iOS8 – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Agenda

• Overview• The Good Side• The Bad Side• The Ugly Side• Summary

Overview

This time in WWDC14, Apple again succeeds with announcing iOS8, Yosemite (new Mac OS), and Swift (new programming language)

The Good SideSmart Keyboard (QuickType)• Identifies to whom you are

typing to, is it a mail or message?

• Suggestions based on these parameters make the typing heuristic.

The Good SideApp Extensions• Developers can create Widgets

of their apps

• Logical extension of the Widget can make IAC (inter apps communication) possible.

The Good SideFamily Sharing• Most innovative feature of iOS 8

• Share music, books, apps, calendar, or location with 6 members of your family.

The Good SideHandoff• Pickup from where you left

• Switch to another device and continue your ongoing activity seamlessly

• Both device and machine act as content creator & presenter

• Some of the applications of Apple like Keynote, Safari, Maps, Contacts and Mail will use this functionality with iOS 8 and Yosemite.

The Good SideActionable Notification• Most convenient way to reply to

notifications.

• No need to open the application, directly reply from notification itself

The Bad SideApple Maps• Apple discontinued Google Map contract in iOS6 which is

expected in iOS8.

• Its almost 2 years and still waiting

Live Wallpaper• Dynamic wallpapers are restricted to 7 preloaded wallpapers.

The Bad SideMultitasking• No Multitasking functionality in iOS8

Payment Option• No NFC support why still Touch ID or iBeacons are not used

for payment transitions.

• The market is waiting this big time.

The Ugly SideNew iMessages• iMessages comes with voice,

video and location and but too late to be termed as new.

• Implementation looks like Copy-WhatsApp-best-features.

The Ugly SideHealth & HomeKit• Control all your home appliances using iOS 8.

• Just Tell Siri you are going to bed and your door will lock

Summary

Surely, iOS 8 has come-up to counter growing Android and to setup a base of long runs. Now, its time to review Swift!!

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