David SmithApple will start rolling the new iOS 9 OS update for existing iPhone iPad users starting Wednesday, September 16 as a free update. Apple has also released a press note for the update rollout.
iOS 9 comes with advanced features and powerful search with improved Siri features. iOS 9 comes with new multitasking features that let users view and interact with two apps at once side by side. With Picture-in-Picture, users can play video while browsing the web, composing email or using other apps.
A redesigned Notes app, new intelligence features, Built-In Apps including Apple Pay, all-new News app etc makes the new iOS9 for catchy. New Maps adds support for metropolitan transit systems and schedules, and subway station entrances and exits are precisely mapped.
iOS 9 delivers new multitasking features designed specifically for iPad including:
- Slide Over lets you simultaneously work in a second app without leaving the one you’re in and easily switch between your apps.
- Split View allows you to view and interact with two apps at the same time, side by side, and resize your view to prioritize one app over another.
- Picture-in-Picture lets you continue a video or FaceTime® call while using your favorite apps.
- Typing is faster and easier with an all-new Shortcut Bar that displays convenient editing tools, and new Multi-Touch™ gestures make it even easier to select, edit and move text.
“iOS 9 is packed with intelligence that makes every experience with iPhone and iPad even more powerful — Siri can do more than ever and new proactive assistance helps you get more done before you ask, all while protecting users’ privacy, With iOS 9 we focused on strengthening the foundation of iOS with a deep focus on quality, and with the help of more than one million users who participated in our first ever public beta program, we’re excited to release the best version of iOS yet.” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering.
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