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

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the1payday said:
Not sure if this has been reported yet but:



On AT&T devices the two cellular types are changed from "LTE" and "4G" back to "LTE and "3G". Honestly kind of makes sense to me since AT&T's "4G" network is a load of marketing BS.
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Yes we know
 
Is this a new one? My Google Foo didnt turn up anything and I sent it as a tip...
 

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Tried to search the thread for this and didn't see anything. You can now share reminder lists directly from the app. Was really annoying to have to use icloud.com or the Mac app to do this. Also noticed that there are more interval options for recurring reminders. Definitely and improvement over the previous versions
 
Not sure this was mentioned before but I noticed iTunes Radio this popup to keep listening to the last played song from hours before on a different device. I've never seen this before!
 

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VSMacOne said:
Not sure this was mentioned before but I noticed iTunes Radio this popup to keep listening to the last played song from hours before on a different device. I've never seen this before!
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nifty! I hope it is going to be supported for playlists soon, too!
 
GTPprix said:
Is this a new one? My Google Foo didnt turn up anything and I sent it as a tip...
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You know what would be a cool feature?

If Contacts.app and Calendar.app showed a person's actual age next to their birthday details.
 
Cod3rror said:
You know what would be a cool feature?

If Contacts.app and Calendar.app showed a person's actual age next to their birthday details.
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That would require the owner to put in their birthdate and since a lot of people don't actually put it in nor correct date it's pointless to have

JMO
 
Fantasigraphic said:
That would require the owner to put in their birthdate and since a lot of people don't actually put it in nor correct date it's pointless to have

JMO
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It's not pointless to have, because it will be there for those who want it. Can't think of any reason not to display the age. If no birthday details are entered, it simply won't display their age. He's only suggesting the age be displayed next to birthday details, so it would simply be something like:

Birthday: 01/01/1900 (114)
 
I have the iphone 5 with ios8 beta2.
If i print via airprint to my HP printer i can not read the text on the page. I see only figures etc.
Is this normal in a beta version?

Comeagain? said:
As of June 5, 7:16pm, PDT
UI/Animations
  • Icons no longer outlined on the share sheet. (kmj2318)
  • New UI for upgrading to iOS 8.

    (SumYoungGai)
  • Status bar icons no longer enlarged on lock screen. (schlaufox)
  • Military time is now formatted correctly. (luckydcxx)
  • New animation when opening apps from lock screen. (virginblue4)
  • Share sheets are customizable. (manhattanmania)
  • Share sheets use translucent lines as separators. (Apple blogger SS)
  • {iPad Contacts} Different list-contact ratio. (MinEderPlayz)

Settings
  • Battery usage by app. (Topher227 SS)
  • Voice activation: General > Siri. (Topher227)
  • Different Location Services options. (Topher227 SS)
  • Different System Services options. (Topher227)
  • Store/Delete Messages option. (Topher227 SS)
  • New options for TouchID & Passcode. (efice32)
  • Background app refresh confirmation removed. (toxicfusion)
  • More location services options per app. (Knockoutjosie SS)
  • Redesigned per-app settings for Notifications, Privacy, Cellular, and Background Refresh. (Tubebaum SS)
  • Option for Cellular data for FaceTime calls. (lovewd)

Control Center
  • Sun icons in Mission Control for brightness. (jafingi)
  • ”Buy” button in Control Center for iTunes Radio. (VSMacOne SS)

Notification Center
  • ”Missed” Tab is removed from Notification Center (Richardgm)
  • Notifications can be individually dismissed. (falkedup)
  • ”Raise to Dial/Call” from Messages quick reply. (ANdYMILLMAN)
  • Swipe left to reply in notification center. (Antoni Nygaard SS)

Mission Control
  • New animation when opening apps from Mission Control. (jafingi)
    - Or not? (Paddle1)
  • Faster switching between multitasking screen and apps. (SumYoungGai)
    - Or not? (Paddle1)
  • Faster multitasking scrolling. (allistera)

Safari

Weather
  • Stock Weather app now uses Weather Channel instead of Yahoo!. (swordfish5736)
  • Scroll down for more information in Weather instead of tapping. (virginblue4 SS)
  • Weekly forecast up to a week displayed. (JetBlack7)

General/Misc.

