iOS 9.3 brings Night Shift, updates for the Notes, Health or News applications, but also a welcome change for the CarPlay system, the Apple company preparing a very big update for this version of its operating system.
Let's start with Night Shift, which is essentially a kind of Night Mode, i.e. a module for use at night, the Apple company stating that iOS 9.3 it uses the local time in our area and the GPS location to change the brightness of the screen after sunset.
The Apple company says that the system Night Shift automatically changes the colors of the screen to make them warmer, reducing the negative effect on the eyes and helping us relax to have a much more peaceful sleep, everything returning to normal in the morning.
Many studies have shown that exposure to bright blue light in the evening can affect your circadian rhythms and make it harder to fall asleep. Night Shift uses your iOS device's clock and geolocation to determine when it's sunset in your location. Then it automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum, making it easier on your eyes. In the morning, it returns the display to its regular settings. Pleasant dreams.
For the Notes application, Apple offers us the possibility to secure our notes using Touch ID, so that no one will be able to see the notes saved in the terminals unless we give them access by scanning the fingerprint.
Notes is one of those apps you use all the time for all kinds of things. Now you can secure the notes that contain your most personal data — such as financial details, medical info, or website logins — with a password or fingerprint. You can also sort notes by date created, date modified, or alphabetically.
For the News application, Apple brings new options for customizing the title that offer new possibilities to discover the existing publications in the system, this of course where the application is available.
The articles in For You are now better tailored to your particular interests. And to help you discover new Favorites, For You suggests trending topics and Editors' Picks. When a story contains video, you can play it right from your feed. On your iPhone, you can view everything in landscape. And when you check for updates, the latest stories appear much faster — so you can catch up on the day's events quickly and easily.
For the Health application, there is an improved system that allows the retrieval of data from third-party applications, the Apple company also improving the interface that displays certain existing data in the title, more data being taken including from the Apple Watch.
It's simpler than ever to find third-party apps to track your health and wellness. Categories such as Weight, Workouts, and Sleep have a new slider menu that reveals great apps you can easily add to your Health dashboard. The Health app also now displays your move, exercise, and standing data, as well as your goals, from Apple Watch. So you can see all your health metrics in one place and easily share your data with third-party apps.
Finally we come to the CarPlay system, the Apple company now allowing access to the New and For You menus of Apple Music directly from the car console to listen to music quickly, on the map side being offered the function to more easily discover the locations around us.
With iOS 9.3, CarPlay adds even more useful features. New and For You from Apple Music — with songs, artists, and albums handpicked by experts, plus selections based on your preferences — are right at hand on your screen. And the Nearby feature in Maps lets you find gas, parking, restaurants, coffee, and more with a tap. So you'll know the best places to stop, whether you're on your daily commute or an epic road trip.
All these new features of iOS 9.3 join the ones we talked about here.
