Jason Cipriani/CNET The first time you use the keyboard after updating to iOS 8, you’re going to notice something a bit different. Sitting atop the keyboard will be three sections, each of which contains a word (or words). Tapping on the word will place it directly into the text field, followed by new words appearing …
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Josh Miller/CNET Apple’s new “Hey, Siri” command allows you to wake your iOS device while it’s charging (and only when it’s charging) by declaiming, “Hey, Siri” and waiting for the familiar beeps. The feature can be enabled by going to Settings > General > Siri. There you’ll find a new switch to turn on the voice command. Settings path to …
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The iPad in the background has Safari open, with the iPhone displaying a Safari icon to open the same webpage from the lock screen. Jason Cipriani/CNET Prior to iOS 8, if you started to compose an email on your iPhone, only to decide you want to finish it on an iPad or Mac, you’d have to save it to your …
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Voice dictation in action on iOS 8. Jason Cipriani/CNET With the changes to voice dictation in iOS 8, the biggest pain point of using the feature has been eliminated — that being the Done button. That is to say, once you’re running iOS 8, you can start voice dictation as you normally would, but you only have to press the …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the creepiest parts of iOS 8 is its app suggestion feature. This new feature uses your current location to determine if there’s a nearby venue or business who has an iOS app in the App Store. If it determines an app is likely relevant based on your current location, it will discreetly recommend the app to …
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Josh Miller/CNET After updating to iOS 8 you’re likely to start seeing prompts letting you know certain apps are accessing your location when the app is in the background. This is an expected feature of iOS 8, and nothing you should worry about. These apps aren’t suddenly requesting more information about you. Apple is just making you more aware of …
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That moment right before you select the Stocks widget. Josh Miller/CNET To allow developers access outside of the walled garden Apple is often chastised for, the company created what it calls Extensions. In layman’s terms, Extensions allow for iOS (and OS X, when Yosemite launches) apps to interact with your data and one another, only after you’ve explicitly requested it, …
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Recent and Favorite contacts now sit atop the app switcher screen in iOS 8. Josh Miller/CNET Prior to iOS 8, when you double-clicked your home button you would only see an array of app thumbnails, allowing you to quickly switch between apps. With iOS 8, avatars of your recent and favorite contacts will now show up as well. 30 tips …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET iOS 8 allows for third-party keyboards in the App Store. Meaning, developers such as Swype and SwiftKey will finally have the opportunity to bring their popular Android keyboards to iOS. We can expect to see keyboard apps in the App Store shortly after iOS 8’s launch. Once you download a new keyboard from the App Store, you’ll need …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET It seems a major iOS release just wouldn’t be complete without improvements to the Camera app. In iOS 8, users will be able to take advantage of four new features (not including the features exclusive to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus ). 30 tips every new iOS 8 user should know +28 more See all photos …
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