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iOS 8, All The Little Things! [Features Discovered in iOS 8]

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Phoboss said:
That's not new to iOS8 though... I have that on my 5s with iOS7 as well. Just sayin ;)
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I have never once received that 48-hour message on iOS 7. I go for weeks without restarting my phone. And the only time I have to re-enter my passcode before using Touch ID is after a restart.
 
Tubebaum said:
This seems new to me...

Every single application installed on the iPhone now has its own menu from Settings and you can tell iOS whether or not it is allowed to use cellular data. Could be helpful for people that are terrified of going over their data limits as a result of applications performing services in the background
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This isn't new. This was introduced in iOS 7. They just put all the apps in the main settings. (bad choice imo, they should all be placed in a subfolder called App Settings or something)
 
Desktop Safari site option is REALLY iffy. I can't get the option to pop up unless I have Favorites set as "Bookmark Menu" in the Settings - > Safari, and even then it's not always there in Safari anyway...
 
Mildredop said:
Ditto.

I can now reconsider iPhone.

But it's also a sad day. This and the ability to say "Hey, Siri" (like "OK Google") really does show that Apple's innovative days are over, and they too are now resorting to just copying. These are features Android has had for years.
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Seriously, how is allowing third party keyboards copying? It's not like google themselves are creating the innovative keyboard ideas. Was the Google Play store "copying" the App Store? Both allow users to install third party apps.

And please, Apple all but created the modern smartphone design and mobile OS UI. They can borrow an idea here or there from the other companies that benefited massively from Apple's original iPhone innovations.
 
I must say. Two larger sized iPhones at once, third party widgets, third party keyboards, those are probably all things Steve wouldn't have done. But they are crucial for Apple to get back some of the Android userbase it's lost and people who would never use an iPhone because of those shortcomings. Suddenly iPhone is much more intriguing.

The thing is though, third party widgets and keyboards don't take away from the iOS/Apple polish. They won't make it a convoluted system like some would say a customized android OS is.

I doubt 80 percent of the people will even use them, but for the 20 who will it's huge, it's great for it to be an option for them.
 
Mystic Eddy said:
You've misunderstood me. What I meant was, has the text been modified so it fits within the button outline?
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They meant the disabling of Background App Refresh is now a Toggle Switch that does not lead to a pop-over button confirmation like this. So yes they fixed the text...by eliminating the button entirely.
 
I don't like the new vertical stack of apps instead of the horizontal in the app store when you search for an app... It is not intuitive at all...
 
Can I AirPlay to multiple destinations?

I'm about to drop $3k on a Sonos system for my house. If Apple adds the ability to AirPlay to multiple destinations in iOS 8, it would save me a LOT of money.
 
Settings > General > accessibility > speech > voices

New feature, swipe with 2 fingers from the top of the screen and a voice will read you what is on the screen. The high quality voice and "Alex" are pretty good.
 

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NOTashwin said:
I'm about to drop $3k on a Sonos system for my house. If Apple adds the ability to AirPlay to multiple destinations in iOS 8, it would save me a LOT of money.
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Can you not do that with a Mac and the Remote App? Save the thousands. ;)
 
If you slide down on the new QucickType suggestion bar, you can hide it and receive the regular old keyboard which is useful when you type in a foreign language. The bar remains on the screen as a smaller dark grey bar (marked by red arrow) and when you swipe up on it, it reveals the suggestion bar again and re-enables Quicktype. (source: http://www.schimanke.com/archives/5676-WWDC-Weitere-Splitter-zu-iOS-8.html)

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iOS 8 will finally, FINALLY bring an option to display the calendar week to the iOS calendar. I've been waiting for this a long, long time. Thanks, Apple! (source: http://www.schimanke.com/archives/5672-Endlich-iOS-8-bringt-Anzeige-von-Kalenderwochen-mit.html)

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Get YOUR facts straight. He asked WHY you could only use it plugged in. I responded its a battery killer and seems aimed towards CarPlay. But thanks for playing.
mukow said:
Get your facts right. "Hey Siri" only works when the device is connected to a power source. At worst, the phone might charge a little slower.
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Do you guys think that the UI white theme is a lil more transparent in iOS8? Just seems so. Ever so slightly.
 
xmichaelp said:
Seriously, how is allowing third party keyboards copying? It's not like google themselves are creating the innovative keyboard ideas. Was the Google Play store "copying" the App Store? Both allow users to install third party apps.

