New Features Coming to iOS 12

actually has some pretty meaningful updates for starters. It's gonna run on all devices that run iOS eleven. So if you have a device that's running iOS eleven right now, you're gonna be good to go for iOS twelve. But before you think this is going to ruin your device by slowing it down, Apple says they actually went to great lengths to optimize iOS twelve for even the oldest devices. They say that the apps, the camera, and even the keyboard will all launch faster, and the battery life is

supposedly better. That's a welcome change and something that might allow a lot of folks to squeeze in another six months or even a year out of their older devices. There are lots of little improvements as usual, but the biggest new feature might be something called screen time. We hear a lot of talk about managing our digital wellness, our digital wellbeing. This is a new feature that lets you manage your notifications and the time that you spend

inside your apps. You're gonna get a dashboard that lets you see how much time you spend in each app, Plus you can set time limits for yourself. You'll also get insights like trends like how long did you spend on the apps this week versus last week. When it comes to time limits, the example that Apple showed was Instagram, something we can all identify with. Right when time is up, you get a little warning that your allotted time limit

has been reached. It's a time limit that you set, and of course there is a way to get an exemption. The neat thing about all of this is that we can use it as adults, but parents can set and manage time limits from their devices to manage what their kids are doing on theirs. I will definitely be setting a Netflix time limit to a certain number of hours each week on my kids iPads as soon as we get this feature. You can also make it so that when you sneak a peek at your iPhone lock screen

in the middle of the night. Yep, we've all done that when you're supposed to be sleeping. It doesn't show you any notifications. You're not tempted to take a dive in at three am. Another useful new feature is FaceTime group video chat. You can now have up to get this thirty two people on screen in the same conversation. The person talking is automatically highlighted with a bigger on screen box. Now we're gonna have to see how this works in the real world when everyone's talking at the

same time. But this new feature, along with the screen time, got the biggest response when I posted them to Twitter. Personally, I think this is going to be great for group family video chats. A potentially big new feature for the power user is something called Serie shortcuts. Think of these as customizable routines that you activate with a Serie phrase

that you actually choose. For instance, if the same cup of coffee via mobile app every day and then drive to work and listen to a podcast, you can set a phrase like Siri, I'm leaving for work, and she will place the mobile order start up your maps, navigation, and tune into the podcast you want. You set this all up yourself using what looks like kind of a workflow app. It's something that Android has had for a long time, using apps like Tasker, but it's always been

kind of complicated on that platform. I think it's interesting that Apple is letting people do this. It seems like a good thing because Siri gets much more functional without a lot of complex programming on Apple's end. The apps sort of build in the functionality and then users just string them together. There are also lots of little things like four new animojis, Ghost, Koala, Tiger, and t Rex. Plus you can now build your own memoji. This is

an animoji that you customize to look like you. All the animojis are more responsive, so they track your facial movements more, especially your eyebrows and your tongue movements, so now you can stick your tongue out and the animoji will do the same. The Voice Memos app is also getting a full refresh, and it's now on the iPad for the first time and connected to iclouds. Your voice

recordings easily sync between devices. That's handy for podcasting, voice notes, and more, and my personal favorite car play is getting support for third party navigation apps, including Google Maps and Ways. I never thought i'd see that happen. I cannot wait for that one now. If you follow me at all on social media, you know I am in the process of getting ready to launch my ebook with lots of

fun tips and tricks for the iPhone. I was kind of relieved to be sitting in the audience today to realize that most of what I talk about in my book still holds true, so I don't have to do too many revisions for iOS twelve. But be on the lookout for that ebook soon. Thanks so much for listening. You can see more of my WWDC coverage on Twitter and Instagram stories and Facebook Live. You can find a link to all my social media accounts on the show notes,

or go to richontech dot tv. I'm Rich Damiro I'll talk to you real soon.