Second Opinion #49: iOS 12 Review

Brandon and Brian give an overview and discuss iOS 12. Brandon's recording got a little corrupted, but he is still understandable so we thank you for bearing with us on this one.

Brandon and Brian give an overview and discuss iOS 12. Brandon's recording got a little corrupted, but he is still understandable so we thank you for bearing with us on this one.


Overview

Available September 17, 2018. Runs on the iPhone 5s and iPad Air and newer

00:00 | Intro

iOS 12 – Apple
iOS 12 – Features – Apple

00:50 | Performance

Up to 70% faster swipe to Camera
Up to 50% faster keyboard display
Up to 2x faster app launch under heavy workload
Up to 2x faster Share sheet display under load
Smoother animations

06:00 | Group FaceTime (coming later this fall)

32 people
Realtime effects and everything!
Video with iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Audio only with Apple Watch and HomePod
Focus view on whoever is speaking
Animoji
Filters
Text Effects
Shapes
End-to-end encryption

07:12 | Messages

Memoji if you’re cool enough to have a phone that has Memoji

If you’re not cool enough (like Brandon on his iPhone 7), you can always check out the Apple Leadership page.
Apple gives its leadership site a Memoji overhaul in celebration of World Emoji Day | 9to5Mac

New Animoji (iPhone X and newer)

koala, tiger, ghost, or T. rex
Can now record clips up to 30 seconds

Tongue and wink detection
Filters
Text Effects
Shapes

12:26 | Camera

Improved Portrait Lighting
Portrait Segmentation API
Improved QR code reader
Smart HDR (iPhone Xs)
Dynamic bokeh, after you take the photo (iPhone Xs)

14:06 | ARKit 2

Measure app
QuickLook and USDZ objects everywhere!
Improvements to vertical surface detection
3D object recognition
Face tracking
Scene reflection
Persistence(!!!) of detected planes
Unity did a really good job writing out what all the underlying changes in ARKit 2 made possible: multiplayer experiences, etc. What’s new in Unity ARKit Plugin for ARKit 2 – Unity Blog

19:24 | Screen Time

Activity reports
Compare across devices
Kid monitoring
App limits
Downtime (like bedtime), when apps and notifications are blocks
Brandon hasn’t really used this? Tried setting some boundaries for Instagram/Tweetbot, but I never seem to exceed them, so I guess they weren’t aggressive enough?

22:51 | Notifications

Grouped notifications
Inline managing of notifications
Critical alerts
In earlier beta builds, (though sometimes even now) Brandon can’t seem to get to Notification Center? Could be me being dumb.

24:35 | Do Not Disturb

Slightly easier to activate or deactivate
Does a generally better job of hiding notifications from you (lock screen, notification center)
Oh hey, maybe my problem is that DNDB is always activated???

25:31 | Photos

Photo Sharing

Sharing suggestions
Having the photos icon underneath “apps” makes Brandon very sad

Photo Search

Places
Event
Multiple keyword

For you tab
Redesigned Albums tab

30:04 | Siri

Siri Shortcuts

The new Workflow
App from the App Store (supports iOS 11 too???)
Super duper power user stuff

Motorsports
Translation
Celebrity facts
Food knowledge
Photos Memories search
Passwords
Find My iPhone
Flashlight

34:36 | Privacy

Stricter Safari rules
Safari prevents Share buttons and comment widgets on web pages from tracking you without your permission
Security code AutoFill from SMS one-time passcodes

It works until it doesn’t. Most of the apps I’ve used this with works, but You Need a Budget is a standout that seems to break.

To use an iCloud Keychain-saved-password, you need to do a pin/TouchID/FaceID
Password Manager API (Hello 1Password!)
Safari also prevents advertisers from collecting your device’s unique characteristics, so they can’t identify your device or retarget ads to you across the web.

37:50 | App Updates

Redesigned Apple Books
Redesigned Stocks app, now on iPad too
Voice Memos on iPad
New navigation in Apple News
Third-party navigation apps in CarPlay
Contactless student ID cards in Wallet
More detailed battery information
Safari Favicons on iPad

40:33 | Final Thoughts
41:55 | Outro
41:05 | Connect With The Nexus

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