Apple updates iOS, Mac OS X, WatchOS and tvOS: All the news
Who is fond of the brand of Cupertino and uses several products of its ecosystem in the evening of December 8 found himself overwhelmed by a series of automatic downloads. That’s because Apple has updated a single wave all its software platforms, starting with iOS, which comes to version 9.2, until you get to the smaller ones, as tvOS and watchOS, now respectively at 9.1 and 2.1. Also updated Mac OS X El Capitan, which officially comes to version 10.11.2.
iOS 9.2: Apple improves Music and web view mode.
Available for all smartphones from iPhone 4S on, iPod touch and fifth-generation tablet iPad 2 and later, iOS 9.2 introduces mainly new Apple Music. Below is a list of innovations as Apple official changelog.
- It is now possible to create a new playlist when you add a song to a playlist.
- Playlists changed recently are now listed at the top when you want to add songs to existing playlists.
- You can download albums and playlists from the Library iCloud clicking the appropriate button.
- You can check out the songs already downloaded the new marker placed next to each song in the screens My music and Playlists.
- Do you know the name of the works, composers and performers of classical music in the catalog Apple Music.
There are also other news about native apps: iBooks for example, provides support to more radical 3D Touch on the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, and the opportunity to listen to an audiobook in the background while reading another book or look up new works on the store. We find innovative twists on mail, with Mail Drop to send large attachments via iCloud (already available on the Mac), and on Apple News.
The new update allows the use Adapter for cameras on the iPhone, and not only on the iPad as previously possible, to import photos and videos from an SD card on the device. Apple also promises improved stability of Safari and podcasts, while are introduced the support of Arabic on Siri, improvements in accessibility settings and bug fixes of various kinds.
Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.2
There are many new features in terms of functionality on the new version of the platform for desktop and notebook Cupertino. OS X 10.11.2 focuses mainly on improving the stability and bug fixes known. They do not change (as is the case in 2012) the minimum system requirements for the operating system.
- Improved reliability of Wi-Fi, Handoff and AirDrop.
- Fixed a problem that caused the disconnection of Bluetooth devices.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the removal of mail messages on Exchange accounts offline.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the import of photos from an iPhone to a Mac using a USB cable.
- Improved methods for sharing photos Live Photo.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes log in on FaceTime and Messages.
watchOS 2.1: Improved performance and more supported languages
Upgrading the operating system, specifically for Apple Watch especially introduces support for new languages: Arabic, Czech, greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Malay, Portuguese and Vietnamese. It introduces an interface that places the text from right and left and new complications for the Islamic and Jewish calendars. Do not miss the usual bug fixes, Apple has fixed some problems on the calendar and on the icon display of the third app. According to announcements from Apple, also enhance the performance and stability of the system.
tvOS 9.1, search on the Apple Music with Siri and Remote app support
The update is only available for the latest version of Apple TV, the fourth generation. Users can now control Apple Music through voice commands Siri, where available functionality, and use the Remote app on iOS devices to manage the interface of the set-top box. tvOS 9.1 is the first major upgrade to the new Apple TV, and follows the release of version 9.0.1 which brought performance improvements and stability.
