While some iOS 8 features may not launch until later in 2014 or early 2015, it is likely that Apple could preview all of the planned iOS 8 functionality at WWDC much like it announced CarPlay approximately a year before the feature’s release.īesides the iOS 8 features that we have already discussed, Apple is said to be planning some significant changes to iCloud for introduction as soon as this year. Apple likely knows it could hold back the release of transit and face little consequence. It is uncertain which particular features could be pushed back, but sources say that Apple is still racing to properly integrate public transit functionality into iOS 8 Maps and that said functionality is certainly in the mix to potentially be pushed back.Īpple’s upcoming transit routing service is based upon the compiling of transit data from several acquired sources, and Apple is obviously looking to take its time with the launch to avoid a repeat of the problems with its Maps app from iOS 6’s launch in 2012. The reasoning behind the potential shift is unclear, but sources speculate that resource allocation to OS X and various other high-priority projects is the cause. While all of these features have been considered for iOS 8.0 and its launch later this year, sources are now saying that Apple has begun work on iOS 8.1, and that some of the notable features in the works for the first release of iOS 8 could potentially shift back to iOS 8.1. The list includes a Healthbook application for aggregating various health statistics from App Store apps and third-party medical/fitness devices, an updated Maps app with public transit directions support, a standalone iTunes Radio application to boost usage, VoLTE calling support, TextEdit and Preview apps, and various enhancements across the system. Over the past few months, I have reported that Apple is working on several different projects for consideration in iOS 8. The company has apparently been snapping up trademarks for California landmarks such as Yosemite, Mammoth, and Diablo.Īs for iOS 8, some changes might not be so immediate. John Gruber suggested on his podcast (the episode in which I was a guest) that Apple should name 10.10 as “OS X Yosemite.” As Gruber said, “big is big,” and what better name for the most dramatic OS X redesign in history than the famous Yosemite National Park? And Apple may agree. While I understand the internal development codename of OS X 10.10 is “Syrah” (named after the wine), the California-themed marketing name for the software is not so clear. Apple is aiming to release 10.10 by fall and is planning a slew of hardware updates to promote the new software. The convergence will solely surround feature parity that makes sense and aesthetics. Apple is keeping iOS as iOS and OS X as OS X. However, OS X characteristics like the Finder, multi-window multitasking, and Mission Control will not disappear in favor of a more iOS-like experience. The new look will have similar toggle designs to iOS 7, sharper window corners, more defined icons across the system, and more white space than the current version. Apple has also been allocating iOS user interface resources to OS X teams in order to finish up the new OS X design in time for WWDC, and 10.10 development is said to be “steaming forward…” Because OS X 10.10 will feature an end-to-end redesign, not dissimilar from the scope of the changes to the iPhone and iPad operating system with iOS 7 last year, Apple wants to heavily promote the new system to developers. Apple may be planning to give the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, 10.10, a larger presence than iOS 8 at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, according to sources with knowledge of the plans.
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