Apple wants to make the iPad your primary work device

For a long time, people seemed to have not found enough reasons to buy an iPad. Although this device has unique advantages in web browsing, watching movies, reading e-comic books, etc., its large size makes it difficult for consumers to carry it around like an iPhone, and it is not as handy as a Macbook when it comes to processing some high-intensity documents or work.

However, iOS 9 released by Apple at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) may completely change this situation.

Apple said at the press conference that the iOS 9 system, which will be pushed to multiple Apple mobile devices such as iPhone and iPad, will become smarter.

For example, when a user picks up an Apple device in the morning, the device will automatically recommend apps that need to be opened based on the user's daily usage habits.

Moreover, historical usage records such as browser searches, email sending and receiving will be recorded by the mobile phone and reminders will be generated. Users do not need to worry about data leakage because all records will only be saved in the device, will not be associated with the Apple account, and will not be shared with third parties.

Moreover, some of the features introduced in iOS 9 for iPad were warmly welcomed by the participants, making this device closer to PC in terms of functionality.

Currently, one of the most popular features is the "split view" feature launched by iOS 9 for iPad. This feature supports opening two applications at the same time and displaying them in half or in a 3:7 split mode on the screen. You can select the application to be displayed for each half of the split screen by swiping up with four fingers. When opening this interface, users can drag the image on one side into another text input interface with a drag gesture, or you can send the map content displayed on the other side to a friend in the chat interface.

Judging from the existing information, the design of Apple's "split-screen processing" function is very thoughtful, but many Windows platform devices including Xbox One have had similar functions for a long time.

On the other hand, Apple also launched the "SlideOver" feature for iPad at WWDC. Specifically, Apple redesigned the task management interface that appears after double-clicking the Home button in iOS 9. Users can select applications from the task tab and drag them to the right sidebar, while the main program on the left will occupy 70% of the screen area. Users can also switch programs through the right sidebar. Currently, system functions that support "SlideOver" include native applications such as Messages, Memos, and Calendar.

For example, the "SlideOver" feature allows users to handle other applications while making a Facetime call with family members, or reply to Twitter messages without exiting the current application.

It should be said that Apple seems to have found a balance between the usability of a mobile phone and the practicality of PC functions for the iPad, and finally gave the iPad the long-awaited real multitasking function. Moreover, today's iPad seems to be closer to PC in terms of functionality, while successfully retaining the iPad's own advantages of ease of use, simplicity and stability. Therefore, after the official release of iOS 9, consumers may be able to complete more work on the iPad without having to open an old desktop computer to do this.

This is great news for those who are used to using iPad in the work environment, and it will also make Apple's enterprise market partner IBM excited, because the latter is currently vigorously promoting Apple's iPad products to corporate customers. Moreover, if Apple launches a large-screen iPad in the future as the outside world says, the value of these new features introduced by the company at WWDC will probably be more obvious.

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