We've heard plenty about the soon-to-be-released iOS 8 since its announcement was made back in June ...

1. Apple iOS 8 Update vs iOS 7 for iPhone/iPad/iPod: What's
New?
We've heard plenty about the soon-to-be-released iOS 8
since its announcement was made back in June at the Worldwide Developer Conference. We can
expect to see the new OS made available to the public at some point within the next few weeks. So
with many of you planning to update, you may be wondering just how different iOS 7 is from iOS 8?
What's Changed from iOS 7 to iOS 8
iOS 7 offered a complete redesign for the iOS system, and many were hesitant to update. I know
someone who hadn't even updated until just a few weeks back! It turned out to be one of the best
looking iOS's Apple has released yet, and runs perfectly fine on most devices. iOS 8 and iOS 7 look

2. extremely similar at first glance, but there are a few tweaks to the design here and there.
Notifications will now be made interactive on iOS 8, so you have the ability to answer texts, deal
with calendar reminders, and even respond to your friends on Twitter right from the notification
banner. You don't even have to open the app. This will save many people a lot of time and allows for
quicker response times. iOS 7 doesn't have this ability, meaning you need to run more apps in order
to tend to each one of your notifications. This can be a huge drain on battery life and can be
extremely tedious, especially if you have a lot of notifications coming in at one time.
iOS 8 not only made your lives easier by introducing interactive notifications, but also redid the task
manager, and for the better. Now, above all your currently running apps, you can find a list of your
most frequently contacted contacts alongside shortcuts to your most frequently used apps. This is an
even bigger improvement to what iOS 7 introduced, which allowed you to view each and every app
with a thumbnail with just the tap of your home button.
One of the biggest advantages Android has/had over iOS was the fact that you truly have/had the
ability to customize your device to your liking. It looks like Apple has finally loosened up the chains
on users. In iOS 8, you don't have to rock a boring gray keyboard - you can now download third-party
keyboards. For those of you not into customizing your device with bright patterns and colors,
you're now also able to download keyboards like Swype. Apple went a step further, and made their
keyboard a little bit smarter. There's now a new version of predictive text called QuickType, which
will learn exactly how you talk to people and suggest words based on previous sentences.
The stock camera app was vastly improved in iOS 7 when Apple added filters, slow motion capture,
and the ability to shoot square photos meant specifically for Instagram. They also redesigned the
app and gave it a more advanced look that allowed you to swipe between camera modes with ease.
This is great and all, but with iOS 8, they've made it even better. You can expect to see quite a few
new shooting modes, like Time Lapse, and iPad users will now be able to take panoramic photos. The
photos app will also be updated, allowing you to see more photos on the screen and adds in iCloud
Photo Library. iCloud Photo Library syncs your most recent 1,000 photos and videos up to the
iCloud, which can then easily be accessed from other devices using Photo Stream. The best part
about this is that every photo put on the iCloud will be saved in full resolution, so there won't be any
rendering done to your photos. Even though you can view these photos on all your devices, they
won't automatically be downloaded, so your device's storage won't get too filled up. Your iCloud
storage may, but Apple lowered the price of extra storage, so that's not too big of a deal, especially if
you use all Apple products.
Apple iOS 8?s Main Goal
iOS 8's main goal was to integrate all devices together, even more than iOS 7 already had. They've
added this neat little thing called Handoff, which allows users to begin writing a text or email on
your iPhone, and finish it off on your iPad or Mac, or vice versa. Handoff works with the Mail, Safari,
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, and the Contacts app. Keep in
mind that this list could easily be updated in the future, so don't expect this to be it for the Handoff
feature.
Another neat little feature with iOS 8, is that it allows you to use your iPad or Macbook to answer
calls and texts if you are closer to them than you are to your phone. As long as all of your devices are
connected to the same WiFi network, you're good to go.
One of the biggest complaints on iOS 7 was actually about the Spotlight feature. iOS 7 updated
Spotlight so that you could swipe down anywhere on your homescreen and access the search bar,

3. but Internet searches were taken away. This is now available once again with iOS 8, so you can
definitely look forward to that. This new version of Spotlight will also allow you to search within
iTunes, iBooks, the App Store, and it will even show nearby places if you type in the name of a store
or restaurant.
We can't forget about the highly anticipated new Health app. This app wasn't even available on iOS
7, so it's completely new for iOS 8. This new app will collect health and fitness data from third-party
fitness apps, like Nike+, to show calories burned, blood sugar levels, cholesterol, sleep patterns,
heart rate, and more, all in one place. You'll also be able to create an emergency health card that
will be available on the lock screen, displaying your blood type, allergies, and other information that
may be needed in an emergency. This is great news for health freaks and people with medical issues.
Conclusion
iOS 7 was a great improvement in the iOS lineup, with one of the biggest redesigns that Apple has
ever presented. iOS 8 has clearly improved upon its features even more. Apple is definitely headed
in the right direction with iOS 8, and we look forward to seeing what comes of its updates. It's
definitely a true competitor for Android's mobile OS and Windows Phone OS now.
What do you think of all these updates? Let us know in the comment section below.
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