Building an iOS app? Here are the top iOS 11 features to play with |
Posted: June 22, 2018 |
At theWorldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2017, as Apple released a slew of new features foriOS 11 on the consumer-facing side of things. The tech giant also announced a lot of exciting changes that developers need to be aware of when creating apps for the current release of Apple's iOS. With the company opening up limited access to first developer beta, it’s worthwhile to make a note of the following new features and updated toolsets to stay relevant and build new and improved app-based experiences. Here’s a definitive list of iOS features crucial for iOS mobile app development: SiriKitVoice is becoming an incrementally important interface for consumer-facing technology because of the benefits it offers — it equips people with hands-free access to apps (ex. when driving), and in many cases, it’s the fastest way to launch an application or get information. When SiriKit was introduced in iOS 10, very basic voice interactions were possible that were largely limited to only seven types of applications. With iOS 11, these capabilities have been expanded. Apps can now offer transactional features through voice control. For example, in a banking app, users can transfer money to beneficiaries, check funds, book tickets and pay bills using voice commands through Siri. This also expands the role of Siri as a virtual assistant by activating notes through voice, which can be used to create and edit notes and lists or update shopping lists in a grocery app. All phone functions can be triggered by voice, which going forward, should be a high priority for iOS mobile app development. Machine Learning & Vision FrameworksThrough various additions to the new vision framework, Apple makes it really easy for iOS mobile app development services to integrate machine learning models into their apps. This will enable a multitude of uses ranging from text, barcode, face, and landmark detection, to object tracking and image registration. This, for instance, enables machine learning software to detect handwriting or words as part of an image and translate them to text. The applications that utilize these functions open up great potential-use cases that take advantage of offline printed content and convert them into digital content, thereby driving a whole new class of iOS mobile app development possibilities. Augmented Reality Through ARKitARKit, another great aspect of iOS app development, is an app development toolkit that allows apps to use AR to place virtual objects into the world around you through the mobile device’s camera. Aside from making augmented experiences more interactive, like in the case of Pokémon Go, apps will now be able to use computer vision for object recognition and placement of context-aware virtual objects, thereby enriching the user experience. For example, AR could help you superimpose a mahogany table top in your study before making an actual purchase decision, thereby giving a boost to online furniture sales. Enhanced Push NotificationsIn iOS 11, you can engage with apps via push notifications, without having to unlock your phone. For example, you can watch, like, or even comment on videos or photos, without taking active steps to actually open the app, hence smoothening user interaction. These enhanced push notifications enable you to even have a full chat within the notification, and also keep parts of the notification private so that the content of the app is secure and not accessible to others without unlocking the device. This puts iOS mobile app development ahead of the competition, as it elevates the user experience beyond the app, which could offer a whole host of experiential marketing. Apple PayWhat has also increased the demand for iOS app development services is Apple Pay, which is one of the exciting new features introduced in iOS 11. Similar to its rival Samsung’s payment interface, Apple Pay will let users remit funds to friends and family. The interface is integrated with Siri voice commands and can be used to send money from debit or credit cards via the Messages app. Drag and DropiOS 11 introduces a system-wide drag and drop, which allows users to move items across different apps, and from one mobile app to another in a manner similar to what we experience on our computers - something that has made enterprises everywhere consider engaging in iOS app development. Drag and drop use the multi-touch mechanism, where users can drag content (text, images, contacts, reminder, maps, etc.) across different apps. However, the functional drag and drop features are only available on iPads, while on iPhones, they’re reportedly existent but are not accessible via the user interface. HomeKitiOS 11 has now enabled developers to add HomeKit support to their products, which allows you to configure and communicate with home automation devices straight from your mobile app. It has simplified the task of defining actions for them to perform and act upon based on the provided data. Users can customize their home automation systems, such as night lighting or air conditioning, and then invoke those through Siri using voice control. To truly make the most of this feature, it’s best to consult with professional iOS app development services.
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