Il 16 settembre Apple ha lanciato ufficialmente il suo nuovo sistema operativo iOS 9 per gli iPhone, gli iPad e gli iPod Touch, portando svariate migliorie ai suoi dispositivi. All’uscita abbiamo anche raccolto le principali feature dell’OS in un articolo riassuntivo, ma si trattava soltanto della superficie. iDownloadBlog è andato decisamente oltre, spulciando a fondo nel nuovo iOS e raccogliendo 50 caratteristiche che – da possessori di smartphone o tablet della mela – dovete assolutamente conoscere. Eccole mostrate una ad una nel video sottostante.

• Facedown detection – saves battery life by turning off your phone when face down
• Highlight searches in Messages app – quickly find the exact text string you’re looking for
• App search in Spotlight – search for contents inside third-party apps from Spotlight
• Spotlight access – access spotlight using a left swipe
• Spotlight Siri Search – use Siri to search inside Spotlight
• Low Power Mode – save on battery power by throttling down CPU and turning off effects
• Hey Siri Voice Training – Help Siri better recognize your voice
• Deep Links – Link directly inside apps from URLs
• New breadcrumb structure – An easy way to get back to preview applications
• Swipe to delete in the Clock app – Swipe to delete world clocks and alarm clocks
• Save web pages as PDF – Use the Safari Share Sheet option to save PDF to iBooks
• Request Desktop Site – Invoke desktop version of websites via the Safari Share Sheet
• Redesigned App Switcher – A brand new look for the App Switcher that works better with new iPhones
• Handoff – A more convenient handoff location at the bottom of the App Switcher
• Spotlight can solve math problems – Use arithmetic expressions directly in Spotlight
• Spotlight can convert currency – Want to know the conversion rate for Dollars to Euros? Spotlight can help
• Spotlight contacts – call, message, or FaceTime directly from Spotlight search results
• Spotlight sports scores – find out how your favorite team did directly from Spotlight
• Podcast app redesign – A fresh looking layout + notifications for new episodes
• Notes app redesign – You can now draw, create lists, and easily insert photos in the Notes app
• Photos app folders – a new Selfies and Screenshots folder makes sorting your Photos easier
• News app – a brand new apps that works as a news hub for iOS 9
• Quieter Siri on iPhone – Siri no longer makes the beeping noise when using it on iPhone, it vibrates instead
• Third-party Quick Reply – You can now use Quick Reply to respond to notifications via third-party apps like Twitter
• Siri contextual awareness – Ask Siri to remind you about things you’re currently looking at
• Folders on iPad – the folders on iPad can now fit up to 16 apps on a single page
• SlideOver – a new iPad multitasking feature for quickly accessing information from a second app
• Split View – run two apps side by side on iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 4
• Picture in Picture mode – View a video while working inside another app, or while on the Home screen
• Two column Notification Center – The iPad features a new landscape two column view in Notification Center
• Trackpad mode – Easily move your iPad’s cursor and select text by swiping with two fingers on screen
• Hardware keyboard shortcuts – improved keyboard shortcut functionality for hardware keyboards
• New iCloud Drive app – access your iCloud Drive documents via a new dedicated app
• Markup mail photos – Insert a photo into mail, and markup the photo while inside the Mail app
• Mail Attachments – save attachments and add attachments from iCloud Drive
• Improved mail searching – hone in on attachments and other keywords to improve search
• Share voice mails – you can now share voice mails from the phone app via the share sheet
• Diverse passcode options – If you have a Touch ID enabled device, 6-digit passcodes are now the default
• Wi-Fi assist – automatically use cellular data while on a poor Wi-Fi connection
• Paste and Go/Paste and Search – Safari now allows you to Paste and Go or Paste and search from the pasteboard
• Lost Mode Low Power Mode – Lost Mode now enabled Low Power Mode automatically for lost devices
• Search Settings – You can now search for a specific setting within the Settings app
• Keyboard case – The stock iOS keyboard will now display the current character case
• ReplayKit – Record your games with commentary and share with others
• Use Touch ID to access saved passwords – Use Touch ID instead of having to use a passcode
• Search Safari passwords – You can now search through your saved Safari passwords
• Regulatory information – All of your iPhone’s regulatory information, including FCC labels, is now found in Settings
• Enhanced battery usage stats – Want more in-depth battery usage statistics? iOS 9 has you covered
• Battery widget – Add a new battery widget to Notification Center for Apple Watch and iPhone battery levels
• High Quality Apple Music – You can enable high quality streams for Apple Music while on cellular data