iOS 9 Beta 1 Hands-on: More mature by the update | Pocketnow

Even though rumors claimed that iOS 9 would be a very conservative software update focused on ironing bugs, it's actually far from it. Apple spent a great deal of time showing us what its new mobile operating system could do, and it was definitely necessary given the vast amount of changes. That said, believe it or not there is a lot more to iOS 9 than what was announced at the keynote, and we go hands-on to show you what other things changed.

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[Cbeezy]

I'm guessing ios 9 is more conservative because the 10th ios sounds like something that be a big deal. Kinda like a 10th anniversary in a way. They want to do something big for it. Just a speculation could be completely wrong.

[drag-ha]

It's so crazy how much a beautiful phone can lose its appeal after another one that looks even better comes out

[kalpesh]

I still miss the iOS 6 slide to unlock.

[pearljam]

Hope to see pocketnow get one million subscribers soon !! They do great job ;)

[javiermartos]

iOS 9 on the iPhone has the track pad keyboard too, at least the beta 1.

[jdizz]

I like the tap to go back from the top corner to go back to another app

[micheleruzic]

Trackpad keyboard is available on iPhone too (on iPhone 5 and higher)

[BeardGawd]

Can't wait to get this on the air 2 :)

[Chaos]

I have a lot of respect for a company that has become so powerful that they no longer need to innovate.

[syazrinamzar]

One thing that I wished could have happened was to replace the reachability feature to a 'double tap to lock screen feature'

[svn]

Jaime Rivera Jaime you forgot the lower case characters on the keyboard, a little improvement but necessary from a design point of view.

[jonesnj]

if one app goes to sleep, what is the point of multi tasking or am i missing something?

[walidsi]

You have a tremendous amount of apps on your iPhone! Can you do a "What's on my iPhone" video? Thx!

[maxipoo]

the notification center could already be viewed by time, you just had to change it in settings.

[Aswinishere]

oh so it only works with the latest iPad version. Thanks for putting emphasis on that small detail.

[SavioShetty]

The idea of putting the best iOS 9 features on the iPad Air 2 is a master stroke. The iPads need a new boost in sales. All said and done Apple is still an iPhone company and its trying hard to move away from that. I'm expecting much more integration between the iPad and the Apple watch. Lets see

[Slash]

Blackberry OS10 is way more advanced in most "new things" that iOS9 has adopted from Android. Especially when it comes to messages, messages previews, (real) multitasking, gesture navigation, battery management, app access and security in general. Oh man, I might get some hate, but I think iOS has reached it's borders.

[blowawayvids]

Is the multiwindow feature coming for the iPad Air 2?

[bandithpt]

I still don't understand how Siri knows I am in a car!!!

[jackpistone]

Hey Jaime, you should do a quick video addressing WHY you switched to iOS. I have an HTC One M8, and I wish I got an iphone 6 every darn day. My reason is the constant software lag (especially in SMS and MMS) and the inconsistency, as well as overheating and bad Wi-Fi/cellular/radio reception, what's yours? Also, have you noticed a difference in Android skins (Sense, Touchwiz) since the Lollipop update? My M8 is very slow now.