The Best Features Of Ios 6

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It has been over four months that the latest version of Apple’s operating system, iOS 6 has been released, but users are still not adept with the use of its features and functionalities. According to research reports, there is still a lot to explore in the iOS 6 platform, but this has not prevented it from becoming one of the highest used operating systems of recent times. Which features of iOS 6 attract the maximum number of users? Check out our list below:

Siri

* Getting public transit directions has not been easier – All the user needs to do is tell Siri, ‘get me to (a destination) via transit’ and Siri will immediately type the desired destination into your Apple device’s public transit applications. Just a tap on any of these apps will automatically route the user via public transit.

* Checking and purchasing movie tickets – Ask Siri about what is playing at a particular theater and the application will immediately provide a list of the showtimes of every movie playing at your chosen destination, along with a side tab that allows the user to purchase the tickets.

* Edit your fumbled ...
... speech – The iOS 6 only has artificial intelligence and therefore may not understand every accent easily. When the operating system does not get it right, you can edit the speech instead of having to speak again. Just tap on the translation button of Siri and type your speech to edit it. You can alternately use the microphone facility and use dictation for correcting transcriptions.

* Post instantly to your favorite social media site – Just dictate the following message to Siri: ‘post (your status update) to Twitter / Facebook’ and your account will show the words you had just spelt out. However, first check that the services of social media sites you wanted to use are set up in the settings of your Apple mobile device.

Privacy

* Issue restrictions on who will have access to your device – Sometimes, parents are often perturbed by the way their children constantly handle their mobile devices for accessing gaming apps. This can be prevented with the new feature of iOS 6 that helps users issue restrictions on device usage. For this, the user will have to access the ‘General Restrictions’ feature under settings, enable the restriction tab and set any restriction code other than the code used for your lock screen. Enabling the restrictions allows iOS 6 users to disable services of camera, safari, and iTunes. It also gives control of installing or deleting of apps in only the user’s hands.

* Limit tracking of ads – The Advertising Identifier feature of iOS 6 gives advertisers a non personal tool and thus a more controlled way of the methods used for tracking of apps in the Apple device. But the user can choose to limit access to this application and thus limit tracking of advertisements by going to the settings in the device and progressing towards ‘General’, ‘About’, ‘Advertising’, and finally ‘Limit Ad Tracking’ to disable the function.

It is on account of the superior quality Siri and privacy features that Apple’s iOS 6 has generated widespread attention and usage. This operating system also allows the user to control the memory space taken up by preinstalled apps and make free up cluttered space in iCloud.

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