Apple版 - iOS 6's Smaller Changes: Custom Email Alerts, 'Find My Friends' Geofencing and More |
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发帖数: 3492 | 1 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:13:26 PDT
As is typical when previewing a new operating system, on Monday Apple's
Scott Forstall showed off 10 main features of iOS 6 including improvements
to Siri, Facebook Integration, a new Maps app, and a Do Not Disturb mode.
However, there is a lot more to the next iPhone operating system than that.
A slide shown at the end of Monday's keynote displayed a number of new
features that didn't warrant full keynote coverage but are still worth
mention to iOS users:
- Users can now set custom email alerts for any of their VIP contacts.
- Turning Bluetooth on and off is much quicker than it was in iOS 5.
Bluetooth controls are now located in first page of System Preferences, next
to the Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode controls.
- The iPad gains a native Clock app with similar function to the iPhone
version.
- Users no longer need to enter their password to update apps -- only when
purchasing an app for the first time. Additionally, users aren't kicked to
the home screen when buying or updating an app in the App Store.
- Newly downloaded apps gain a temporary 'New' banner on the icon to make
them easier to pick them out.
- Geofencing alerts have been added to Find My Friends. One possible use,
suggested by Macworld: "If you’re one of the many workers who carpools, you
can set up a geofence on the driver to let you know when they leave their
house."
- In iOS 5, the color of the menu bar would change depending on what was
happening in the background -- green for a phone call or blue for Personal
Hotspot. In iOS 6 those colors still exist, but the menu bar changes color
to better compliment the app. MaxThemes.com has more on how Apple color-
matches the menu bar.
- One of the most unnecessary additions to iOS 6 is also one of the most
telling. Apple has made the metallic volume slider in the iPod app and
elsewhere change its reflection as the iPhone is tilted -- as if it were
actually reflecting light. While some may say it's a waste of engineering
resources, this shows Apple's incredible attention to detail. |
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