iOS 8 ----- 10 features that beat Android
Over the hood, iOS 8 is pretty much similar to iOS 7, but the little tweaks in the software which Apple has announced recently, can take it super high. Here are some of the top features introduced in the iOS 8.
Touch ID for all
Apple's fingerprint scanner has been limited to bypassing the lockscreen and buying iTunes Store content, but iOS 8 changes all of that as app developers get access to the five-digit login tool.
Nobody would have access to your biometric information, since, it is locked away in the A7 processor.
iOS 8 camera time-lapse mode
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Captured with iOS 8 Beta, used to demonstrate Time-Lapse
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Apple added a time-lapse camera mode to iOS 8 beta 1 in order to help users capture extended moments and automatically speed up the video with a higher frame rate.
iOS 8's time lapse mode is basically the opposite of the slow motion video recording option at 120 frames per second that Apple added to iOS 7 last year.
Handoff and WiFi hotspot
iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite are going to be joined at the hip with the Handoff feature that lets you pick up where you left off between devices.
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You can finish an email on the computer or on the road seamlessly
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What if you don't have access to the internet on your computer or iPad to get the job done? That's where the Instant HotSpot feature will come into play, easing the messy personal hotspot setup of iOS 7.
Group messages with voice and video
Group messages is also being enhanced for iOS 8 thanks to new features. You'll be able to add and drop people from conversations and silence non-stop incoming message annoyances via a group-specific Do Not Disturb toggle. Location sharing has also got some new features.
Interactive notifications
Notifications can now be dealt with in a few simple taps.
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Respond with an 'On my way' lie, reply with an excuse to get out of dinner, snooze on picking
up James - all from the lockscreen
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Quicktype keyboard with word predictions, swype and extensions
Apple claims its iOS 8 keyboard is its "smartest keyboard ever".
It incorporates many features in it, including Swipe and SwiftKey.
iCloud may actually be useful
Apple's iCloud still costs money over the 5GB limit, but at least more file types can be stored and synced. This includes documents, presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs and images.
iOS 8 Family Sharing
It gives the user a whole bunch of features, some of which are:
- Maybe you'll be more willing to buy into iCloud Drive knowing that you're going to save money thanks to Apple's new Family Sharing feature that's part of iOS 8.
- All iTunes, iBooks and App Store purchases on the same credit card can be shared among a total of six people in your family. That beats having to sneakily exchange passwords.
- New parental controls force kids to ask your permission before aimlessly downloading.
Health app
Apple didn't announce an iWatch-tied Healthbook app at WWDC, but it did unveil a more plainly named Health app and the developer-focused HealthKit API.
HomeKit
Apple also plans to tie together smart home electronics with its HomeKit framework for connected devices so that you control everything without getting up off the couch.
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