Have you ever seen the operating system of the first iPhone?
The last video reviewed the features added in all the major updates from iPhone OS 1.0 to iOS 9. Among them, functions such as multi-touch, two-finger zoom, "App Store", "Find Phone", HTML5 streaming audio and video, "in-app purchase" and so on can be said to have guided the development of the entire smartphone.
Today we take a look at what new things from iOS 10 to the latest iOS 16 bring that you didn't expect. Among them, there are also many practical functions learned from "Android mobile phones", or that sentence, as long as it is a practical function, within a reasonable range, who copies who has what relationship, consumers benefit.
iOS 10
The operating system that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are equipped with by default.
The lock screen adds new 3D Touch interactions that expand the ability to process notifications quickly.
Control Center gives you more control by turning the page.
Notification Center can achieve "clear all notifications" through 3D Touch, and app icons can achieve more shortcut functions through 3D Touch.
Siri can control third-party programs, such as sending messages via Siri control WeChat.
The keyboard can provide more suggestions based on the current content of the screen.
Add a "Recommended for you" feature to photos to automatically organize related photos and generate videos.
HomeKit officially joined the system as the "Home" app.
Most importantly, the phone joins "Call Blocking and Identification", which can be achieved by installing third-party phone butler software. It is worth saying that the press conference also used "Tencent Mobile Butler" to demonstrate "incoming call identification".
In addition, iOS 10 also added a "VoIP API", that is, voice calls such as WeChat can be answered like a phone call.
iMessage can make the sent link more beautiful, can take a photo or video directly and send it, add a text-to-emoticon function, and more dialogue effects.
iOS 11
The operating system that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X carry by default.
iMessage adds a transfer function.
Siri added translation. For example, the scene was demonstrated, a foreigner said English Siri will be translated into Chinese and read aloud.
Shooting video has changed from the original H.264 encoding to a more efficient HEVC encoding. The photos were also changed from the original JPG format to HEIF format (extension HEIC).
The Control Center became a single-page display with the addition of a secondary menu similar to "3D Touch".
Photos taken by Live Photo can be edited to achieve more effects.
The App Store has been completely redesigned.
The system has added support for AR.
It is worth mentioning that Apple once again showed new features unique to China at the press conference.
iOS 12
The operating system that the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR are equipped with by default.
A "rangefinder" application has been added, and objects can be measured through AR technology.
AR technology has also been enhanced to display items on the product page directly on the desktop, and even to play through AR.
Photo search is enhanced to search by specific object category. For example: animals, cats, dogs, flowers, etc.
A new "Shortcut" program has been added, and some functions of third-party software can be activated through shortcut settings, and corresponding functions can be achieved through voice control.
Do Not Disturb mode adds more options for more flexible settings.
Apps like voice memos have been redesigned.
The "Screen Time" feature has been added, and the system automatically generates usage reports to let users know how to use the device. You can also directly manage the time of app use, such as setting a reminder when it arrives.
The "Memoji" feature has been newly added to replace the avatar with various images and maintain the original various expressions.
iOS 13
The operating system that the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max are equipped with by default.
iOS 13 claims that app launches will be 2 times faster and Face ID unlocked 30% faster. The space required for app downloads has been reduced by 50%, and the space required for app upgrades has been reduced by 60%.
The most important thing is that it brings a new "Dark Mode". More suitable for OLED screens and low-light environments.
In terms of security, you can choose to hide the mailbox when logging in with an Apple account, and the phone will generate a random email address for registration and login.
In addition, a cloud storage service for surveillance cameras has been added.
"Memotic emoticons" add some sticker effects.
Camera portrait shooting adds shooting modes such as studio lighting.
The Photos app has been upgraded and the photo arrangement order is now divided into four levels: year, month, day, and all photos, all of which are automatically organized according to this logic.
For the first time, iPhone supports editing videos in the Photos app for tone, lighting, duration, rotation, and cropping.
Siri voice is more natural.
