4/14/2023 0 Comments Apple 2015 wwdcUsers can add their credit and debit cards into Wallet (formerly known as ‘Passbook.’) She also said that the recently-announced Pinterest buyable pins will be compatible with Apple Pay on iOS.Īpple Pay will officially launch in the United Kingdom next month, supported by Transport for London on the Tube, buses and trains. Moving on to Apple Pay, Jennifer Bailey, head of the division, announced that Square will launch a new reader that that supports the service. ➤ Apple is making iOS 9 work better on iPad, adding multitasking Apple Pay ➤ Apple Maps gets transit directions … finally ➤ Apple announces News, its Flipboard competitor ➤ Apple will allow developers to tap into Spotlight for the first time ➤ Apple reveals Siri Proactive to take on Google Now ➤ Apple launches iOS 9 with a smarter Siri Just like El Capitan, iOS 9 is available for developers today, with a public beta this July and a full roll out in the fall. Last fun fact: While it took 4.48GB for users to upgrade to iOS 8, iOS 9 will need just 1.3GB. You can even switch between apps and have the video playing picture-in-picture. This could be useful for when you’re watching a video and want to quickly check your Twitter feed, for example. There’s a new slide-over view as well, so you can drag in another app from the side for a quick glance while you’re using another app in fullscreen. You can also simultaneously scroll on both screens… if that’s your thing. Multi-window support is also coming to the iPad, much like OS X El Capitan. This is helpful for when you want to drag text during an email, for example. Some updates coming to the iPad: New gestures are being added such as using two fingers to tap on the keyboard to turn it into a touchpad. News will roll out first to the US, UK and Australia. The Flipboard-like app include graphics that adapt based on the news source’s site aesthetics, and allow users to browse publishers for top stories. When you look up businesses on Maps, it will also give you info on whether or not they accept Apple Pay, because of course.Īdditionally, Apple announced a new app for iOS 9 called News to personalize news content, updating anytime the user opens the app. New improvements are also coming to apps like Notes and Maps, indexing links on the former and transit information on the latter. All of your searches and suggestions are not linked to your Apple ID or shared with third parties. Siri can also suggest people to invite for meetings, or apps that you might like your usage behavior during particular times of day.Īpple also unveiled an API for search to help developers deep link their apps from mobile Spotlight searches. If you receive a phone number but are not sure who’s calling, you can also ask Siri to search through your emails to find any matches. New “context sensitive” features include the ability to tell Siri to “remind me about this” and it will know you are referring to the webpage currently on Safari. Federighi started the segment off with Siri’s upcoming improvements. The core improvement Apple wanted to make on iOS 9 this go-round was adding intelligence to the operating system. ➤ OS X will use Apple’s new ‘San Francisco’ font iOS 9 ➤ Apple announces OS X El Capitan at WWDC15 Apple says this should accelerate app launches by 1.4 times, and make it twice as fast to switch between apps.Įl Capitan is available for developers today, with a public beta coming in July and a full, free rollout to all this fall. Lastly, OS X 10.11 is getting the Metal 3D graphics SDK to improve gaming and apps on its desktop. Instead of looking for files by name, you can now describe what you’re looking for, such as “Files I worked on last June” to bring up documents last edited at that time.Įl Capitan will also allow users to split their screen into multi-tasking windows (Windows 10 style) by holding the Maximize button and dragging left or right. Spotlight is also getting more contextual. The browser will also add a speaker icon on the URL bar to mute music coming from any tab opened. New features headed this way include new gestures, such as shake to enlarge mouse cursor, and a new way to pin websites on Safari. He also announced the name of the latest OS X 10.11: El Capitan. Kicking off the keynote, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said that over 55 percent of active Mac users are using Yosemite.
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