Apple’s New iOS 15 Upgrade Provides A Range Of New Features

As well, notifications have been upgraded to allow you to use bigger app icons and contact photos for people. Your notifications will now be delivered by priority, with urgent messages being delivered immediately and non-urgent notifications being collected so you can view them later at a better time.

The iOS 15 update has a new Focus feature which allows you to filter notifications and apps according to what you want to focus on. You can file notifications under different areas including: Personal, Work, Sleep and Do Not Disturb. Once you’ve set this up this system will extend across all your Apple devices.

As Apple says: “Focus is a new feature that filters notifications and apps based on what a user wants to focus on. Customers can set their device to help them be in the moment by creating a customised Focus or selecting a suggested Focus, which uses on-device intelligence to suggest which people and apps are allowed to notify them.”

Apple upgrades focus on health and wellbeing

Something which was clear from all the new upgrades was Apple’s new focus on health. Sure, Apple has always been one to promote good health with all the features on the Apple Watch, Apple Fitness+ and the Health app, but iOS 15 has an even higher emphasis on wellness and in particular, mental health. The Apple health app already allows you to set up emergency contacts, and note important information like your blood type, allergies, heart health and sleep. Now, you’ll be able to share this data with your family with a “new sharing tab that lets users share their health data with family members, caregivers or a care team.”

Keys and IDs for Apple Wallet

Last year, Apple introduced digital car keys, with BMW the first car company to add its keys, allowing users to tap their phones to unlock. Now, and with shiny new tech updates, digital car keys will be able to securely unlock and start a supported car without you having to remove your iPhone from your pocket or bag: “iPhone can also be used to unlock a user’s home, office or even a hotel room — all through keys stored in Wallet,” says Apple.

Live Text feature

This new feature sounds good because it allows you to create a digital list. You can even write a list out first and then hover your camera over the written text and use the search or translate the text features. As Apple says: “For example, users can search for and locate a picture of a handwritten family recipe, or capture a phone number from a shopfront with the option to place a call. With the power of the Apple Neural Engine, the Camera app can also quickly recognise and copy text in the moment, such as the Wi-Fi password displayed at a local café. With Visual Look Up, users can learn more about popular art and landmarks around the world, plants and flowers found in nature, and breeds of pets, and even find books.”