Apple revealed its fabled smartwatch and a slew of brand new iPhones last night – the iPhone 6 and the gargantuan iPhone 6 Plus – and while you won’t be able to get your hands on one until 19 September, you’ll be able to enjoy the latest and greatest iOS update two days before then. That’s right, iOS 8 will be hitting your current Apple gizmos two days before the latest phones launch on 17 September, and even your ageing iPhone 4s will be getting an upgrade too! Read on for all the details!
The latest version of iOS will soon be gracing your iPhones, iPads and iPod touches, bringing a whole host of brand new features to your handset for free, including a new keyboard, the ability to swap out new keyboards, iCloud Drive and the new Health App. Messages has been given an overhaul, bringing in features like Tap to Talk which lets you add your voice to a conversation, and you can quickly share photos and videos at the tap of a button, making Apple’s Messaging app even more of a rival to the likes of WhatsApp.
Notifications have also been given a boost, and are now contextually interactive, giving you handy shortcuts to accept invitations, reply to messages, and mark off reminders too. Mail now lets you swipe away emails to manage them and can pick out specific details such as an address or phone number to quickly let you save.
One of the biggest changes to iOS 8 is the keyboard, which now includes suggestions for your next word (just like on Android), and you’re now finally able to load up your own third-party keyboards, such as Swype or SwiftKey. Family Sharing lets you share your purchased music, movies, books and specific apps with your loved ones, and can let you keep an eye on their calendars too, while iCloud Drive lets you keep all sorts of files in the airwaves for you to access from any device or even your Mac or PC.
iOS 8 also brings in connectivity if you own several Apple products, letting you seamlessly continue from where you left off on your Mac or iPad and then take it on the go with your iPhone. You’re able to reply to answer phone calls on your Mac and send SMS messages from them too, all thanks to Handoff, which works with other apps like Safari, Pages, Numbers, Maps and Reminders too.
Apple’s latest iOS update looks like one of the most jam-packed releases to date, boosting your iPhone and iPad, and even giving you a helping hand if you own a Mac too – and it’s on the way next week for free. It’s set to work with your iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPod touch 5th generation, iPad 2, iPad with Retina display, iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display – phew! What’s important to note, the iPhone 4S lives to fight another day, even though it won’t work with the Apple Watch – just how long can Apple’s 3.5-inch handset go on for?
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