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iOS 6 was previewed on June 11, 2012 during WWDC 2012, with release announced for Fall 2012. Following the pattern of previous iOS releases, older devices are no longer supported, specifically the iPod Touch (3rd generation) and the iPad (original). Supported devices on this release include the iPhone 3GS onwards, the iPod Touch (4th generation) onwards, and the iPad 2 onwards.
On September 12, 2012 at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, amongst other items unveiled, Apple announced three iOS related items; the release of the next generation of iPhone, called iPhone 5, the newly redesigned iPod Touch (5th generation), along with the expected final release of iOS 6.0.[3]
The September 19 release date of iOS 6 was announced at an Apple event alongside the iPhone 5 unveiling at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.[4]
While the iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6 pre-installed starting September 21, older units will require an over-the-air update or an install through iTunes.[4] An update to iTunes version 10.7 released on September 12, is necessary to install the iOS 6 update on a device.[5]
The release of iOS 6, coming out three weeks earlier than iOS 5, is Apple’s fastest beta-to-product development for its mobile OS.[4]
Features
Maps have Apple’s new vector-based engine that eliminates lag, making for smoother zooming. New to Maps is turn-by-turn navigation spoken directions, 3D views in some major cities and real-time traffic.[5]
iOS 6 brings the retrieval of documents such as boarding passes, admission tickets, coupons and loyalty cards through its new Passbook app. An iOS device with Passbook can be scanned under a reader to process a mobile payment at participating locations. The app has context-aware features such as notifications for relevant coupons when in the immediate vicinity of a given store.[5][6]
Apple’s Siriintelligent personal assistant was improved to include the ability to make restaurant reservations, launch apps, dictate Facebook or Twitter updates, retrieve movie reviews and detailed sports statistics.[5]
Facebook comes integrated through Apple’s native apps with iOS 6. Facebook features can be directly accessed from within native apps such as Calendar which can sync Facebook events, or use Facebook’s like button from within the Apple App Store.[5]
iOS 6 comes with a “Limit ad tracking” user control in the general settings menu to allow users the option to prevent targeted advertising. Apple’s Advertising Identifier replaces the company’s existing UDID standard. Advertising networks not yet using Apple’s Advertising Identifier device identifier standard would not be affected although Apple will require the standard in the future.[7]
Reception
The new Maps app on iOS 6 was faced with poor reception from critics and users for containing inaccurate or missing data, no support for transit maps, and low-quality satellite imagery—all of which is being compared to the previous Google Maps-based service.[8][9] Apple was also faced with criticism from Ireland's Minister for Justice and EqualityAlan Shatter when a map accidentally marked Airfield, a farming area in Dundrum, Dublin, with an icon indicating that it was an airport.[10]
In September a privacy expert with the software company Abine said she was concerned that in spite of new targeted ad opt-outs, advertisers could still identify users based on other data and Apple could curate user databases for marketing or to sell to others.[7]
Siri can provide information on movies like find movie reviews, ask about actors and actresses, play a movie trailer, get showtimes for movies and find a theater/cinema.
Yelp! built-in reviews and launch to open up more information and create reservations with OpenTable.
Restaurants are listed by reviews and nearest with more information.
Apps can be launched by saying "run <app name>" or "open <app name>".
Siri can send Tweets and update Facebook status.
Siri can read items from Notification Center.
"Eyes Free", allowing car companies to build-in Siri integration; with a mic button on steering wheel, and for launching Siri functions, and screen disabling during Eyes Free mode.
Message previews can now be toggled on/off for alerts.
Calendar now shows the current date in the title bar.
Shows ending times for Calendar events.
Added "Do Not Disturb" for Notifications. (See Settings, below, for more information)
Photos
Shared Photo Streams. Photos can be shared with other contacts. Photos shared can be commented on and liked. Notifications are enabled for when a contact shares a photo with the user.
