Apple has detailed iOS 11, the latest version of its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad.
At WWDC 2017, senior vice president for software engineering Craig Federighi revealed that iOS 11 would include several new features for Messages, Apple Pay, Siri, and the Camera, as well as a redesign of Control Centre.
From iOS 11:
- Messages will be stored in iCloud and will synchronise automatically when you sign into a new device. Messages will remain fully encrypted.
- Apple Pay will get support for person-to-person payments, allowing you to load credit into your account and pay other users directly.
Siri
******Several improvements to Siri were announced.
Apple has applied deep learning to Siri’s voice, which Federighi said lets it sound more natural.
The voice-controlled assistant has also gained the ability to translate between several languages. Siri’s translation feature is currently in beta.
Siri Intelligence has also been extended to understand what you want next and give you the information proactively.
( this feature was demonstrated in Messages, showing how someone asking him what to do in Iceland caused Siri to learn to spell words such as Reykjavík.)Camera – Save 50% of the space you use on photos
(Apple also announced improvements to its Camera and Photos apps.)
----Among the biggest changes was replacing JPEG capture with a format called HEF.
( it is based on HEVC, a video format that helped reduce the size of high-resolution video. HEF photos will be half the size compared to the same picture stored in JPEG format.)
- Photos captured in HEF can be shared with others, he added.
(Apple said Metal 2 and HEVC are also coming to iOS 11, along with QR Code support integrated into the Camera app.)
******File Browser
Apple revealed a Files app for iPad as part of iOS 11, which supports nested folders, spring-loading, and list views.
The app also features support for iCloud and other storage apps.
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