14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is getting ready to take the wraps off a new iOS update, and given we’re only a few weeks away from the moment the unveiling is projected to happen, the company has started the official marketing offensive to make sure everybody knows a massive release is coming.
Apple has therefore turned to the Tips app pre-loaded on iOS devices to highlight some of the changes coming to iOS 15.
A notification showing up on iPhones these days invites users to “see what’s coming in iOS 15,” with a tap on this notification launching the Tips app where everybody can get a closer look at the new features to be part of the next operating system update.
New notification system
Among them, there’s the focus improvements, as well as the redesigned notifications that will group items from the same app to keep the lock screen cleaner.
“Notifications have been redesigned, adding contact photos for people and larger icons for apps that make them even easier to identify. To help reduce distraction, a new notification summary collects non-time-critical notifications for delivery at a more opportune time, such as in the morning and evening,” Apple explains.
“Using on-device intelligence, notifications are arranged by priority, with the most relevant notifications rising to the top, and based on a user’s interactions with apps. Urgent messages will be delivered immediately, so important communications will not end up in the summary, and it’s easy to temporarily mute any app or messaging thread for the next hour or for the day.”
iOS 15 will therefore launch later this month, and it will be available for the same devices that are currently supported by iOS 14. In other words, the iPhone 6s and newer models will all receive the update to iOS 15 when it’s ready.