And please, Apple all but created the modern smartphone design and mobile OS UI. They can borrow an idea here or there from the other companies that benefited massively from Apple's original iPhone innovations.
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Maybe copying was the wrong word - perhaps 'conceding' is more apporpriate.
 
aggiesrwe03 said:
Yesterday during the keynote, on the screen during the enterprise portion, there was something written about password locking individual apps. Has anyone seen this, or figured it out yet? This would be pretty great.
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This is a great question. This would be great if it worked with apple's own apps and not only 3rd party.
 
As of June 4, 12:15m, PDT

  • [*]Icons no longer outlined on the share sheet. (#25)
    [*]”Missed” Tab is removed from Notification Center (#36)
    [*]Time lapse option in camera. (#39)
    [*]Auto night mode for iBooks built in. (#48)
    [*]Rich text notes app. (#48)
    - Includes support for images. (#416)
    [*]Panorama for iPad. (#48)
    [*]Camera timer. (#48)
    [*]Tips app? (#48)
    [*]iBooks pre-installed. (#62)
    [*]DuckDuckGo search for Safari. (#62)
    [*]Full screen caller ID. (#67)
    [*]Safari can request a Desktop Site. (#79)
    [*]New UI for upgrading to iOS 8. (#85)
    [*]New font? (#89, #109)
    [*]Battery usage by app. (#113)
    [*]Voice activation: General > Siri. (#113)
    [*]Different Location Services options. (#113)
    [*]Different System Services options. (#113)
    [*]Store/Delete Messages option. (#113)
    [*]Medical ID. (#113)
    [*]Smiley icon for emoji keyboard smileys. (#115)
    - Becomes a Globe with multiple keyboards. (#484)
    [*]Sun icons in Mission Control for brightness. (#115)
    [*]New animation when opening apps from Mission Control. (#115)
    - Or not? (#247)
    [*]New photo picker when sending photos over Messages. (#115)
    [*]Faster switching between multitasking screen and apps. (#127)
    - Or not? (#263)
    [*]iBooks can now be categorized into series. (#129)
    [*]Braille keyboard for direct 6-dot braille. (#136)
    [*]Alex voice for accessibility. (#136)
    [*]Instant burst mode. (#136)
    [*]New definition dictionaries for Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai and Turkish Hindi localization. (#136)
    [*]RSS Feeds in Shared Links. (#136)
    [*]Improved Zoom for accessibility. (#136)
    [*]TouchID to exit Guided Access. (#136)
    [*]Indian, Tagalog, Irish Gaelic, and Slovenian keyboards. (#136)
    [*]Speak screen. (#136)
    [*]FaceTime call waiting. (#136)
    [*]Lundar calendar support. (#136)
    [*]Time limits and countdown timer for Guided Access. (#136)
    [*]Place cards in other apps. (#136)
    [*]TouchID requires passcode after 48 hours. (#138)
    [*]Greyscale mode in Accessibility. (#140)
    [*]Stock Weather app now uses Weather Channel instead of Yahoo!. (#146)
    [*]Scroll down for more information in Weather instead of tapping. (#152)
    [*]First time Spotlight search page. (#160)
    [*]Faster multitasking scrolling. (#170)
    [*]Left swipe to delete album. (#175)
    [*]Albums no longer show tracks on iPad. (#195)
    [*]Can add music to a playlist from another playlist. (#202)
    [*]Status bar icons no longer enlarged on lock screen. (#219)
    [*]Notifications in Notification Center can be individually dismissed. (#223)
    [*]Clock.app stopwatch buttons have no coloured borders. (#226)
    [*]iOS 6 keyboard no longer in apps not updated for iOS 7+. (#234)
    [*]Hold the + in tab view to open recently closed tabs in Safari. (#239)
    [*]Ability to view mail content while composing also available on iPhone. (#243)
    [*]You can see the date and time a picture was taken in Photos. (#246)
    [*]If you pause an installing app it shows a pause icon. (#248)
    [*]”Recently deleted” album in Photos. (#251)
    [*]Play/Pause button next to the record button in Voice Memos. (#252)
    [*]Messages auto loads previous messages. (#254)
    [*]In Phone.app, the persons name scrolls from right to left. (#254)
    [*]Military time is now formatted correctly. (#269)
    [*]You can title group message threads. (#272)
    [*]New animation when opening apps from lock screen. (#285)
    [*]”Raise to Dial/Call” from Messages quick reply. (#286 & #287)
    [*]Manual exposure in Camera.app with a brightness star. (#294)
    [*]Dictation for Danish now available. (#297)
    [*]Shazam automatically matches a song when Siri is open. (#309)
    [*]Batch save/delete all images in a message thread. (#312)
    [*]New options for TouchID & Passcode. (#315)
    [*]Mail conversations are now threads. (#324)
    [*]Threads can have alerts individually. (#324)
    [*]You can delete attachments. (#327)
    [*]iPad Safari hides address bar while scrolling. (#327)
    [*]Camera button in messages shows recently taken pictures. (#328)
    [*]Pictures in Messages conversations are much larger. (#341)
    [*]Custom calendar repeat events without Siri. (#351)
    [*]QuickType can be hidden by swiping down. (#368)
    [*]Keyboard touches are ignored while swiping up to access Control Center. (#369)
    [*]Apps can have a location based lock screen shortcut. (#374, #382)
    [*]Safari supports WebGL. (#377)
    [*]Wider support for Panoramas. (#387)
    [*]App store search results scroll vertically. (#396 & #397)
    [*]Background app refresh confirmation removed. (#412)
    [*]Share sheets are customizable. (#413)
    [*]More location services options per app. (#415)
    [*]Option to “Scan Credit Card” in Safari. (#431)
    [*]Travel time in calendar appointments. (#435 {Screenshot: #523})
    [*]Passbook “info” card only displays without other cards. (#436)
    [*]You can send your current location in Messages. (#457)
    [*]Decline a calendar with a comment. (#467)
    [*]Wifi connection no longer required for AirPlay. (#474)
    [*]When Increase Contrast is enabled the passcode screen is no longer solid gray. (#480)
    [*]Photos and videos can be hidden from Moments. (#481)
    [*]Camera button in Messages changes color based on message type. (#499)
  • Redesigned per-app settings for Notifications, Privacy, Cellular, and Background Refresh. (#509)
  • ”Send Last Location” option for Find My iPhone. (#520)
  • New voices (and gesture) for speech accessibility. (#541)
  • Calendar week # visible. (#543)

