What’s new iOS 9 offers? – The universal

After months of testing, it is now available IOS 9, the latest version of Apple’s operating system for mobile devices.

It should be clear that IOS 9 is a refinement of the changes made in 8 and 7, promising better performance. This is seen particularly in the battery, which Apple can deliver up to an hour of autonomy. This through a low power mode (as featured on recent Samsung Galaxy), which reduces the amount of background tasks and lower the screen brightness.

Another important point IOS 9 is the improvement that makes storage management, especially when downloading updates. For example, downloading the update requires 1.3 GB of space; a significant decrease compared with 4.58 GB of ios 8.

Applications

The new version of the platform also makes some changes and Apple applications introduce new ones. For example, in the United States the “News” application, a new aggregator of content, and add Passbook application will be renamed “Wallet” data gathering apple pay.

app “Notes” will release new features, allowing you to take add drawings and give different formats to documents saved, bringing it closer to the experience of apps like Evernote.

In other changes, ” Maps’ will become more intelligent, offering public transport data (though only in certain countries at the start) and the application will add “iCloud Drive” which act similarly to Dropbox and Google Drive but based on the system Storage in the cloud of Apple.

Siri

The digital assistant Apple also adds new capabilities and can receive more commands and improving recognition voice commands. For example, now you may be asked to show the pictures of a particular period or to take certain actions on apps like “Mail” and “Notes”.

Another important detail is that Siri will have its own section information, much like Google Now. Now, slide the home screen to the right, where Siri display sports scores, weather information, and suggest some apps based on the common use of the user. Searches and applications may also be contained in them.

The iPad becomes more useful

One of the most publicized changes by Apple are the new capabilities multitasking to the iPad, allowing two applications running on the screen at the same time.

The iPad Air 2 will be the most benefited, allowing you to use two applications at the same time, spreading the display space between them. Previous versions of the tablet will have a quick view function that allows open a “tab” with another app from the right side of the screen.

In addition, all iPads will add the role of “picture in picture “for videos, allowing to have a floating video window playing while other programs are used.

9 supports iOS devices iPhone 4s on, iPad 2 and iPod Touch adelente fifth and sixth generations. The download is available from the “Software Update” section in the “General” menu parrte “Settings”.

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