The official appearance of IOS10 has caused quite a storm. On June 14th, at today’s Apple WWDC Developer Conference, Apple brought a new iOS system-iOS 10. Apple has brought ten updates to iOS 10. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president, called the iOS update "the biggest iOS update in Apple’s history".
1. New screen notification viewing method: Apple has brought a new notification viewing function to iOS 10, that is, users can see the current notifications and updates by lifting the screen of iPhone.
2. Apple opened Siri to third-party developers: Now users can let Siri achieve more functions, such as sending WeChat messages to their contacts. At present, the applications that Siri can directly support are WeChat, WhatsApp, Uber, Didi, Skype and so on.
3. Siri will be smarter: Siri will have more awareness of context. Based on the user’s location, calendar, contacts, contact address, etc., Siri will make intelligent suggestions. Siri will increasingly become an artificial intelligence robot with deep learning function.
4. Photo application update: Based on deep learning technology, iOS 10 has a relatively big update for photo applications. IOS 10′ s ability to search for photos has been further enhanced, and new people and scenery can be detected. The future iPhone can organize related photos together, such as photos of a trip and photos of a weekend, and can edit them automatically. IOS 10 photos also add a "memory" tag.
5. Apple Map: Similar to the update of Siri and photos, Apple Map has also added many prediction functions. For example, Apple Map can provide suggestions for nearby restaurants. The interface of Apple Maps has also been redesigned, which is more concise and adds real-time traffic information. The new Apple Map will also be integrated into Apple CarPlay, which will provide users with turn-by-turn navigation function. Like Siri, maps will be open to developers.
6. Apple Music: The interface of Apple Music has been updated, which will be more concise, support multi-tasking and add recent playlists. Apple Music now has 15 million paying users.
7. Apple News: Apple News has been greatly updated in iOS 10, the application interface has been redesigned, the subscription function has been added, and the notification function has been updated. At present, 2,000 publishers have cooperated with Apple News.
8. HomeKit: iOS 10 adds smart home applications, supports one-button scene mode, and HomeKit can be connected with Siri.
10. iMesseage: In iMessage, users can send videos, links and share real-time photos directly in the text box. In addition, Apple has added an expression prediction function. If the typed text matches the expression, it will directly recommend the relevant expression.
The beta version of iOS 10 will be launched this summer, and the official version will be released in the fall.