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Wednesday
Sep062017

11 features coming to iOS 11 this fall

iOS 11 is the biggest update to Apple's mobile operating system, specially for iPads which will be getting improved multitasking functionality as well as powerful new features for productivity.

Below are 11 things you need to know about iOS 11: 

1. Customize Control Centre 

Go to Settings —> Control Center to customize your iPhone or iPad for your preferences. Remove, add or rearrange priority items like your calculator and alarm for easy access.

2. Multitasking 
Drag an app out of the dock and use Slide Over or Split View to accomplish two things at once — like scrolling through the News app, while also typing a note in Messages. 

3. Drag and Drop
With drag and drop on iPad, use the power of Multi-Touch to quickly and easily move text, images, and files between apps and select multiple items with just a few taps. Soon, you may notice many of your favorite apps add this capability too!

4. Files app
With the all-new Files app there’s one central location to browse, search, and organize files that are stored on your iPad, in iCloud Drive, and even on other cloud services. 

5. Document Scanner
Scan single or multiple-page documents with the new document scanner, which automatically finds the edges of your page from any angle and centers your document for the perfect crop. Add annotations to your document using Markup with Apple Pencil on iPad Pro, making it super easy to sign and return forms without having to print them out.

6. Instant Notes on iPad
Need to jot something down quickly? Simply tap Apple Pencil on iPad Pro and open Notes instantly from the Lock Screen. Use the search tool to easily navigate your handwritten text, when you need to find specific notes. 

7. Do Not Disturb while driving
Eliminate all distractions while driving by automatically blocking notifications with the Do Not Disturb while driving feature. 

8. Indoor Maps
Navigate your way through major malls and airports with ease using Apple Maps’ detailed indoor maps feature.

9. Siri 
Siri is the world’s most popular intelligent assistant, helping you get more done throughout your day. With iOS 11, Siri has a new, more natural voice, can translate US English into Mandarin, French, German, Italian or Spanish, and offers more proactive suggestions based on personal usage.

10. Redesigned App Store
The App Store is redesigned to make discovering apps and games easier than ever before. The Today tab offers in-depth features and interviews curated by the App Store’s global team of editors to share the stories behind the apps and games that change the way we live and the developers whose ideas push and shape the world as we know it.

11. Do more with Photos
Effects like Bounce, Loop and Long Exposure offer more options for editing Live Photos and capturing all of those special moments. Memories is enhanced with more memory types, better curation, and new portrait-oriented Memory Movies. People is easier to use, more accurate, and syncs across your devices via iCloud Photo Library.

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