![]() ![]() Read Macworld’s very thorough article on how to install iOS 6 and you’ll have all you need to know. Either way, be sure you’re backed up first. You can get it through the air and you can get it via USB cable. Updated apps don’t get this treatment but I think they should. And, new apps have a little blue “New” sash across them, Miss America-style, making them easier to find on your Home screens. Instead, you stay right there in the App Store, so you can immediately download something else. The App Store app doesn’t quit when you download something.You can also set it to ring if a person really, really wants to get through (two phone calls within 3 minutes from the same number). It’s customizable, so you can let your favorites (in the Phone app) get through while blocking everybody else. iOS 6 now has a “Do Not Disturb” feature that lets you specify “Quiet Hours” when you don’t want to be bothered by phone calls, texts, and other notifications.And the satellite views in Ireland are blocked by clouds. On the other hand, I’ve read that the new Maps has less information in it than the Google Maps app did, and that some of what is in the new Maps app is not so accurate. The new Maps app does a better job of displaying traffic information than the old Maps app did, and it gives turn-by-turn directions (out loud). It’s a lot like the Mail program on the Mac. Also, you can now do fancy HTML signatures as well as plain text ones, and you can have a different signature for each account (or the same one for all). This new way is more natural (as if sending images and text around the world by tapping on glass is “natural” in any way). Previously, you had to go to Photos first, then share the photo via email. Also, you can now be in Mail and add a photo as an attachment. Pulling down on the list is easier (bigger target). Used to be you had to tap the curvy arrow at the bottom. The Mail app checks for messages automatically, as before, but now will also check when you pull down on the list of messages.It’s a great way to tell people “I know you called and I’ll be calling you back as soon as I’m able.” In iOS 6, when the phone rings you get a new option, right next to the answer and decline buttons, and it lets you tap a button to send a quick text message to the sender, with “Can’t talk right now” and then your custom one-touch message (“In a meeting,” “I’ll call you shortly,” “I have to go in for an emergency appendectomy but I’ll call you right after that”). With previous iOS versions, when the phone rang all you could do was answer it, decline it, or let it ring until it went to voice mail.You can say “Launch the calendar” and Siri does it for you. I asked Siri “Who did UCLA play last week?” and she gave me this answer: I asked her “Who’s playing on Monday Night Football?” and here’s what she told me: In particular, she knows a lot about sports. They upgraded “ Cards ” to a universal app, meaning it now runs natively on the iPad as well as on the iPhone.It’s a lot like the one on the iPhone: world clock, alarms, stopwatch, timer. Here are a few features that I noticed right away: Here’s what Apple says:Īpple claims 200 new features in iOS 6, but I stopped counting. But you don’t have to buy an iPhone 5 to enjoy iOS 6, because it will run just fine on a variety of new-ish Apple i-devices. IOS 6 is the software that comes on the soon-to-be-available iPhone 5. (Click here for an excellent and exhaustive Macworld article on how to back up your device and then how to install the updates.) The short story: back up your devices, then go ahead with the updates. ![]() Who says there’s nothing new under the sun? ![]()
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