The Apple iOS 9 update for its mobile operating system is in
news for sluggish performance on older devices. However, there is no denying
the fact that the Apple iOS 9 and the recently released iOS 9.2 is full of
enhancements and introduces multitasking in the Apple ecosystem. The
back-to-back frequent updates of iOS 9within are
While the latest iteration of iOS 9.2 does indeed deliver
better performance on compatible devices, there are some grey areas with older
devices that need appropriate solution by the Cupertino giant. According to
reports the sluggishness in iOS 9 are mostly seen in older devices and
according to customers, their older iPhone running the latest iOS 9 are found
to be running slower and crashing following the update.
The slick new improvements that the Apple brings with the
iOS 9.2 update offers breakthrough features along with enhanced performance,
battery life and security to make iOS apps more essential and your Apple devices like iPads, iPod touch andiPhones even more productive. So what does the Apple iOS 9.2 update really
offer you and how it is the start of a new chapter in next generation of iOS.
We list down the top 7 iOS 9.2 features and how it has made Apple OS more
enterprise friendly and an opportunity to offer an incredible experience through
iOS app development for their customers.
More Enterprise
friendly: The latest iOS 9.2 updates improves stability of Safari to offer
more immersive experience. The Safari View controller now supports third party
extensions which will further boost the browsing experience. This feature will
also encourage developers to create more seamless app functionality and newer
iPad apps. The iOS 9.2 feature also
introduces Edge Swipe to Safari browser.
Enhanced 3D Touch: Apple takes the 3D
Touch on iPhone 6S a notch higher. Now with iOS 9.2 even iBook
now support 3 D Touch to peek and pop pages from the table of content, notes and bookmarks. While earlier 3D touch
was not very smooth and fluid in spite of the iOS 9.1 update, the new update
very well solves the glitch and expands the feature to include iBook. Further
the iBook also support listening to an audiobook while the user browse the
library, explore the iBook store or read another books.
Sire Goes Arabic: Apple
iOS 9.2 features include Siri support for Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arabic
Emirates). Thus, the virtual assistant with a voice controlled natural language
interface offers a big boost to
Apple Music: The
iOS 9.2 update offers many new features and improvements in Apple Music. It now
offers more seamless integration with iCloud music library and customization
functions for playlists. This new update fixes a lot many issues that emerged
with the iOS 9 and iOS 9.1 update. The small incremental fixes in Apple Music
really enhance the functionality of Apple Music and make it more productive.
Mail Drop in Mail
Application: One major features of iOS 9.2 is the support for mail drop in
the mail application. This breakthrough features enables you to send large file
attachments over iCloud, therefore now newer Apple devices. Further the update
also solves the bug that caused attachments to overlap in mails
New Top Stories
section in Apple News: The News section gets a new ‘Top Stories’ section so
you can stay up-to-date with the most
important news of the day. However, this feature is presently only
available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Apple has reportedly
integrated Apple News with ComScore to track the audience and traffic numbers
for advertisers.
Call on all Apple
Device: Apple users on AT&T can rejoice because now Apple adds support
for AT&T’s number sync Wi-Fi calling feature to accept calls on any Apple
device.
Conclusion: Thus
while the iOS 9.2 update is incremental in nature, in essence it offers
essential bug fixes that enhance the Apple experience and make it more
productive. While it remains to be seen what happens to the class action
lawsuit against Apple over iOS 9’s performance on older iPhones, the new iOS
9.2 updates surely enhances the Apple experience. So what is your most
interesting feature of Apple iOS 9.2 update? Do let us know.
