True to form, Apple only skimmed the surface during their WWDC keynote address. With so many topics to cover and proprietary information to protect, it’s understandable. However, one thing is for sure. The technological revolution that Apple started is still raging on. Below we’ve listed some of the most interesting updates in the iOS UI Transition that Apple didn’t have time to cover.
- Activation Lock – prevents iPhone thieves from wiping your device and selling it or using it for themselves.
- Smarter and faster downloading – automatic downloads of TV shows and possible scanning of QR codes for Passbook.
- New Maps Features – turn by turn walking directions and map bookmark syncing so all of your favorite destinations can be viewed on multiple devices.
- Do not track – prevents advertisers from tracking your web browsing.
- True photo sharing – iOS 7 allows collaborative streaming of photos and videos.
- Siri’s New Tricks – new UI elements like translucent display, improved voices, online search using Wikipedia, Twitter and Bing and a lot of new commands (i.e. voicemail playback and settings control).
- Region-specific features for international users – new dictionaries, Chinese character recognition and support for Chinese micro-blogging.
- Xcode 5 – complete toolset for building fast, efficient, and high quality Mac and iOS apps.
- Background downloading – allows apps to download content for you even when they’re not running to be read later and/or when you lack internet access.
- iBeacons – iOS devices may be able to use Bluetooth to collect location data.
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