Apple took the wraps off iOS 8 during today’s WWDC keynote. The latest OS release brings a host of new features and improvements, headed by the ability to closely interact with the freshly announced OS X Yosemite.
The features which allow iOS 8 to interact with OS X Yosemite is dubbed Handoff. An expansion of AirDrop, the functionality allows iOS 8 devices to share a multitude of tasks and data with OS X Yosemite, including phone calls messages, files, etc.
The newly announced iCloud Drive will unsurprisingly be also available on iOS 8. It will be neatly integrated into the OS and is bound to become a serious competitor to the likes of DropBox.
iCloud Drive allows you to sync your app files across all your devices. iCloud Drive is actually the closest to a unified file storage iOS has ever gotten. You start App X, you open up the iCloud Drive panel and from there you open a file, which is originally stored with App Y. Once you are done manipulating it, the file is stored back to its original location under App Y so you always know where to find the latest version. We are yet to hear about the availability details.
The keyboard in iOS 8 has been changed as well. It predicts more efficiently the words a user is about to input.
Even more importantly, iOS 8 finally brings the ability to install third-party keyboards. This means that the likes of SwiftKey and Swype will soon make their way to iPhones and iPads around the world.
As expected, iOS 8 features a HealthKit suite which gathers all data collected from the device’s tracking apps. Apple has teamed up with a number of partners on the health suite including Nike and the Mayo clinic.
Apple iMessage has seen a number of improvements in iOS. The suite is now an even more credible competitor to the likes of WhatsApp with the addition of the ability to directly send audio and video messages from within the app.
The native email client has also been improved in iOS 8. It allows users to discard unimportant messages via a simple swiping gesture.
The Apple WWDC 2014 keynote is still under way so check back for updates.
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