Into iOS 8.1

Apple’s new update for the latest iPhone OS release iOS 8.1 was launched on Monday. This release is quite a great update for the iPhone; it has brought some really cool features to the phone with bringing back the Camera Roll app.

Camera Roll is back

One of the prominent features of the previous iOS releases was Camera roll and it was quite popular, but apple removed it in the initial release of iOS release. But after the negative feedback from the users over the removal the famous feature is back. Yes the 8.1 release have brought back the Camera Roll with which you very so familiar, now the users can again see the pictures taken by their iPhone in the roll form, no need to go to your gallery.

Photos go Cloud

The new iOS 8.1 release brings the Photo Library feature to the whole new level by adding iCloud Photo Library to it. Now the users can add their photos to iCloud directly and this makes it possible to watch and share at all internet enabled devices. And the storage up to 5gb is free, what more a user can ask for ! Moreover the larger storage plans are also available for very cheap price, starting with 99 cents a month for 20GB, and $3.99 for 200GB and higher tiers are available, up to 1TB. Though the feature is in public beta, it’s quite amusing and is sure to be improved over the time.

iMessage Integrity

The "green message" or the iMessage feature which allowed the users to get messages from other iPhone user to their iPhone and iPad has now integrated more tightly and now it also allows to get the texts from non-iPhone user to be forwarded to the iPad. The feature is still same for the iPhone contacts as you can receive messages from them for free as always, but the message from the non-iPhone user is transmitted over the carrier network, so it might be counted and you might be billed against the same.

Seamless Continuity

The new iOS 8.1 allows you to move between you devices seamlessly, So now if you are checking your mail on your iPhone on safari, you can continue reading it on you iPad as safari will have it synced for you and you can reply to the same from you Macbook directly, similarly you can play with all of you apps as the apps will be now synced seamlessly. A call you have on you iPhone will be available on you Macbook and you can keep talking, read sms or reply to all of them from your Macbook or iPad without even touching your iPhone again. Though the feature is amusing, it also require compatible hardware, so you will need iOS Yosemite and a device from 2012 or latter.

Instant Hotspot

Your iPhone can be converted to a HotSpot now with just a single flip. The new Instant HotSpot feature of the iOS makes it possible to make you iPhone discoverable as a HotSpot just by flipping a single button in settings. Though the feature was available in other devices preciously, it have finally come to iOS. This new feature uses you data connection to provide bandwidth to the connected devices.

Apple Pay

Now the biggest and coolest feature of iOS 8.1, the Apple Pay, now you can pay to each and every thing you purchase on move with your iPhone. Yes the iPhone 8.1 have made it possible to pay your bills with a single tap at your phone. All you have to do is to add a credit or debit card to Apple Pay app, verify it with you bank, and you are ready to go. So now on whenever you purchase something from a Apple supported store, just tap your phone to the payment terminal and you will get a confirmation screen on your phone, verify and done, yeah no more logins or connecting screens from vendors or banks. The feature is available with limited vendors, but field tests have been positive, also the hardware required is not a special one, so it is expected to grow a scale up very easily. Independent users have reported a very great experience and it has been reported to be working great at MacDonolds to Walmart and also with the New York taxi.