A brief run through of features for Apple's new OS and iOS. Aimed at businesses who are app-centered.

1. 8 N E AT T H I N G S A B O U T
O S X YO S E M I T E A N D I O S 8
S T I C K S N L E AV E S P R E S E N T S :

2. H A N D O F F
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3. H A N D O F F
The new continuity feature, Handoff, allows you to
start a task on one device, and finish it on another.
Start writing an email on your iPhone, finish on your
Mac. Handoff even lets you take phone calls and
send/receive text messages from your computer.
This all happens automatically with devices signed
in to the same iCloud account.
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4. H A N D O F F
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
Handoff can also be built into 3rd party apps. Now
your customers can quickly switch between devices
and not lose their place, even on native apps.
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5. E N T E R P R I S E
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6. E N T E R P R I S E
Companies can now set up issued devices still in the
box with Apple’s Device Enrollment Program. Even 3rd
party apps can take advantage of being configured by
the company. Mobile device management tools allow
IT to push documents, including ibooks, to employee
devices.
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7. E N T E R P R I S E
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
Document apps can now make their files available to other
apps without making copies. Companies have the ability to
access documents on their servers and edit them inside
the app. Internal business apps are even more appealing
with the IT mobile device management tools.
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8. S W I F T
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9. S W I F T
Swift is the new programming language for Cocoa and
Cocoa touch. Designed for speed and safety, Swift
makes writing code fast and efficient. Inferred types
make code cleaner and less prone to mistakes. Swift
can even be used for adding to existing apps because it
works along with Objective-C.
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10. S W I F T
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
Apps built even faster, with less room for error.
Swift is designed to take full advantage of modern
Apple hardware, making your apps more powerful
and lightning-fast.
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11. A P P S TO R E V I D E O S
& B U N D L I N G
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12. A P P S TO R E V I D E O S
& B U N D L I N G
The App Store has a lot of new features including
preview videos, app bundling, and the new Explore
tab. Users can now drill down through app categories
and subcategories along with a new trending topics
display to discover new products.
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13. A P P S TO R E V I D E O S
& B U N D L I N G
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
You now have the ability to really showcase what your
app can do with preview videos. The explore tab
makes it easier for potential customers to find apps
with categories and keywords. You can even offer
several products bundled together at a discount.
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14. T E S T F L I G H T
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15. T E S T F L I G H T
Testflight is a beta testing program that Apple has
integrated with the new iOS 8 development tool
suite. Testflight allows developers to invite users to
test and give feedback on apps pre-release.
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16. T E S T F L I G H T
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
It’s even easier to enroll beta-testers , all that is
required is an email address. You can have up to
1,000 testers (and 25 internal testers) all for free.
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17. A P P E X T E N S I O N S
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18. A P P E X T E N S I O N S
App Extensions are a way for 3rd party apps to safely
communicate with each other. The Today extension
allows apps to create widgets for at-a-glance
information in the Notification Center, while the Share
and Action extensions open up the ability to
manipulate and share information between apps and
online services.
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19. A P P E X T E N S I O N S
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
You can now create widgets for your app to be
viewed in the Notification Center. Sharing options
allows users to share content from you app to social
networks like Facebook or Twitter. Documents can
now be shared between apps without making
copies, which is great for companion apps.
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20. I C LO U D D R I V E
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21. I C LO U D D R I V E
The iCloud Drive allows you to safely store all your
documents and images and access them from any
device. Updates happen automatically so you
always have the latest version.
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22. I C LO U D D R I V E
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
iCloud enables app data to be stored automatically
for a seamless user experience. iCloud also allows
apps to share files, opening opportunities to create
apps that partner with other apps.
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23. P H OTO K I T, H E A LT H K I T,C LO U D K I T,
H O M E K I T, & TO U C H I D
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24. P H OTO K I T, H E A LT H K I T,C LO U D K I T,
H O M E K I T, & TO U C H I D
iOS 8 SDK has over 4,000 new APIs, including several
kits. This is the biggest developer release ever for
Apple and has opened up a lot of opportunity for
building amazing new apps.
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25. P H OTO K I T, H E A LT H K I T,C LO U D K I T,
H O M E K I T, & TO U C H I D
Photokit offers apps access to saved photos and the ability to provide
special editing within Photos with no need to open a standalone title.
Healthkit allows all health and fitness apps to work together, creating
one dashboard for an overall view. It also allows information to be
automatically linked to users’ healthcare providers. Cloudkit offers free
Authentication, private and public databases, and structured and asset
storage services. HomeKit connects and communicates with smart
devices within a user’s home. They can even create group actions for
home automation. And TouchID is now open to 3rd party apps,
fingerprint data can be used in lieu of usernames and passwords.
W H AT T H I S M E A N S F O R YO U :
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