New sharing menu using new icons. Has options for Twitter (with new icon), Facebook, Weibo (when Chinese keyboard is enabled), as well as Copy, Use Wallpaper, Print.
Videos can be uploaded to Youku and Tudou when the Chinese keyboard is enabled.
Constantly shows a button to create new Albums.
Music
New streamlined UI with white and black themes.
Late Night Mode equaliser.
Settings
"Bluetooth" moved to top of Settings list.
Added "Do Not Disturb" mode, allowing users to avoid calls and notifications unless calling parties are on the user's Favorites group. A crescent moon icon will appear in the status bar when enabled. Has no effect when the screen is on.
New Privacy Controls. Apps must now ask for permission to access the users photos, calendars, contacts and reminders.
Revised Settings icon, similar to that of the OS X System Preferences app icon.
New gear animation in the Settings app shown whilst downloading an over-the-air update.
Usage: Time Since Last Full Charge now available for more devices (iPad 2 and later, & iPod Touch (4th generation) and later; no longer iPhone only).
Enable 3G under Cellular setting (iPhone).
Maps menu for changing voice volume, map label language, label size, and distance units (iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, & iPod Touch 5th generation).
Settings categories now separated into groups on iPad.
"Wi-Fi plus cellular" option added under "Cellular", to allow apps to use data over cellular if experiencing issues establishing connection through Wi-Fi (option removed in Golden Master).
"Advertising" option added under "About", just above "Diagnostics & Usage" to enable or disable advertising networks from serving you "targeted ads".
Phone
Adds phone icon on lock screen for additional ignoring options, similar to the camera sliding icon on the lock screen in iOS 5.1.
When ignoring a call, the user can message the caller or set a Reminder to call them back later or send one of three customizable quick SMS response.
Phone call doesn't take up the entire lock screen when a call is incoming.
New white themed UI for dial pad.
Maps
Turn-by-turn Navigation with Siri Voice powered by TomTom (iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, & iPod Touch (5th generation)), voice directions (iPhone 4S and later only).
Maps are now Apple-sourced instead of using Google sources.
3D overview for maps (iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, & iPod Touch (5th generation)).
Satellite view.
Flyover view for maps gives 3D satellite view (iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, & iPod Touch (5th generation)).
New Map icon.
Lock Screen integration for turn-by-turn navigation (iPhone 4S and later, & iPad 2 and later), voice directions (iPhone 4S and later only).
Yelp! integration available for businesses provides reviews and information on the business. Allows the user to launch Yelp! app from Maps.
Info cards of businesses.
Traffic crowd sourcing with anonymous data sent from all iPhones, also adds events of traffic slow-down. Re-routing around traffic accidents and road work.
Tapping search bar will automatically give you directions from current location to back home, can be changed.
Fullscreen landscape mode (for iPhone 3GS and later, & iPod Touch (4th generation) and later).
iCloud tab syncing across iOS devices and Macs.
Offline reading list caches the user's reading list for later use, even when not connected to the Internet (not available for iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch (4th generation)).
Smart App Banners: Banners on mobile webpages prompt users to download the website's native App Store counterpart in the App Store.
Faster JavaScript engine.
Apps in search results.
Support for photo upload via Camera Roll to web forms with <input type="file"> elements.
Support up to 25 open tabs on iPad.
Bookmarks window now displays tabs along the bottom of the window for switching between viewing "Bookmarks", "History" and "Reading list"; previously was just listed all in one source list (iPad 2 and later only).
Bookmarks button changes to Reading list icon with a progress bar when updating the Reading list for offline use (iPad 2 and later only).
Long press the "Back" or "Forward" button to reveal the browsing history (for iPhone 3GS and later, iPod Touch (4th generation) and later. Previously only available for iPad since iOS 5.x).
Lost Mode: If an iOS device is lost, Lost Mode triggers an attention grabbing sound, prompting the person who finds the iPhone to call a specific number set by the owner remotely.
Additional features for China (Baidu search engine replaces Google, etc.).
