iOS8

iOS8

iOS8   is the eighth major release of the iOS mobile operating system designed by Apple Inc.

This is software that support the different Apple mobile, iPad and iPod

• iPhone 4s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5s
• iPod touch 5th generation
• iPad 2
• iPad with Retina display
• iPad Air
• iPad mini
• iPad mini with Retina display

How to download and install iOS 8

iOS8  update can be downloaded with the mobile either directly through Wi-Fi or connecting it to Personal computer (PC) or Mac (windows) also downloaded through iTunes. The downloading can follow the steps as indicated bellow

•  On your iOS device, make sure you're connected to Wi-Fi (you can't download updates over cellular data) and plug it in to a power source.

•         Go to Settings > General > Software Update

• On this screen, you'll see a message telling you your software is up to date.

• When iOS 8 is released, the message will tell you that a newer version is available. Tap Download and Install.

•  Now the device will begin downloading the update.

• Once the download is complete, you'll see a pop-up asking if you'd like to install the update. Tap Install. That's it. When the update is installed, your iPhone will restart.

This procedure will facilitate the downloading and Installation by using the Pc or Mac in such the connection of Wi-Fi must be maintained at maximum transfer of data from one device to other.

v  In case you want to install the update via iTunes, follow these steps.

•  Download and install iTunes.

• In case you already have iTunes, update it to the latest version.

• You can do this by going to the menu bar in iTunes and clicking Help > Check for updates on a PC or iTunes > Check for updates from the menu bar on a Mac.

v  Once you have got the latest version, connect the iOS device to your computer.

•  In iTunes, select your device from the bar on the top-right.

• Now click on the Summary tab and click on Check for Update.

•  To download and install iOS 8, click Download and Update.

FEATURES OF iOS8

10. Best secret features of iOS8

Notification Center

Notification Center is much changed from iOS 7. In the iOS 8 Notification Center, there are only two tabs, "Today" and "Notifications", compared to the Notification center in iOS 7, which had 3 tabs (Today, All, and Missed).

Users can now add and remove widgets in Notification Center with the "Edit" button. This also allows the rearrangement of notification widgets. The "clear" button, used to clear notifications, is more visible. Users are now able to reply to text messages directly from the notification center.

Messages

In the Messages app, users can send audio and video messages by holding down the record button. In group conversations, users can add or remove someone from a thread, name a thread, share their location in a thread, view all attachments, and turn on Do Not Disturb to not receive notifications from a specific thread.

Users can also set messages to auto delete after 30 days or a year this can make the apps to remove the message automatically and reduce bugs make phones to work efficiency

Photos and Camera

The Photos app contains more options to edit photos. The cropping feature now enables rotating images both clockwise and counter-clockwise. Furthermore, users can set the desired brightness and colors for photos.

 In iOS 8.0, the Camera Roll and My Photo Stream albums were removed; they were brought back in iOS 8.1. The Camera app now features a shot timer for the front camera, which can be set to 3 or 10 seconds. The camera also has a new time-lapse mode

Keyboards

iOS 8 includes a new predictive typing feature called QuickType. It displays word selections above the keyboard as one types. The feature can be turned off in Settings, or hidden using a swipe gesture. Additionally, iOS 8 allows users to install third-party keyboards.

If you don’t want people to see the photos in your camera profile you can hide  and still visible into the albums

 

Hey Siri

Apple talked about this in the press conference, but it kind of disappeared with everything else going on. You can now use Siri entirely hands-free when your phone is plugged into a charger, but you have to enable a setting first.

Head to Settings > General > Siri and tap the "Allow "Hey Siri" option. Now, when your phone plugged in, you can initiate Siri by just saying "Hey Siri" out loud. It sounds simple enough, but it makes using Siri in a car a million times better.

Scan Credit Card Numbers

If you don't want to mess around with typing out a credit card number when you order something online, you can now take a picture of of your credit card and iOS 8 will pull up the number. When you're presented with a credit card field in Safari, you'll also have the option to snap a picture of your credit card

iCloud Drive

This feature allows users to save photos, videos, documents (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers), and music, and other apps' data to iCloud. Users can start their work on one device and continue on another device. By default, users will get 5 gigabytes of storage for free, but this space will be

Grayscale Mode

If you're not a fan of color, iOS 8 features a new grayscale mode. To enable it, head into Settings > Accessibility and select "Grayscale." Everything in iOS will lose its color and go grayscale.

Personalized Share Sheets

You can now customize and organize how the Share Sheets work in iOS. Just tap the share icon in any app that supports it (like Safari), scroll over to "More" and customize it from there

This will make the app to work in share and support different activities in one device at the short time

 

Create an Empty Home Screen

In iOS 8 you can move everything off the first screen if you want. Just hold down on an app and when they start jiggling, drag them away from the first homescreen. You can make it completely blank if you'd like, or just leave a few apps in the menu bar tray at the bottom

Backup with iOS8

The backup in iOS8 is similar to the other iOS version this can be done without loose of data
after updates, but it is always better to be safe than sorry. We've previously covered the entire process of taking a backup of your iPhone iPod and iPad.

Here's how to create a backup of your Apple device.

• While you can take a backup of your device on iCloud, we recommend that you use iTunes as the entire process is more reliable, especially if you have spotty connectivity.

• Plug in your Apple device to a PC or Mac. Open iTunes and click iPhone (or iPad or iPod Touch) on the top-right, next to iTunes.

• Under Manually Back Up and Restore, click Back Up

• Now to start backing up your Apple device. This process takes some time especially if it's the first time you are backing up data.

• Make sure you have time to spare before you do this. It took us a little over 40 minutes to take a backup the first time, though your mileage may vary depending upon the storage capacity of your iPhone and how much data you have stored.

• Once essential data from the default apps has been backed up, iTunes will ask you if you want to transfer purchases.

• This basically takes a backup of all the apps installed on your phone, along with data downloaded within those apps. To do this, you will have to sign in with your Apple ID.

v  If you don't have access to a computer, then you can use iCloud Backup.

NB only 5GB is free and you'll have to pay Rs. 60 per month for 20GB of storage on iCloud. But since the actual apps themselves are not backed up to iCloud - only app data is, along with your photos, videos and other information - free storage is usually enough for most.

The following steps must be followed

•  To start backing up, on your iOS device, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.

• Turn on the switch marked iCloud Backup.

• You'll get a warning telling you that your iPhone will not back up to your computer automatically. Tap okay.

• Once iCloud Backup is on, tap Back Up Now.

• This will start backing up your data to iCloud.

Wait for the backup to finish before proceeding further. You should see the Last Backup time (which should appear right below Back Up Now) correspond to something recent once the backup is completed.