iOS 9 unveiled: smarter Siri, split-screen multitasking, transit maps

08 June, 2015
Siri takes on Google Now, while iPads gain split-screen multitasking and better keyboards and text selection.

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  • Anonymous
  • Hx6
  • 08 Jun 2015

Solid update. Biggest feature which is invisible, is actually how they managed to expand device support even FURTHER. Even the iPhone 4s is frikkin supported!

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    • AnonD-1825
    • p77
    • 08 Jun 2015

    enavas, 08 Jun 2015They cannot do all this split screen on older device as the... moreEven jailbroken iPad 2 can do split multitasking with like 4 apps, you can find videos from youtube.

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      • spac18
      • t}E
      • 08 Jun 2015

      Welcome to 2012 apple fans.

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        • enavas
        • 95{
        • 08 Jun 2015

        They cannot do all this split screen on older device as they don't enough RAM, all these days Apple was proud of its OS optimization running on 512 and 1 gb ram for a active single tasks what a shame... now they follow the foot steps of others...

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          • Said
          • 0Fv
          • 08 Jun 2015

          This is awesome I can't wait to get my hands on for my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad 4 I love Apple so much

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            • Brazilian
            • fjS
            • 08 Jun 2015

            Now you're talking that's the real multitasking not a bogus multitasking on android. Apple the best period

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              • AnonD-105795
              • xAd
              • 08 Jun 2015

              wait dont forget their idevices have pop-up video now, so amazing ohh boy!

                AnonD-72574, 08 Jun 2015To those of you who think that mighty "NOT" Shams... moreDid Apple Jailbreak it for you?

                Btw everybody knows Samsung has nothing to do with multi tasking invention.

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                  • AnonD-105795
                  • xAd
                  • 08 Jun 2015

                  ifans would say multi-screen is useful now, no more gimmicky hahaaha

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                    • AnonD-72574
                    • sX8
                    • 08 Jun 2015

                    AnonD-1825, 08 Jun 2015Split screen multitasking done right, Apple really didn't d... moreTo those of you who think that mighty "NOT" Shamsung brought in Multitasking to the scene!!! I had a tweak on my jailbroken iPad 2 that let me do trully multitasking (split screen et) years before Shamsung had theirs!!!! Poor Shamsung believeres!!!! If Shamsung would said that it invented a BULB you would probably believed in that and praise Shamsung for that!!!!

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                      • Abid Najjar
                      • 3rP
                      • 08 Jun 2015

                      Every new ios is slower and more complicated but Android is the opposite side when i upgraded my lg g2 to android 5 its get faster and smoother. ( 1 way from 1000 of iphone selling strategy).

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 08 Jun 2015

                        It doesn't matter who "invented" multi tasking on tablets. What matters is that this is huge. Apple finally becomes competitive again on OS technologies. Up until lately they only had app selection to boast, year by year she leaves very little for her competitors to boast about.

                        Samsung had a better placing on tablet market with their note series (true multitasking, e-pen, correct aspect ratio, micro sd) but they have thrown all of these away (no epen anymore on tablets, no micro sd, mimicking of apple's aspect ratio). Good riddance I say, they take disastrous decisions time and again.

                          AnonD-270809, 08 Jun 2015well why can't apple use that split screen in 2007Because they just invented it :P

                          It didn't even exist back in 2007

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                            • AnonD-270809
                            • 7tK
                            • 08 Jun 2015

                            AnonD-72574, 08 Jun 2015So now u will say that Shamesung revolucionised multitaski... morewell why can't apple use that split screen in 2007

                              Wait can they really do split screen multitasking with just 1GB of RAM?

                              iOS is known to flush RAM as soon as the apps are minimized to save RAM. This helps it to run on low RAM. How will they manage it now? Have they learned the importance or more RAM finally?

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                                • AnonD-274519
                                • pWQ
                                • 08 Jun 2015

                                They are still playing catch-up with Android, cute.

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                                  • AnonD-1825
                                  • p77
                                  • 08 Jun 2015

                                  Split screen multitasking done right, Apple really didn't disappoint. Very nice implemention just like i expected, best in the business, very elegant.

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                                    • AnonD-270809
                                    • 7tK
                                    • 08 Jun 2015

                                    No multitasking for iPhone 6. I think they will add that features in ios10

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                                      • Rt0
                                      • 08 Jun 2015

                                      splitscreen was there in surface 2 which was way back...and apple brings it out as something new they discovered :P

                                        That split-screen multitasking is so Windows 8. Oops, my bad Apple.

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