Apple will likely introduce the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
Apple will reportedly focus on under-the-hood improvements, mainly for the sake of refining and polishing the current experience on its mobile devices.
According to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman, Apple is placing a big emphasis on bug fixes and performance enhancements to make everything run faster and more efficiently on iPhones and iPads. The company is also expected to release a public beta for the next version of iOS, which would let you test the software before it’s released, even if you’re not a developer.
Though we’d be happy with Apple fixing what it already has, we’re holding out hope for some important tweaks and additions.
1. A simpler, searchable Settings menu
The Settings app in iOS is huge, and it's not necessarily easy to find what you're looking for — some applications may spread their preferences across multiple folders within the Settings app, which can be confusing. Apple needs to bring its Spotlight Search functionality to Settings, which would make everything so much easier to find.
2. A more proactive Siri
Siri has a deep knowledge base, but it has no actual memory. It can't remember previous questions you've asked it, so it's basically a glorified question-and-answer application. But Siri was meant to be a virtual assistant, so Apple should let it: If Apple let Siri interact with other apps or remember your personal preferences like Google Now, it could scan your data to proactively tell you to bring a coat before leaving for work in the morning, or let you know about an unforeseen scheduling conflict.
3. Let third-party developers play with Siri
Apple has begun experimenting integrating Siri into third-party services — in iOS 8, Siri can identify what song's playing thanks to Shazam, and it offers you options to play the radio through Spotify, in addition to iTunes. Apple needs to keep opening up Siri so it can actually carry out tasks that Apple can't manage directly.
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