“Another year, another iOS update” is the motto for Apple fanatics around the world.
The Apple iOS 6 integrates over 200 new features for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch-with three major components: Passbook, iCloud, and Siri.
Passbook revolutionizes how Apple users can store payments, such as boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, and loyalty cards.
iCloud has a “Lost Mode,” which lets users lock their Apple devices and enables customers to track and locate them when and if lost.
Siri now understands more languages and works in more countries. This allows consumers to get more things done in more places globally. Siri even has more knowledge. It can feed you live sports scores and give users movie and restaurant reviews.
Apple’s iOS 6 upgrades and updates. iOS 6 has a lot going for it and can digitally enhance the daily lives of its customers.
| iOS 6 Fact Checker | |
| Who makes it? | Apple |
| What is it? | iOS 6 |
| How much will it cost? | Free download |
| How can I get it? | Download from App Store |
| New Features: | |
| Maps | -Spoken directions -New beautifully detailed maps |
| Siri | -Understand more languages -Works in more countries -Now opens apps through voice control -Knows sports scores, showtimes and restaurant locations -Can now tweet and post Facebook statuses |
| Facebook/Twitter | -Can share photos and videos straight from camera -Facebook events are updated right the calendar -Friends profiles are integrated into contacts -Can tweet directly from several apps |
| Passbook | -Can store boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards |
| Facetime | -Now works over cellular networks as well as Wi-Fi-Can be used with iPad |
| Phone | -Able to decline an incoming calls and directly respond with a text or a callback reminder -Can set your phone to ring (even when silent) for specific people |
| -Streamlined interface for easier reading and writing | |
| Accessibility | -Interface makes it easier for people with vision, hearing, learning and mobility disabilities |
| Camera | -New panorama feature -Can shoot a picture up to 240 degrees |