For the first time in iOS 13, Apple Music supports scrolling instant lyrics. At the same time, the song playback details page has also been changed.
Starting with iOS 13, Apple has added support for PS4 and Xbox wireless gamepads to its devices, and you can play games directly with these two controllers.
iOS 14
The operating system that is implemented by default on the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPhone 12 mini.
Added the "App Library" function to automatically classify and search for the required apps. Thus avoiding overly cluttered desktop icons. Users can also hide redundant desktop pages and use the program all through the App Library.
In addition, most importantly, iOS 14 also added the "Desktop Widget" function, which can be added to the desktop like "Android System".
The phone starts to support "Floating Video Window" and can be dragged and hidden at will.
Siri no longer displays full screen, but instead displays results in the form of cards based on content.
Added "Translate" program. Multi-language and speech translations are possible.
The Maps app adds ride navigation and charging pile navigation, as well as the ability to avoid congestion.
In addition, a shared car key function has been added, which can be used for vehicles that support NFC car keys.
In addition, a function similar to "WeChat Mini Program" has been added, which can quickly use a Mini Program without a complete installation.
iOS 15
The operating system for iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, and iPhone 13 mini is installed by default.
iOS 15 added a new Focus Mode to make the phone more relevant to the use of time such as work and personal.
Lock screen notifications add a "Summary" feature that allows messages for a specific time period to be displayed as summaries.
Devices equipped with Apple's A12 sensor or updated chip support Live Text, which can recognize text taken by the camera or text in photos and convert it into editable text.
iOS 15 introduces "Simulcast Sharing," a feature that lets users listen to music, watch movies, share screens, and more with other users on FaceTime calls.
FaceTime adds portrait mode and sound noise reduction, and can let users of various mobile phones join FaceTime calls through sharing links, but this feature is not used in China.
One of the updates I think is the most important update is that Safari has added extensions that allow you to install extensions for various functions like a computer browser, such as the powerful Oil Monkey Script, which is now available on iPhones and iPads.
Global Search supports searching for photos.
iOS 16
Only a preview version is currently released, and the official version should be available in September 2022 with the new iPhone.
iOS 16 completely redesigned the lock screen. You can add widgets, change fonts, and colors.
There are even various special features of the lock screen that can be used, such as full-screen weather effects. Users can also set multiple lock screens at the same time with different "focus modes". So as to switch the lock screen and switch between different focus modes at the same time.
iMessage adds modification capabilities for sent messages, message revocation, and mark as unread.
An open system-level sharing API that eliminates the need to share online videos and other content through third-party communication software.
The "Simulcast Sharing" feature adds a button when making FaceTime calls to visualize which programs support this feature.
The voice dictation function is also independent of the keyboard, so that the voice and typing can be switched freely.
Live Text adds support for text recognition in video footage. For example, you can copy the program code directly from the video tutorial, and the "live text" can also be embedded into various third-party apps to achieve related functions.
The "iOS 16" gallery only needs to follow the main object in the film for a long time, you can extract the image of the object from the photo, and you can drag and drop it to other programs to call.
Apple Pay can be used for payments like we commonly used WeChat and Alipay, and now an "Apple Pay Later" service has been added, that is, the installment payment function. Up to 6 weeks of installments are supported. Of course, merchants must join this service to use.
In addition, iOS 16 also added "iCloud Shared Library", which supports up to 5 people to use an iCloud library at the same time, and photos can be added at any time.
A new "Security Check" feature has been added to help users quickly view and reset the permissions previously granted to others, and supports controlling the permissions set in the app. It can be understood as a management center with all permissions.
"Home App" adds a new smart home connectivity standard called "matter." This standard was also talked about at Google's "I/O Conference". In the future, as long as the smart hardware that supports the "matter" standard can be controlled on Apple and Android.
Through two episodes, we took everyone to watch everything from iPhone OS 1.0 to iOS 16. If it wasn't for this episode, I wouldn't have known that there were so many features on the original iPhone. I look forward to the next iOS system can bring us more surprises.
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