Within a few weeks, Apple will introduce a new mobile platform iOS 11. While the company has not officially confirmed the upcoming announcement, but based on the annual cycle, the presentation of the OS will take place in June. In this article we have collected five things that you need to know about the upcoming update of the "most perfect mobile operating system in the world".
Date of announcement iOS 11 Over the past few years, Apple has announced new versions of iOS in the summer at the World Conference for Developers (WWDC). The company has already sent out invitations to WWDC 2017 and confirmed the date of the presentation.
The event will be held from 5 to 9 June in San Jose, near the Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino. If you are waiting for iOS 11, then you should note on June 5 in the calendar, as it is on this day that Apple will announce the announcement of new products.
See the presentation of Apple's new products online can be on the official website of Apple, as well as in the mobile application WWDC.
IOS 11 beta As a rule, the preliminary version of the OS comes out immediately after the announcement at WWDC. Thus, developers will be able to familiarize themselves with iOS 11 on the evening of June 5.
It is expected that the OS will be available for both developers and participants of the open testing program. Traditionally, at first there will be a preliminary assembly for developers, and in a few weeks - a version for ordinary users.
Public beta can be installed by everyone, but for developer version you need a developer account.
Release date for iOS 11 The release date for the final version of iOS 11 is not yet defined. And it is unlikely that Apple will name it during the WWDC. But with a high probability OS will be available for download in mid-September, along with a new generation of iPhone.
So, let's sum up:.
-Announce iOS 11 will be held on June 5 at WWDC 2017.
-iOS 11 beta will be available for download in June.
-Reliz iOS 11 will be held in the fall with the iPhone 8.
Will I be able to install iOS 11?.
Apple did not make any official statements, but it's easy to guess which devices will receive updates this year. Of course, the owners of the iPhone and iPad of the latest generation will be able to update. Users of the iPhone 7, iPad Pro and iPad mini 4 have nothing to worry about a few more years.
However, there are controversial devices. For example, iPhone 5. According to rumors, Apple intends to stop supporting 32-bit devices, so iPhone 5, like the iPhone 5C, and iPad 4 will be left without iOS 11.
The first hints that 32-bit gadgets are dead, appeared in iOS 10. Clips, the new Apple video editing program, is not available on the iPhone 5 and other devices with 32-bit processors.
Newer smartphones and tablets, in particular, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, should get an update.
What's new in iOS 11 Information about the features of iOS 11 is quite contradictory. According to Business Insider, Apple plans to add augmented reality support to the standard camera application. The company has long been interested in this technology, but it is unclear when we will see integration with the OS.
Users iPhone and iPad in iOS 11 waiting for a full dark mode of the interface. Some elements of the dark theme of the design were noticed even in the beta version of iOS 10, but before the release it never reached. There is a possibility that Apple will add it to iOS 11.
Significant changes await the iPad. According to rumors, the company is working on enhanced support for the digital pen of Apple Pencil. According to sources, Apple is considering adding annotation functionality to many regular applications, including Mail, Safari and iMessage. Apple Music is waiting for a large-scale redesign and a new tab with video.
Apple will pay special attention to the autonomy of the iPhone and iPad. For the first time, the power-saving mode appeared in iOS 9: the developers took care of the battery consumption of gadgets by disabling the most "expensive" processes, such as visual effects and background updates. If now it turns on the iPhone and iPad manually, then in iOS 11 the technology will work in automatic mode.
Another important innovation in iOS 11 concerns audio calls.
One of the sources close to Apple claims that the new OS will support group calls FaceTime. This feature will allow users to start a group call from a chat in iMessage. The maximum number of interlocutors will be 5 people.
If the iPhone owner with iOS 11 calls the iPhone user, the call will automatically go through FaceTime. This option is likely to displease the mobile operators, as it will deprive the audience of smartphone owners Apple per minute billing.