Take you to see Apple's big drama about development, eight highlights of iOS 9

The Apple conference has finally come to an end, and iOS9 has become one of the protagonists. The new version brings many new features, and other parts have also been optimized and upgraded to a certain extent. But overall, the upgrade of iOS9 is not big. Although it is not surprising, it is still worth looking forward to. Now let's take a look at the new features of iOS 9.

1. Siri of artificial intelligence

Siri in iOS9 will have a brand new UI design and will be able to understand what the user really wants to say through semantics. For example, the user can set "Remind me of XX when I get home" and so on. The intelligent performance of Siri voice assistant is mainly reflected in the powerful content retrieval and management, supporting fast and automatic organization of historical documents, providing content and services to users according to different usage scenarios, matching incoming calls and contacts, recommending related content and even searching for content from third-party applications.

Siri in iOS 9

In terms of specific usage scenarios, Siri can automatically organize historical photos, contact historical email exchanges, plug in the power to open the iTunes music app under the fitness app, and deeply search content in third-party applications, such as finding recipes and other LBS location-related content and services.

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Siri in iOS 9

In addition, according to the latest data released by Apple, the number of requests for Siri voice assistant reaches 1 billion per week. In addition to providing users with powerful Siri request support services, the speed of Siri built into the new version of iOS 9 has also increased by 40% on the existing basis.

2. Map

In iOS6, Apple began to de-Google itself, the most typical example being the official Apple Maps replacing Google Maps, but the initial experience was criticized.

It is worth mentioning that in the past few years, the experience of iOS's built-in official maps has been continuously optimized. iOS9 also introduced a commuting route function called "Transit", which can provide users with a complete commuting route from walking to taking a car. Currently, this function covers cities such as Beijing, New York, and London. Users in 9 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen can also experience this function first.

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According to the data from ***, the gradually optimized Apple Maps is also gaining recognition from users. It is understood that Apple Maps can receive up to 5 billion application requests per week.

Support 300 cities in China

As early as June at the WWDC conference, Apple had already shown a new Apple Maps app. The new version of the map adds public transportation navigation services, supporting buses, trains, subways, ships and other means of transportation, and the entrances and exits of train stations and subways are detailed. The first batch of countries to go online include China, currently supporting 9 major cities including Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, etc., and will support more than 300 cities in the future. The map can also help users search for nearby restaurants and shopping malls, and even includes users' comments on it.

3. Split screen function

Large-screen Android phones now have dual-screen modes, which allow users to run two different applications simultaneously on one screen.

The split-screen function of iOS 9 supports iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 4, which allows two different applications to work on the screen at the same time. The interface can have two ratios of 5:5 and 7:3, and users can switch the program on a certain screen by themselves. In addition, the video application can be turned into a small window floating on the interface.

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iPad Pro split screen feature

iOS9 has three different split-screen modes. The first allows two apps to run and display simultaneously on our iPad screen. The second mode also allows two apps to display on the screen at the same time, but when the user runs one of the apps, the other app will stop working, and you can only choose one of the two. The third is the picture-in-picture mode. When the user is watching a video or making a voice call on iPad, pressing the Home button will not cause the video window to disappear suddenly, but continue to work as a floating small window.

Split screen function

iOS9 also prepares the QuickType function for iPad, integrating shortcuts such as cut, copy, and paste into the toolbar, making input more convenient. In addition, iPad can realize split screen and picture-in-picture functions. When split screen mode is activated, it supports simultaneous operation of both sides and can be switched at will, while picture-in-picture allows users to shrink the video window and drag it to other locations without affecting other operations.

4. Low power mode

In this iOS 9 system, battery life has become one of the first features that Apple has to improve. For this reason, Apple has done the best and launched a power saving mode, which will limit the power supply of the device screen when the device is face down.

On its official website, Apple introduced that iOS devices will use light and proximity sensors to determine whether the device is face down. When it determines that the device is face down, it will turn off the screen and even not support receiving push notifications.

