iOS 6 launches tomorrow

iOS 6 launches tomorrow, if you forgotten what the features are that are coming, let's recap:

Let’s start with Siri, the feature that revolutionized voice-controlled assistants when it launched on the iPhone 4S last year. It’s received a lot of criticism since then, but in iOS 6, Siri is much-improved.

Now on iPad & iPod touch
For a start, it’s not exclusive to the iPhone 4S anymore; you’ll also find Siri on the new iPad, and on the fifth-generation iPod touch.

International local search
Until now, searching Siri for local business or nearby points of interest was exclusive to user in the United States, but now anymore. Local search is now available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It’s also coming to Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in October.

Sports scores, restaurant reservations, movie showtimes, and more
In iOS 6, Siri is more intelligent than ever before. You can now use it to quickly find sports scores for your favorite team, and their league standings; to find nearby restaurants and make reservations; to find movie showtimes and see the latest movie reviews; and to launch the apps installed on your iOS device. You can also ask Siri to make posts on Twitter and Facebook — no fingers required.

MAPS

Google Maps is gone in iOS 6, which means no more Street View. But it makes way for Apple’s awesome new Maps app, arguably one of the biggest and best features of iOS 6.

Flyover
Forget satellite view and 2D imagery, Flyover is where it’s at. As its name suggests, Flyover allows you to fly over some of the world’s biggest cities, with interactive 3D views that let you zoom, pan, tilt, and rotate around skyscrapers, landmarks, and more. Apple’s highly-detailed imagery is like nothing you’ve ever seen before, and it’ll blow you away.

Turn-by-Turn navigation
Yes, I hear you — it’s about time! Android has it, Windows Phone has it, even BlackBerry has it. Now iOS has it, too: turn-by-turn navigation. Stick your TomTom on eBay and trust Apple’s new Maps app to get you where you want to go, with spoken directions, a 3D view, and real-time traffic integration.
And like everything Apple builds, the turn-by-turn feature looks great. It sports beautiful maps; large, shiny road signs and arrows superimposed over the images that show you which way to go and how long it’s going to take to get there; and dynamic camera angles that turn as you do. Turn-by-turn navigation even works from the lock screen, and provides roadwork alerts so that you can avoid the jams.

PASSBOOK

Like Maps, Passbook is brand new in iOS 6, and it’s the closest you’ll get to an iPhone wallet for the foreseeable future. Boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, store cards and more can be turned into digital cards that all live inside your Passbook app.
Each one is intelligent, too; for example, your Starbucks card will tell you your remaining balance, while retail coupons and boarding passes will automatically pop up on the lock screen when you arrive at certain stores or at the airport — so you don’t even need to open Passbook to use them. And the best bit: they can be updated over-the-air, so if your gate changes after you’ve checked in for your flight, Passbook will let you know.

APP STORE

New look
In iOS 6, the App Store has been given an entirely new look. Gone is the traditional blue theme so familiar to Apple’s built-in apps, and in comes a new dark look that’s been completely overhauled from the ground up. It sports fancy rotating banners for features apps, the ability to see what’s new in each update without leaving the update tab. When you download an app, you will no longer be pulled out of the App Store and taken to your home screen (yay!), but you will get a handy status bar that shows the progress of your download.

No passwords for updates
You no longer need to enter your iTunes password just to download updates to your existing apps. I’ve never understood why this was a requirement, but thankfully it’s done in iOS 6.

New search
As you’d expect, the App Store’s search section has been given the same new look the rest of the store has, but it also gets an entirely new way to search apps. Rather than being presented with a simple list of apps when you perform a search, the App Store will show you all of your results in miniature previews that include a screenshot of the app. All you have to do is flick through them to find the app you’re looking for. If you used the Chomp service before it was acquired by Apple, this design will already be familiar to you.

PHONE

The Phone app has remained relatively unchanged since its debut on the original iPhone back in 2007. It’s had a new icon since then, and a few smaller features, but that’s pretty much it. In iOS 6, there are a number of new features you’ll love.

Reply with message
Can’t take a call right away, but don’t want to just ignore it? Well, in iOS 6, you can decline a call but send a message to your caller to explain why you couldn’t take it. Simply swipe up from the bottom of the display during an incoming call, then select ‘Reply with Message’. There are three default messages you can send instantly, or you can write your own.

Reminders
The problem I have when I can’t take calls is that I decline them, but then forget I ever received them. In iOS 6, you can ask your iPhone to remind you of a call later on, so that you can return it at a more appropriate time. What’s more, the reminders can be location-based, so you can ask to receive them when you leave work, or when you get home.



FaceTime over cellular
In iOS 6, FaceTime no longer requires a Wi-Fi connection. Finally! You can now make FaceTime calls to friends and family over 3G and 4G data connections, though you will need to ensure your carrier supports this feature, and you’ll need to be aware that some (such as AT&T) are charging extra for it.

 

Facebook Integration

Like Twitter, Facebook is now integrated into iOS, meaning you can post to your favorite social network from all sorts of places. You can post messages using the post button within Notification Center, you can upload photos directly from within your Camera Roll, you can post webpages and links from within Safari, you can post your favorite apps from the App Store, you can post your location from Maps, and lots more.



Clock comes to iPad
iOS’s built-in Clock app is now available on the iPad, only it’s much bigger (obviously), and much more beautiful. Like the iPhone’s clock app, it allows you to set alarms and timers, and set up different clocks for different cities around the world.

Retina shutdown spinner
This is a small one, but I’m sure you’ll appreciate it. The spinning wheel you see when you shutdown your iOS device is now optimized for the Retina display — two years after the Retina display made its debut with the iPhone 4S.

iTunes Match streaming
You can now stream iTunes Match music to your iOS device with the Music app — you’re no longer forced to download it.


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