Catch the list of the new features and changes below and don’t forget to have a cup of coffee next to you as it is almost never-ending.
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Siri | Sports scores (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer)
Updated restaurant searches (type, price, Yelp reviews, distance, map, hours, phone number) OpenTable reservations for restaurants Movie listings per theatre Rotten Tomato movie reviews Movie facts Movie trailers Search by actor/actress Launch apps Send Tweet Update Facebook status Listen to notifications Eyes Free car integration (in the next year) International language and local search (Canada, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Korean, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China) Siri for iPad (new iPad only) |
Facebook
| Single sign-on Share from Photos, Safari, Maps, App Store, iTunes, Game Center Public API for developers Contact and Calendar integration |
Phone | Reply to incoming calls with message (preset or custom) or save reminder (timed or geofenced) |
Notification Center | Do not disturb toggle with fine-grain phone call exceptions, schedules, or allowing repeat calls. Facebook and Twitter compose buttons. |
FaceTime
| Available over cellular Apple ID unified with phone number, enabling FaceTime or iMessage answering on iPad or Mac |
Safari | iCloud Tabs for Safari on other iOS devices and Macs Offline Reading List Photo uploads Smart App banners link to App Store or launches Full screen video in landscape |
Photo Streams | Shared Photo Streams with designated friends, includes comments Photo Stream pictures in Mac screensaver Photo Stream now a separate tab, not another album |
Mail | VIPs – designated contacts cause notifications, e-mails flagged with stars, separate inbox Flagged mailbox Attach photos in-line Open password-protected Office docs Per account signatures Fun new pull-to-refresh animation |
Passbook
| Barcode collection for boarding passes, store cards, coupon, movie tickets Pops up on lock screen when you arrive Includes up-to-date-balance Boarding passes update with gate changes Cute deletion animation |
Guided Access
| Disable certain app interactions with a circle Limit hardware buttons, touch, and motion control access Single-app mode |
Maps
| Local search with 100 million business listings with Yelp reviews and pictures Crowd-sourced traffic data with incident reports Free turn-by-turn navigation with alternative route offers based on faster ETA Navigation viewable from lock screen Siri integration, finds spots along your route Flyover (3D buildings) Multitouch rotation, angle change, and zoom Powered by TomTom Pinch-out in maps goes to globe view |
Game Center | Game Center sync with OS X Cross-platform turn-based and real-time gaming between iOS and Mac Issue challenges to friends Find Facebook friends |
Developer SDK
| Audio and video sampling during playback Pass Kit Rich text on labels, fields, and text views VoiceOver gestures Control camera focus and exposure Remote Web Inspector CSS filters Action Sheer Web Audio API Cross fade with CSS animation Game Center in-app experience Reminders Video stabilization Game groups Bluetooth MAP support Transit apps In-app Bluetooth pairing Face detection API Inter-app audio Frame drop data Map Kit Auto layout State preservation Pull to refresh on Table views In-app purchase hosted content Read and write image metadata Collection views In-app content purchases Multi-route audio |
Other | Location-based reminders for iPad Auto correction for every keyboard Global network proxy for HTTP Manual reorder of reminders Lost Mode – send a phone number to lost device which can be called with single tap Kernel ASLR Manual location entry for reminders Custom vibrations for alerts VoiceOver improvements App in Safari search results IPv6 support for Wi-Fi and LTE HDR improvements French, German, and Spanish dictionaries Word highlights for speak selection Search all fields in Contacts New iPad Clock app Improved keyboard layouts Made for iPhone hearing aids Top title bar changes color with app New dialler layout New iPod app Granular privacy control iCloud-stored user dictionary Updated sharing menu with large icons Music ringtones Redesigned App Store and iTunes iTunes Match now streams music (rather than just download) Top title bar changes color with app New iPod app layout Granular privacy control iCloud-stored user dictionary Updated sharing menu with large icons Music ringtones, alarms Redesigned App Store and iTunes (can now view App Store screenshots in full screen) iTunes Match now streams music (rather than just download) Support for iPhone 3GS and later; iPad 2 and later, iPod touch 4th gen) Tilt changes reflection on slider buttons Spotlight now shows which folder apps are in Government alerts (AMBER and Emergency) in Notifications More and new Emojis Music preview banner overlays current screen Time since last full charge (usage, standby) Darker camera UI “New” banner on app icons after installation Update history in App Store 15 second skip playback controls for podcasts Hold navigation arrow in Safari for iPhone for history view “Enhanced” photos now add “-fixed” to file name Cleared notifications sync across devices No more pop-up in Safari when there’s no internet access available Share calendar that you created (but not one shared with you) from app |
Extended functions for China | Baidu Sina Weibo Tudou Youku Improved text input Dictionary |