Apple announces iOS 8 coming this fall

Here is a good news for all iPhone lovers. Apple is releasing its new version of mobile operating system with all new features in the later 2014.

Apple has unveiled iOS 8 at its World Wide Developers Conference held on June 2, 2014. At the same time Apple also announced iOS 8 beta version for developers only. Rest of all have to wait till the public release expected this fall. Unfortunately, iPhone 4 owners might find themselves disappointed because iOS 8 will not support iPhone 4 and older models.

iOS 8 introduces a wide range of new features. Lets have a look on some key features of the platform.

CONTINUITY

Apple introduced several new continuity features that are designed to connect the iPhone, iPad, and Mac "like never before."

AirDrop, Apple's peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, now works between iOS and Mac devices. Handoff, a newly introduced feature, works on the same sharing principles and lets users start a task on one device and instantly pick it up on another.

NOTIFICATION CENTER

There are new interactive notifications, allowing users to quickly reply to texts, emails, and more, right within the notification banner. Apps can install widgets in the Notification Center in iOS 8, expanding its capabilities.

MAIL

iOS 8 comes up with new time saving features in mail. From your inbox, swipe to mark an email as read or flag it for follow-up. You can also easily jump between a draft email and an email in your inbox to gather the information you need to compose your message. And now when Mail recognizes a reservation, flight confirmation or phone number in an email, a notification appears.

MESSAGES

The Messages app has new options that let users manage (and leave) group conversations. The app also supports quick voice messages and videos.

PHOTOS

The Photos app has been redesigned to add a new iCloud Photo Library, a part of iCloud drive. Every photo and video captured is uploaded to iCloud, allowing users to access and download their photo libraries from any device. Photos has also gained new editing tools .

CAMERA

iOS 8 brings with it a new Time Lapse feature that will allow users to capture scenes over a given period of time – say, the passing of the stars over your home.

QUICKTYPE & OTHER KEYBOARD OPTIONS

Described as Apple's "smartest keyboard ever," QuickType is designed to offer word suggestions while typing. Typing within Messages and other apps is also much easier, thanks to a new predictive keyboard. Third-party keyboards can also be installed.

iCLOUD DRIVE

iCloud Drive lets users store presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, or any other kind of document within iCloud, making them accessible on any Mac or iOS device. It functions similarly to Dropbox.

FAMILY SHARING

A major new feature  lets families of up to six people with iTunes accounts that use the same credit card share content like apps, iBooks, movies, and music.

HEALTH

OS 8 includes a new Health app, which is designed to aggregate data collected from various health and fitness apps.

SIRI

Siri can now be activated with the voice command "Hey Siri" and the voice assistant also features integration with Shazam, identifying songs upon request. It also supports streaming voice recognition, is able to purchase iTunes content, and features 22 new dictation languages.

SPOTLIGHT

A universal search function similar to Google Now that  incorporates more search options than ever before.

Concluding with the idea that iOS 8 is looking pretty eye-catchy with tons of new features added to the platform. I am looking forward to it and waiting for the release. Excited!