Apple may have been preoccupied with their latest release of new iPad Air 2 and upgraded Mac mini that only a few were able to realize that there was also a small announcement regarding the first big revision of iOS 8.
While it may look just like Apple’s previous mobile software version, iOS 8.1 is a huge deal, mainly because it will finally bring Apple Pay to iPhones and iPads.
Apple announced that it is already working with more than 500 partners on its mobile payment solution, and down the road it could clearly be a huge boost for Apple’s bottom line and an added convenience for Apple’s customers. However, Apple Pay isn’t the only new addition in iOS 8.1.
Beyond Apple Pay, there are some great new features coming to iPhones and iPads anytime now, when Apple announced it will release iOS 8.1 to the public. The most exciting among them is likely Continuity, which adds fantastic new capabilities to iOS for Mac users.
With Continuity, iOS devices and Mac computers are more closely integrated than ever before. For example, the new Handoff feature Apple is enabling allows users to quickly and easily move documents, files and even web pages back and forth between devices. For example, a document being edited on an iPad can quickly be moved to a Mac once a user arrives at his or her office.
Phone calls can also be made or answered on a connected computer, and text messages can be sent and received.
That’s not the end of the new features coming in iOS 8.1, however. One of the updates could also be specific for the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro that will reportedly arrive next year, a fork that could bring some additional features to the bigger tablet such as iPad split-screen mode.
While it may look just like Apple’s previous mobile software version, iOS 8.1 is a huge deal, mainly because it will finally bring Apple Pay to iPhones and iPads.
Apple announced that it is already working with more than 500 partners on its mobile payment solution, and down the road it could clearly be a huge boost for Apple’s bottom line and an added convenience for Apple’s customers. However, Apple Pay isn’t the only new addition in iOS 8.1.
Beyond Apple Pay, there are some great new features coming to iPhones and iPads anytime now, when Apple announced it will release iOS 8.1 to the public. The most exciting among them is likely Continuity, which adds fantastic new capabilities to iOS for Mac users.
With Continuity, iOS devices and Mac computers are more closely integrated than ever before. For example, the new Handoff feature Apple is enabling allows users to quickly and easily move documents, files and even web pages back and forth between devices. For example, a document being edited on an iPad can quickly be moved to a Mac once a user arrives at his or her office.
Phone calls can also be made or answered on a connected computer, and text messages can be sent and received.
That’s not the end of the new features coming in iOS 8.1, however. One of the updates could also be specific for the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro that will reportedly arrive next year, a fork that could bring some additional features to the bigger tablet such as iPad split-screen mode.
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