WEBVTT - New Features Coming to iOS 12

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<v Speaker 1>The new features coming to the iPhone in iOS twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Rich Damiro. This is rich on Tech Daily, coming

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<v Speaker 1>to you today from San Jose, where Apple is holding

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<v Speaker 1>its Worldwide Developers Conference this week, and after the company's

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<v Speaker 1>keynote to kick things off, we have a better idea

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<v Speaker 1>of the software features coming soon to all Apple products.

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<v Speaker 1>But in this podcast, I'm gonna concentrate on iOS twelve. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>While everyone predicted iOS twelve would be a snoozer, it

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<v Speaker 1>actually has some pretty meaningful updates for starters. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>run on all devices that run iOS eleven. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you have a device that's running iOS eleven right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be good to go for iOS twelve. But

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<v Speaker 1>before you think this is going to ruin your device

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<v Speaker 1>by slowing it down, Apple says they actually went to

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<v Speaker 1>great lengths to optimize iOS twelve for even the oldest devices.

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<v Speaker 1>They say that the apps, the camera, and even the

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<v Speaker 1>keyboard will all launch faster, and the battery life is

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<v Speaker 1>supposedly better. That's a welcome change and something that might

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<v Speaker 1>allow a lot of folks to squeeze in another six

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<v Speaker 1>months or even a year out of their older devices.

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<v Speaker 1>There are lots of little improvements as usual, but the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest new feature might be something called screen time. We

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<v Speaker 1>hear a lot of talk about managing our digital wellness,

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<v Speaker 1>our digital wellbeing. This is a new feature that lets

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<v Speaker 1>you manage your notifications and the time that you spend

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<v Speaker 1>inside your apps. You're gonna get a dashboard that lets

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<v Speaker 1>you see how much time you spend in each app,

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<v Speaker 1>Plus you can set time limits for yourself. You'll also

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<v Speaker 1>get insights like trends like how long did you spend

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<v Speaker 1>on the apps this week versus last week. When it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to time limits, the example that Apple showed was Instagram,

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<v Speaker 1>something we can all identify with. Right when time is up,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a little warning that your allotted time limit

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<v Speaker 1>has been reached. It's a time limit that you set,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course there is a way to get an exemption.

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<v Speaker 1>The neat thing about all of this is that we

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<v Speaker 1>can use it as adults, but parents can set and

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<v Speaker 1>manage time limits from their devices to manage what their

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<v Speaker 1>kids are doing on theirs. I will definitely be setting

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<v Speaker 1>a Netflix time limit to a certain number of hours

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<v Speaker 1>each week on my kids iPads as soon as we

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<v Speaker 1>get this feature. You can also make it so that

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<v Speaker 1>when you sneak a peek at your iPhone lock screen

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the night. Yep, we've all done

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<v Speaker 1>that when you're supposed to be sleeping. It doesn't show

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<v Speaker 1>you any notifications. You're not tempted to take a dive

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<v Speaker 1>in at three am. Another useful new feature is FaceTime

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<v Speaker 1>group video chat. You can now have up to get

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<v Speaker 1>this thirty two people on screen in the same conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>The person talking is automatically highlighted with a bigger on

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<v Speaker 1>screen box. Now we're gonna have to see how this

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<v Speaker 1>works in the real world when everyone's talking at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. But this new feature, along with the screen time,

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<v Speaker 1>got the biggest response when I posted them to Twitter. Personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is going to be great for group

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<v Speaker 1>family video chats. A potentially big new feature for the

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<v Speaker 1>power user is something called Serie shortcuts. Think of these

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<v Speaker 1>as customizable routines that you activate with a Serie phrase

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<v Speaker 1>that you actually choose. For instance, if the same cup

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<v Speaker 1>of coffee via mobile app every day and then drive

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<v Speaker 1>to work and listen to a podcast, you can set

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<v Speaker 1>a phrase like Siri, I'm leaving for work, and she

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<v Speaker 1>will place the mobile order start up your maps, navigation,

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<v Speaker 1>and tune into the podcast you want. You set this

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<v Speaker 1>all up yourself using what looks like kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>workflow app. It's something that Android has had for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, using apps like Tasker, but it's always been

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<v Speaker 1>kind of complicated on that platform. I think it's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>that Apple is letting people do this. It seems like

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<v Speaker 1>a good thing because Siri gets much more functional without

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of complex programming on Apple's end. The apps

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<v Speaker 1>sort of build in the functionality and then users just

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<v Speaker 1>string them together. There are also lots of little things

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<v Speaker 1>like four new animojis, Ghost, Koala, Tiger, and t Rex.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus you can now build your own memoji. This is

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<v Speaker 1>an animoji that you customize to look like you. All

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<v Speaker 1>the animojis are more responsive, so they track your facial

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<v Speaker 1>movements more, especially your eyebrows and your tongue movements, so

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<v Speaker 1>now you can stick your tongue out and the animoji

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<v Speaker 1>will do the same. The Voice Memos app is also

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<v Speaker 1>getting a full refresh, and it's now on the iPad

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time and connected to iclouds. Your voice

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<v Speaker 1>recordings easily sync between devices. That's handy for podcasting, voice notes,

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<v Speaker 1>and more, and my personal favorite car play is getting

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<v Speaker 1>support for third party navigation apps, including Google Maps and Ways.

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<v Speaker 1>I never thought i'd see that happen. I cannot wait

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<v Speaker 1>for that one now. If you follow me at all

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<v Speaker 1>on social media, you know I am in the process

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<v Speaker 1>of getting ready to launch my ebook with lots of

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<v Speaker 1>fun tips and tricks for the iPhone. I was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of relieved to be sitting in the audience today to

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<v Speaker 1>realize that most of what I talk about in my

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<v Speaker 1>book still holds true, so I don't have to do

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<v Speaker 1>too many revisions for iOS twelve. But be on the

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<v Speaker 1>lookout for that ebook soon. Thanks so much for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see more of my WWDC coverage on Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>and Instagram stories and Facebook Live. You can find a

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<v Speaker 1>link to all my social media accounts on the show notes,

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<v Speaker 1>or go to richontech dot tv. I'm Rich Damiro I'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you real soon.