Everything About the Newbies in iOS6


Bangalore: “iOS 6 continues the rapid pace of innovation that is helping Apple reinvent the phone and create the iPad category, delivering the best mobile experience available on any device,” said Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president of iOS Software. “We can’t wait for hundreds of millions of iOS users to experience the incredible new features in iOS 6 including the new Maps app, expanded Siri support, deep Facebook integration, Shared Photo Streams and the innovative new Passbook app.”

Sounds exciting? Well here is more to get you thrilled, iOS 6 will have more than 200 updates and improvements in comparison to iOS 5. According to Apple, A free software update of iOS 6 will be available to iPhone, iPad as well as iPod touch users.

1. Facebook Integration, Finally

Finally the long wait is over and the Facebook and Apple have come together in the new iOS6. This is being touted as the best Facebook integration with any mobile device ever. The way integrating twitter with iOS 5 gave Twitter a boost, integrating Facebook with iOS 6 will give Facebook also a similar boost.

This allows the user to sign in and update their Facebook profile from any one from the following; Notification, Siri and Facebook enabled apps, which also include Photos, Safari and Maps. Not only that, all the information about your Facebook Friends will be updated constantly throughout all the iOS devices. When your friends update their birth date or anniversary the change will be saved on the Calendar.