While I'm here, does this format work well? Should I do something different? (I've got some ideas for a separate web-based "tracker" for this too at some point). And is it useful to have the post number and link where each item was referenced first?
 
Siri Languages

Hello to everyone! Can someone please give us the list of the additional new spoken languages of Siri? Thanks!
 
efice32 said:
If you go into a Messages thread, then tap "Details" at the top and scroll down you're presented with "Attachments" from that Message thread. This appears to show all of the pics/videos/contacts ever received in that thread in a nice stacked kind of display. Super slick.

(My phone is still restoring photos, but I assume they'll be here)
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I wish it would also show all links that were sent in that thread.
 
Comeagain? said:
As of June 4, 12:15m, PDT
While I'm here, does this format work well? Should I do something different? (I've got some ideas for a separate web-based "tracker" for this too at some point). And is it useful to have the post number and link where each item was referenced first?
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Works well for me. Perhaps a reference picture if one is provided as well. I'd be interested in a tracker for all this as well. Keep up the good work!
 
SanjeevRana said:
OK I am confused now but was "Manual Exposure" control part of the Camera app before ?!?

If I tap to focus, I get a small brightness star next to the focus box which I can slide up and down to control exposure :cool:
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Which iPhone and iOS is that, i have 5 and iOS7 any body know if that exposure slider should be there? i can get AE/AF lock by holding the focusing box but that all.
 
righteye said:
Which iPhone and iOS is that, i have 5 and iOS7 any body know if that exposure slider should be there? i can get AE/AF lock by holding the focusing box but that all.
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The exposure is here on my i5 running iOS 8, I'd assume it will work on all devices.

Adam
 
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