WWDC 2016 will start on June 13 at 20:30, and on iDevice.ro I'm waiting for you starting at 19:30, so today we talk about 10 iOS 10 news which are to be announced then, they being discussed in various rumors that appeared in the last weeks on the Internet from sources close to the Apple company.
Introducing iOS 10 will be broadcast live by the Apple company, so then we will see these 10 iOS 10 news, or maybe even more, those from Cupertino having a lot of interesting changes prepared for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch owners around the world.
Without prolonging the discussion too much, here are the ones 10 iOS 10 news.
Transfer money via iMessage
Brought into discussion since last week, the system that will allow the transfer of money via iMessage in iOS 10 is a major change prepared by the Apple company, it being directly linked to Apple Pay and the credit cards registered by users in it.
Facebook, Paypal and other US services have already implemented such systems for direct money transfer through their own applications, but Apple will integrate its system into iMessage, which will be offered natively and will work much simpler for those who have Apple Pay active.
As expected, money transfers via iMessage will only be possible in the US, or only in countries that have already launched Apple Pay.
Siri - support for applications and not only that
A few weeks ago we were told that Apple will release a new SDK that will allow developers to implement support for Siri in third-party applications, so that users will be able to invoke the personal assistant for a variety of tasks that were not possible until now.
More precisely, taxi applications could allow us to call a taxi through Siri, other applications could allow us to order food through Siri, or make restaurant reservations, all using voice commands, without touching in any way application to perform a function.
Separately, Siri would benefit from improvements to the algorithm that allows the recognition of user commands and could benefit from a series of new functions in iOS 10.
3D Touch with new functions
3D Touch in iOS 10 should benefit from new shortcuts for some applications, the App Store will have some that allow easier application recommendations, but the system could be expanded to offer more functionality in other native applications as well.
Moreover, Apple could implement new ways of using 3D Touch in the entire operating system, so that we could use strong or light presses to interact with new applications, or control various other functions of our own IDevices.
Night mode, dark mode
Presented in a recent concept, a night mode, or dark mode, could find a "home" in iOS 10, those from Apple having a change of this kind in development, it fits perfectly with Night Shift which we have available since the release of iOS 9.3.
Using a theme specially designed for the night, users could benefit from an even better experience of using iDevices in very low light conditions, its combination with Night Shfit affecting the eyes much less in the absence of intense colors.
The new night mode could be automatically activated by iOS along with Night Shift, or it could be activated with a separate function.
Hiding native applications
A few months ago Tim Cook promised that Apple will implement in iOS a function that will allow us to hide native applications, and in iOS 10 we could benefit from this functionality without using various tricks available with or without jailbreak.
Inside the source code of iOS, clues have been discovered that make it clear that Apple will indeed implement a system for hiding native applications, and iOS 10 could bring it to us officially because Apple must also announce important changes for users his.
App Store
Last night Apple announced major changes for the App Store, the American company going to integrate ads in the results for searches made in the store by users in order to discover applications, developers being able to buy space to promote applications.
Separately, Apple will give developers a larger share of the revenue generated by the sale of subscriptions through applications, they will receive 85% of the amount recorded at the sale, instead of 70% currently, if the subscriptions have a longer validity period for 1 year.
Moreover, the App Store will begin to hide from the free/paid application charts the applications already downloaded by users, the change being intended to facilitate the discovery of new applications that would not normally be easily visible.
Apple Music
Apple Music will receive special attention in iOS 10, as the Apple company has prepared very important changes for the Music application, through which we can use the audio streaming service directly from the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
In iOS 10, the Music application will have a new interface, redesigned to highlight the new music available from our favorite artists, the interface for listening to music will be dominated by black and white colors, while the Connect system will be hidden in the New section.
Moreover, Apple will automatically display lyrics for the songs we listen to, so that we will be able to sing more easily in tune with the song played by the terminals, all these changes aiming to make Apple Music more attractive.
Emoji
Whether you like them or not, whether you use them or not, iOS 10 will have new emoji characters, those from Apple are going to integrate a new series of characters that the Unicode Consortium has prepared especially for users from the whole world since a few weeks ago.
The new emoji characters of iOS 10 were officially presented this week by the Unicode Consortium, and Apple will most likely implement them in the next version of the operating system, even if not from the first beta version.
HomeKit
2 years after the official launch, HomeKit will have a native application in iOS 10 that will allow you to control the gadgets that have integrated the Cupertino platform, the application will be universal to be compatible with as many HomeKit accessories as possible.
Apple had great problems promoting this system among developers and had problems finalizing the standard to be implemented in as many accessories as possible, but in iOS 10 it will finally offer a dedicated application and, probably, better support for partners .
Apple Pay
Finally, Apple is going to announce the expansion of the availability of Apple Pay in several regions on the planet, Switzerland being one of the countries that will have the service active starting from Monday, June 13, there at least one bank will offer its support for he.
There is a possibility that Apple Pay will be officially launched in France, Germany, Spain, or other European countries during this summer, Apple working hard with a variety of partners to be able to offer this mobile payment system for all iDevice owners -hate.
Before concluding, I will tell you that iOS 10 will definitely bring improvements to the general performance of the operating system and stability, in total Apple will offer more than 100 big and small novelties for the users of its products.
