![]() It’s sprightly throughout, not just with a few select actions – the new animation for opening a folder, for example, is as silky smooth as the swipe between the two Control Centre panels. But we have been running the iOS 10 beta on an iPhone 6s Plus for a few months now.Īnd while the early betas were decidedly sluggish on our Plus, the final release is easily as fast as iOS 9. Admittedly, we haven’t tried iOS 10 on something as old as a 5 or 5c. We reckon that a four-year commitment is more than reasonable, especially since most people now switch handsets with their contracts every 12 to 24 months. If you’re still walking the streets with an iPhone 4, you’re out of luck – the oldest iPhone supported by iOS 10 is a 5, whilst the oldest iPad is a 4th Gen (both devices were announced in September 2012). In the case of Apple, the answer’s more straightforward: four years. If you check the major Android handset makers’ support pages today, you’ll find few commitments to update hardware older than a year or two to 7.0 Nougat. Back in January, Google announced that there would be no new security patches for versions of Android prior to 4.3 (released mid-2012). ![]() If you’re an Android user, the answer seems to be between two and four years. How long should you expect your mobile OS to support your hardware? tvOS, however, still says “coming soon.Will an older iPhone or iPad handle iOS 10? While not announced today on stage, macOS Sierra will be released on September 20th, according to its website. It will include a number of health-related improvements, too, as well as an SOS feature for help in emergency situations, improvements for developers like background apps that can preload data, new watch faces, and more. Detailed also at WWDC, watchOS 3 will offer a dramatic performance boost over the prior software, addressing users’ complaints about laggy apps. In addition, the previously announced watchOS 3 will also be rolling out at the same time as iOS 10. Though the details about iOS 10 were announced earlier this year at WWDC, Apple CEO Tim Cook took some time this morning to mention some highlights of the new OS, including also the new “lift to wake” feature, a more intelligent QuickType keyboard, a redesigned version of Apple Maps that supports apps, and the new Home app which works with nearly every major manufacturer’s home automation product, ranging from garage doors to security. While assistants like Siri and Google Now have popularized this activity on smartphones, Amazon’s Alexa has made a big push into consumers’ lives by way of the living room, and already supports talking to third-party applications it was time for Apple to catch up. This integration comes at a time when consumers are becoming more comfortable with accessing technology via voice. ![]() One of the biggest features to arrive on iOS 10 is the way Siri will be able to control apps. The new iPhones can be pre-ordered on September 9th, and ship September 16th. The new OS will be available, as always, as a free over-the-air download for current iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad, and it will ship on the newly announced iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. In addition, iOS 10 introduces revamped Photos and Maps apps, a new Home app for home automation, and turns iMessage into a platform with its own App Store. The updated iOS brings a number of enhancements, including the ability for Siri to work with third-party apps, so you can do things like request an Uber ride by voice, make a Venmo payment, pause your working with a verbal command, and much more. Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 10, along with the new release of watchOS, will be arriving on September 13, the company confirmed today at its iPhone 7 press event.
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