53. Dictation now allowed on third-party keyboards
54. New UI for Face ID Scan
55. Full email preview from notification
56. Screen Downtime disables apps during the scheduled period
57. Ability to independently connect to Wi-Fi networks on Watch
58. iPad on iOS 12 now uses a webpage‘s built in video player UI when watching in full screen.
59. Brightness settings now back to Display section of Settings.app
60. Apple Pay notification will now give you more details
61. New Apple Music artist page, pressing the play button shuffles the artist’s songs
62. Control Center is now seperate from Multitasking UI on iPad
63. Swipe up arrow in Reachability Mode
64. Reachability Mode is now scrollable
65. Pallet of colors in tools bar in Notes app
66. Haptic Feedback now available in the Camera on iPhone 7 & 7 Plus
67. Air quality indicators inside the weather app
68. Level screen removed from Compass app and moved to Measure app
69. Stocks app adds 5Y, 10Y and ALL options to graphs
70. New 3D Touch options in Control Center
71. Animoji videos are now extended to 30 seconds from 10 seconds
72. No carrier name occupying space in Status Bar on low-res devices like iPhone 5s and SE
73. On 4” phones, tabs in Safari are now rounded. Before only devices 4.7” and up had this.
74. Photos app in Messages
75. Minor UI tweaks for Messages app
76. New Siri accents: Irish and South African
77. Photos app UI tweaks
78. iOS 12 removes the tint on the wallpaper
79. Airport Express support in Home app is back
80. You can now adjust Maps navigation on Apple Watch
81. Four new Animoji characters
82. New toggle for AutoFill Passwords in Settings
83. New UI for editing Photos taken from the Camera in Messages
84. Face ID Alternate Appearance works for laying on your side in bed
85. New haptic feedback when charging iPhone
86. Podcasts app has a toggle for Next/Previous functions
87. Stocks app data now uploaded to iCloud
88. New controls for tint opacity in screenshot/Markup UI
89. Stocks widget bigger with added charts
90. Face ID now works with open mouth
91. Screen recording notification allows deleting
92. Hey Siri now available on Low Power Mode
93. New Scan QR Code 3D Touch action in Camera app icon
94. New Awards page/tab in Activity app
95. Camera in Messages opens directly
96. Slightly tweaked Smart Invert
97. Get synonyms and related concepts for words with English Thesaurus.
98. Call Classification & Reporting
99. Improved and more advanced Privacy controls
100. AirPlayed music no longer interrupted with other videos
101. Landscape view of muti-page folder
102. Three new language dictionaries: an Arabic and English bilingual dictionary, a Hindi and English bilingual dictionary, and a Hebrew dictionary.

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The iOS 11 health track steps and mile distance. The iOS 12 also track resting and active energy.​

 

[kkavehma1]

Same here. I prefer one gesture for app switcher and control center. It's seamless on the iPad the way it is now.

Same here. I do not understand why this should work for all iPads while only future iPads are going to have a no-bezel- or minimal bezel- design. The right swipe-down control centre gesture does not work on iPhone SE for example. Do the same with iPads!

 

[Skoal]

Ugh. I was hoping that the way it worked on the iPhone X was intentional to kill off the superstition of force quitting all of your apps.

There are times when apps need to be force closed. They can’t remove the function without forcing the user to completely reboot the system when an app freezes or has other issues. Adding the red dot tab/pause then swipe was needless code that didn’t need to exist.

I know some folks force close apps for no reason other than they like to but the ability to do so is needed. I’d like to see how detrimental closing an app is on battery life wen compared to not closing them. I have a feeling it’s negligent.

 

[Skoal]

Because they were trying to quietly kill the stupid behavior where so many people repeatedly force-quit all their apps instead of like, looking at battery usage and turning off Background App Refresh on Facebook etc.

I’d like to see how much closing apps affects battery life. No one has shown there to be any significance in this. Why people care that other kill apps is weird.

I personally only kill apps if they’re having issues ie app freezes etc. outside of rebooting the phone (which I guarantee uses more battery life than restarting an app) there is no other way to fix a busted app.

 

[Skoal]

Except a lot of apps have background usage when you don’t close them even if you have background app refresh turned off.

People on here always get triggered when someone mentions closing apps.

Agreed! I don’t get why people care so much.

 

[0014]

Because they were trying to quietly kill the stupid behavior where so many people repeatedly force-quit all their apps instead of like, looking at battery usage and turning off Background App Refresh on Facebook etc.

Having tried keeping apps open for over a week and then religiously closing them. I found that force closing them had no detrimental impact (that I could measure without running a scientific benchmark). With two exceptions.

Facebook app.
WhatsApp

I no longer use Faceache app I use a Safari shortcut or Firefox instead. This improved my battery by about 10% at the end of any given the day and I spend less than an hour a day on faceache. It was and still is a battery hog. My wife still uses the app as it’s easier for her than a shortcut. But it kicks **** out of her battery even with background refresh off.

WhatsApp I found was doing something for long periods in the background if I didn’t kill the app. This is despite background app refresh being switched off. No idea what it’s doing and it still does it even on the latest version.

I’ve done all the troubleshooting for both apps like deleting and reinstalling etc. But they still kill the battery.

I’ve yet to see any proof that force closing apps is detrimental. All people tout as proof is the email response from Craig Federighi when asked about it.

But until someone shows me a scientific benchmark from a reputable source (by that I don’t mean some dodgy sped up YouTube video showing two phones and a stopwatch!) then I will continue to kill certain (read most) apps. When I’ve finished using them.