7 Reasons Why Experts Justify IOS 8 Is the Biggest Release for Apple

Apple released iOS 8 very recently timed to coincide with the imminent retail availability of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Here are the main features of the new release that you need to know about.

The New Programming Language Called Swift

The iOS 8 launches a new programming language called Swift which helps developers to write safer and more reliable code by eliminating entire categories of common programming errors.

Introducing Cloud Service

The newly introduced CloudKit is a simple back-end cloud service for developers with upto a petabyte of free storage and transfer while the Apple itself takes responsibility for the server-side rather than worrying about managing servers.

Direct Access to the Graphics Hardware

iOS 8 introduces Metal- a new graphics technology that provides direct access to the graphics hardware on Apple's A7 processors. This will enable leading game providers for the first time to bring console-class 3D games to mobile devices. Potentially offering a tenfold boost this will be of particular interest to anyone working in iOS game development.

Beta Testing Tools

Apple has integrated TestFlight, into its main testing tools that let seamless, free beta testing of applications.

Customisation Services

iOS 8 app developers have new opportunities to customise the user experience via extensions. Plus, the third-party apps can add widgets into the 'Today' view of Notification Center.

Sharing Data between Apps

Traditionally iOS applications don’t comprise the concept of sharing of data. With iOS8, third-party apps will be able to share data with one another via new Extensibility tools. Say for instance, a blood pressure app could share its data with a physician app to get high-quality guidance and care.

Access to Touch ID

Introduced in the Apple 5s, The Touch ID fingerprint recognition enable you to securely authenticate users within apps, protect logins and user data.

To sum up, iOS 8 provides users and third-party developers a quantum leap beyond what existed before with a new level of openness and inter-app communication. Isn’t that cool?