IOS12, IPadonly17
Ios12
It’s always exciting when a new version of Apple’s iOS mobile software comes out. Getting the latest hardware is of course the biggest buzz, but the software is a close second. It’s almost like having a new device. It looks slightly different, works slightly faster & there’s always new features. Here’s a few I noticed.
Widgets
Useful
Widgets has become more & more a feature of iPhones & iOS. I don’t know about you, but I never really used them before. Mainly because i just knew where I wanted to go & went directly to the apps I wanted to use. But with ios12 if started to use widgets which can be added & taken away to personalize just right for you,
Stocks
I’ve started to use the widgets to get to work in doing fast, like in Evernote. But there are a couple which I use only as widgets & not as apps: The first is Stocks. This is particularly useful to me as I work in the stock market. It looks great & I can easily & quickly see the movement of shares I’m monitoring.
Screen time
Stocks looks beautiful but it’s not new. The Screen Time widget is new. It’s interesting data to see how you use the iPhone & exactly how much time you spend in each area. Seeing data help me to work & the weekly summaries & comparisons with previous weeks activity are also very useful.
It’s always exciting when a new version of Apple’s iOS mobile software comes out. Getting the latest hardware is of course the biggest buzz, but the software is a close second. It’s almost like having a new device. It looks slightly different, works slightly faster & there’s always new features. Here’s a few I noticed.
Widgets
Useful
Widgets has become more & more a feature of iPhones & iOS. I don’t know about you, but I never really used them before. Mainly because i just knew where I wanted to go & went directly to the apps I wanted to use. But with ios12 if started to use widgets which can be added & taken away to personalize just right for you,
Stocks
I’ve started to use the widgets to get to work in doing fast, like in Evernote. But there are a couple which I use only as widgets & not as apps: The first is Stocks. This is particularly useful to me as I work in the stock market. It looks great & I can easily & quickly see the movement of shares I’m monitoring.
Screen time
Stocks looks beautiful but it’s not new. The Screen Time widget is new. It’s interesting data to see how you use the iPhone & exactly how much time you spend in each area. Seeing data help me to work & the weekly summaries & comparisons with previous weeks activity are also very useful.
Screen shots
Sign
I’ve been using screenshots myself for ages, but you might find that they’ve become more useful now, the previous iteration allowed for drawing directly on the screenshot. Now Apple has added other features which are accessed by pressing the -➕ sign. You can add a signature & place it exactly where you want it.
Zoom
You can also now use a special zoom feature. This is very useful for me when I want to highlight something. A zoom circle appears on your picture. You can adjust the size of the circle, the extent of the zoom & you can move the circle around to exactly where you want it. I hope later this feature is addd directly to other apps.
Sign
I’ve been using screenshots myself for ages, but you might find that they’ve become more useful now, the previous iteration allowed for drawing directly on the screenshot. Now Apple has added other features which are accessed by pressing the -➕ sign. You can add a signature & place it exactly where you want it.
Zoom
You can also now use a special zoom feature. This is very useful for me when I want to highlight something. A zoom circle appears on your picture. You can adjust the size of the circle, the extent of the zoom & you can move the circle around to exactly where you want it. I hope later this feature is addd directly to other apps.
Shapes
There are also shapes you can add. A square, circle or a speech shape. You can also add an arrow. These are also great for highlighting. All of these screen shot options can be moved, sized & colored as you wish. You can also add text. Apple is destroying the competition with these simple features.
Numbers etc
Interface
I only have my iPhone & iPad, I don’t use a computer. So the work applications, Numbers, Pages & Keynote are very important to me. There’s some great new features you can try out here too which come with the ios12. They all look slightly different in terms of the interface, which has a great new updated feel.
Drawings
Again drawing has become a big thing in these applications too: You could already add your own drawings into these apps before. What’s new is you can now animate these drawings in all the apps. Animating then looks great, especially for presentations. You can also now save the drawings as pictures or animated videos.
Shapes
Another trend with all these apps has been the intoduction of simple graphic shapes. At the beginning there weren’t very many & they were & not that useful. But now the variety has increased & lot & I find them much more useful to add, once again especially to presentations. Chancelling my inner child, my favorite is the toilet...
There are also shapes you can add. A square, circle or a speech shape. You can also add an arrow. These are also great for highlighting. All of these screen shot options can be moved, sized & colored as you wish. You can also add text. Apple is destroying the competition with these simple features.
Numbers etc
Interface
I only have my iPhone & iPad, I don’t use a computer. So the work applications, Numbers, Pages & Keynote are very important to me. There’s some great new features you can try out here too which come with the ios12. They all look slightly different in terms of the interface, which has a great new updated feel.
Drawings
Again drawing has become a big thing in these applications too: You could already add your own drawings into these apps before. What’s new is you can now animate these drawings in all the apps. Animating then looks great, especially for presentations. You can also now save the drawings as pictures or animated videos.
Shapes
Another trend with all these apps has been the intoduction of simple graphic shapes. At the beginning there weren’t very many & they were & not that useful. But now the variety has increased & lot & I find them much more useful to add, once again especially to presentations. Chancelling my inner child, my favorite is the toilet...
Simply the best
When anyone ever asks me why I think Apple is better, these are the kinds of things I show them: They make the cheaper phones & tablets look absolutely useless. Try them out on your android friends & you’ll see their amazement. Apple & iOS12 remain streets ahead of the competition.
Sebastian
When anyone ever asks me why I think Apple is better, these are the kinds of things I show them: They make the cheaper phones & tablets look absolutely useless. Try them out on your android friends & you’ll see their amazement. Apple & iOS12 remain streets ahead of the competition.
Sebastian
