14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is reportedly bringing a new "Digital Health" tool with the iOS 12 software update that the company plans to release this fall, to fight iPhone and iPad addiction in children, along with some other new features.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reveals the fact that Apple's iOS 12 mobile operating system will introduce a brand new tool called Digital Health, which promises to let parents monitor how much time their kids spend on their iPhone and iPad devices.
Earlier this year, Apple responded to an open letter sent by two of its major investors who urged the Cupertino-based company to fight iPhone addiction in children, saying it will implement new parental control features in an upcoming iOS update.
The report says that while Apple will put certain major features on the back seat for the next two years, it'll try to fix current issues in the iPhone and iPad operating system by adding some essential changes, according to people familiar with the matter.
These include the said Digital Health tool, improvements to Animojis for iPhone X customers, as well as the ability to run certain iOS apps, including the Home app, on Macs running the upcoming macOS 10.14 operating system.
Apple has a new strategy to improve iOS and macOS
The report also reveals the fact that Apple has a new strategy to improve its iOS and macOS operating systems by no longer forcing Apple's engineers to focus their efforts only on new features that aren't working well, which results in bugs.
To address this general bug problem that we've witnessed lately in Apple's operating systems, software chief Craig Federighi reportedly told Apple's engineers about the new strategy that involves focusing on under-the-hood refinements and new features at the same time.
This will give engineers more time to perfect existing features and thoroughly test new ones, which the company plans to implement in the upcoming iOS 12, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5 updates that will be unveiled this summer during WWDC 2018.
Of course, this means that some major features like tabs for some iPad apps, a revamped Home screen for iPhone and iPad devices, a redesigned CarPlay interface, and a revamped Photos app for iOS and macOS that could suggest users which photos to view might be pushed back to 2019.