What’s new in iOS 6?
Posted by
Zettt on Oct 5th, 2012 in
Highlights,
Tutorial
- All New Maps
- Siri
- Facebook
- Integration with Notification Center, Game Center and the rest of the OS.
- Syncs birthdays and contacts from Facebook
- Upload pictures to Facebook
- Configure access in Settings
- Photo Stream
- Shared Photo Streams
- Like photos
- Comment on photos
- Passbook
- Boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons
- Check into flights
- See when coupons expire
- Locate seats in the concert hall
- Location reminders to check in on location.
- FaceTime: Works over cellular
- Phone
- When someone calls your can respond quickly like:
- Decline calls with message
- Make reminder
- Mail
- VIP’s: VIP’s sync over iCloud
- Add photos and videos to emails.
- Emails can now be rich text.
- Safari
- iCloud Tabs
- Offline Reading
- Media upload
- Fullscreen → iPhone/iPod touch in landscape
- Accessibility
- Restrict to one app
- Restrict touch input to certain areas on the screen.
- Camera with Panorama
- Only available on iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5 gen
- Find My iPhone
- Lost Mode keeps phone “alive”, but locked. A finder can be called right from the lock screen, without giving access to the rest of the phone.
- Data connection via WIFI or Mobile is required.
- Find My Friends
- Location reminders for friends. Like when a kid leaves their school.
- Better Stores
- iTunes, App Store, iBooks Store now share the same look and feel.
- App Store now has full-screen screenshots.
- German keyboard now has Umlauts
- Enalbe in Settings → General → Keyboards → German → Set to German (Not QWERTZ)
- iTunes Match
- Can now stream songs
- Doesn’t allow to download individual songs anymore
- Here’s how I handle iTunes Match on my phone. When the space runs out, I delete all music.
- Play position syncs over iCloud
- Limit Ad tracking
- Settings → About → …
- Do not Disturb
- Shortcuts sync over iCloud
- iPad now has Clock app
- Optimized for China
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