Camera

Photos
  • You can see the date and time a picture was taken in Photos. (sik08amg SS)
  • ”Recently deleted” album in Photos. (HCO SS)
  • Photos and videos can be hidden from Moments. (stavtag SS)

iBooks

Notes

Phone
  • Full screen caller ID. (marvz)
  • FaceTime call waiting. (localboy28)
  • In Phone.app, the persons name scrolls from right to left. (sik08amg)
  • Can use phone app during a call. (DocDandan)

(Default) Keyboard
  • Smiley icon for emoji keyboard smileys. (jafingi)
    - Becomes a Globe with multiple keyboards. (Antoni Nygaard)
  • Braille keyboard for direct 6-dot braille. (localboy28)
  • Indian, Tagalog, Irish Gaelic, and Slovenian keyboards. (localboy28)
  • iOS 6 keyboard no longer in apps not updated for iOS 7+. (Paddle1 SS)
  • QuickType can be hidden by swiping down. (VSMacOne SS)
  • Keyboard touches are ignored while swiping up to access Control Center. (adamtj11)
  • Keyboard stays on numbers if only one character is typed. (MinEderPlayz)

Messages
  • New photo picker when sending photos over Messages. (jafingi)
  • Messages auto loads previous messages. (sik08amg)
  • You can title group message threads. (astral125)
  • Batch save/delete all images in a message thread. (efice32)
  • Camera button in messages shows recently taken pictures. (dspalton SS)
  • Pictures in Messages conversations are much larger. (uiop.)
  • You can send your current location in Messages. (Papajuice)
  • Camera button in Messages changes color based on message type. (Comeagain? SS)

Accessibility
  • Braille keyboard for direct 6-dot braille. (localboy28)
  • Alex voice. (localboy28)
  • Improved Zoom for accessibility. (localboy28)
  • Speak screen. (localboy28)
  • Greyscale mode in Accessibility. (Antoni Nygaard)
  • When Increase Contrast is enabled the passcode screen is no longer solid gray. (Paddle1)
  • New voices (and gesture) for speech accessibility. (luckydcxx SS)

Guided Access
  • TouchID to exit Guided Access. (localboy28)
  • Time limits and countdown timer for Guided Access. (localboy28)

Music

Mail
  • Ability to view mail content while composing also available on iPhone. (Estagmar SS)
  • Mail conversations are now threads. (Shawzborne)
  • Threads can have alerts individually. (Shawzborne)
  • Exchange automatic reply. (Topher227 SS)
  • New “Add to Contacts” button drawing information from email signatures. (Frankh1982)

App Store
  • If you pause an installing app it shows a pause icon. (keegM480)
  • App store search results scroll vertically. (Djlild7hina & drea97)
  • Purchased apps displayed alphabetically. (fardeenah SS)

Voice Memos
  • Play/Pause button next to the record button in Voice Memos. (kmj2318)

Siri
  • Dictation for Danish now available. (Antonu Nygaard)
  • Shazam automatically matches a song when Siri is open. (jafingi)

Calendar
  • Lundar calendar support. (localboy28)
  • Custom calendar repeat events without Siri. (Will0827)
  • Travel time in calendar appointments. (Teeceman {nheilweil's SS}
  • Decline a calendar invite with a comment. (nheilweil SS)
  • Calendar week # visible. (luckydcxx SS)
  • Alert “When I need to leave” for calendar events. (nheilweil SS)

Passbook
  • Passbook “info” card only displays without other cards. (matt.p)

Maps
  • New options for navigation directions. (ikm19 SS)

Facetime (iPad)
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Hey guys, I'm out of the country for the next week. If someone would like to continue the list for Beta 2 and the next week, please feel free. The format is all available if you quote my first post. I'll pick this back up when I return home. Sorry.
 
matttye said:
It's not pointless to have, because it will be there for those who want it. Can't think of any reason not to display the age. If no birthday details are entered, it simply won't display their age. He's only suggesting the age be displayed next to birthday details, so it would simply be something like:

Birthday: 01/01/1900 (114)
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No i know what exactly he meant. I just stated in my opinion (JMO Just My Opinion) its pointless...
 
Tyler23 said:
It's new to iOS 8, yep. This was present in beta 1. Very nifty feature, been using it a lot.
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How does it actually manifest? Do you get an alert when it thinks you should leave? Is it based on driving distance or what? Walking or public transport options?
 
Cool...with iCloud Photo Library, if you shoot a video it's initially stored on your phone. After a while, the video is removed from your device locally and only stored in the cloud.

When you play videos in your library, it streams them from the cloud. There's a download link if you actually want the video to be stored locally on your device.

That's different from photos which automatically download from iCPL when you click to view them.
 

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If anybody wants to see that video, it was shot using Beta 1 Time Lapse feature on a 5S and then sped up again 2X using the Videon app.

http://youtu.be/7X6-vod2ufw
 
Shawzborne said:
Anyone notice that Siri no longer functions todah on iPad and iPhone iOS 8 beta 2
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I can use Siri here, but gosh, its 75% accuracy of understanding me dropped to about 2% in Beta 2. Did I change my accent in the meantime ? :(
 
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