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iOS 7.1

Have you updated your iOS device to 7.1 yet? If you didn’t, you ‘re missing out on all the fun!

Welcome to my first blog post! Thanks for taking time to stop by for a spell.

You will find out soon that I was pulling your leg about all the fun in the newest Apple release of iOS 7.1. The biggest part of the update was the future integration of Car Play. It will feature Apple Maps, Phone, Messages and Music. Yes, your shiny new Ferrari will have the option of having the Car Play option installed in the dash! There is a host of automobile manufactures ready to get thier dashes adorned with an Apple logo, but Ferrari, Mercedes, Volvo Honda & Hyundai are ready to entice you this year! See the entire list here: Apple Car Play

Other enhancements in the update are:

  • Perspective Zoom

    Perspective View On
    Perspective View On

Allows you to turn the Zoom feature off when adding pictures as your wallpaper. Remember you didn’t have control of the picture placement or zoom when you added it as your wallpaper? Now you do!

  • Calendar Views

    Built-in Agenda View
    Built-in Agenda View

You now have the ability to see an integrated agenda with the Month View in your iOS Calendar App. Just click the first button on the upper-right row of icons (solid red).

 

  • UI Enhancements

    Interface Enhancements
    Interface Enhancements

You will notice your phone answer and hang-up buttons will be a little cleaner now. Just tap the ‘answer call’ button instead of swiping!

I like it…how about you?

UPDATE 11APR2014:

I found one more tid-bit you might be interested in! Natural voices for Siri. I don’t recall seeing this many choices for his/her voice box.

More natural languages for Siri.
More natural languages for Siri.

Give it go, mate!

P.S. Make sure you’re on WiFi and plugged in to power to get this update.