Power saving mode

The screen consumes the most power on mobile devices, and the new power saving mode can further reduce power consumption by limiting network activities. For example, emails will no longer be automatically obtained, and background downloads and app updates will be completely suspended. This mode may also limit network speed, but Apple did not elaborate on this. Other aspects include reducing screen brightness and animations.

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Power saving mode

Apple says iOS 9 can extend the battery life of iPhone 6 by one hour, and if you turn on the power saving mode, it can extend the battery life by another three hours. For this reason, Apple has moved the battery option out of the user menu in the Settings app panel. It can also record the main power consumption in the past week.

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5. Reduce system memory

The system memory of iOS9 is greatly reduced compared to previous versions. The upgrade package of iOS9 is only 1.3GB in size, which is a great improvement compared to iOS8, which was over 4GB in size. It further saves more memory space for everyone.

However, for some users, especially those with 16GB of memory, the memory pressure is still not easy. The phone slimming function of XY Apple Assistant can easily solve this problem for everyone. With just one click, the phone memory can be easily released.

There is also an additional new feature called "on-demand resources", which means that developers can omit the full functionality of the app until the user opens it. When the user clicks on the app content, it will be dynamically downloaded from the App Store, which means that storage space will only be taken up when it is needed. What's interesting about this feature is that after the content is downloaded in the background, it will be automatically deleted when storage space is tight.

The above Apple products can be upgraded

This is very good news for users who have a limited budget and bought a "beggar version" iPhone. All devices that previously supported iOS 8 can be upgraded to iOS 9.

6. News function

At the conference, Apple released a new News app, which is the world's largest news source. It can recommend news content to users based on their reading preferences. The more you use News, the more accurately it can analyze the content that users are interested in. At the same time, it also supports user customization, as the speaker said, "based on the world's vast resources to show you personalized content that suits you." In addition, the display effect of this app on iPad is very similar to that of a magazine.

NewsSupported media

Users can choose different topics and channels to customize the push content. In the "For You" tab, you can see a series of stories every day. The collection section can also display articles that users have added to their favorites list, so that users can read them quickly. Users can also search for content in the app, and Explore allows you to do some casual reading. Of course, if you see content you like, you can also save it and share it with friends.

Application on iPhone

Unfortunately, this service is not available in China at present. But according to foreign media, if you want to experience this service, you only need to go to Settings > General > Language & Region, then click on the region in the regional format and change it to the United States to experience News.

7. Password enhancement to 6 digits

The unlock password for iOS 9 has been increased from 4 digits to 6 digits. Although it may not sound like a big deal, the increase in the number of digits can indeed further enhance the security of the password.

The number of combinations of 4-digit passwords is 10 to the fourth power, that is, 10,000 password combinations, while the number of combinations of 6-digit passwords is 10 to the sixth power, that is, 1 million password combinations, which will greatly increase

6-digit password

After the number of digital passwords increases, the iOS unlock password can still be set to a more complex password, but a 6-digit password will be the only requirement. If the password is not entered correctly for 10 consecutive times, the device will automatically erase the data.

The increase in the number of digits in iOS 9's numeric passcode will affect iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. Apple believes this will make it much more difficult to crack the passcode.

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Changes have been made to both tablets and phones

But then again, if you are used to using Touch ID to unlock your phone, this feature may not have much impact on you.

8. Video supports pinch-to-zoom

In iOS 9, videos also support pinch-to-zoom gestures. You can zoom in on parts of the image just like browsing photos or web pages.

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Video stretching function

In iOS9, you can shrink the video according to your own habits and chat with your friends, or you can play the video you shot and adjust its details to see if there are any problems. This is definitely good news for friends who love taking pictures and using multiple functions.

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iPhone with iOS 9

The 2015 Apple Fall Conference has come to an end. The entire conference has iPad Pro, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 Plus and Apple TV. The iOS 9 public version will be released on September 16. Are you eager to update? Then wait until the 16th to find out!