Ios 11 Release Updates
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iOS 11 Release Updates GPShopper Mobile Retail Experts www.gpshopper.com Table of Contents 3 Typography 18 New Native Features 35 Leaks 4 San Francisco 19 One-Handed Keyboard 36 Full-Front Display 20 Offload Unused Apps 37 Facial Recognition 5 Lock Screen 21 In-App Ratings & Reviews 38 Phone Size 6 Merged Locked Screen and Notifcation Center 22 Camera 39 Function Area 23 iMessage 40 Processor 7 UI Elements 24 Screen Recording 41 Charging 8 Home Screen 25 Files 9 Control Center Redesign 10 Native App Titles 26 iOS 11 for Developers 27 ARKit 11 App Store 28 Depth Map API 12 Today 29 HomeKit 13 Games 30 Apple Music 14 Product Page 31 Core ML 15 Reviews and Ratings 32 Core NFC 16 In-App Purchases and What’s New 33 SiriKit 17 Search 34 Business Chat Typography TYPOGRAPHY San Francisco Update SF Pro Text and SF Pro Display In iOS 10, the San Francisco variants were SF UI Text and SF UI Display. It is a small update to their font. Use SF Pro Text for text 19 points or smaller, and SF Pro Display for text 20 points or larger. When you use San Francisco for text in standard controls like buttons and labels, iOS automatically applies the most appropriate variant based on the point size and the user’s accessibility settings. https://developer.apple.com/fonts/ GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 4 Lock Screen LOCK SCREEN Merged Lock Screen and Notification Center The Lock Screen and Notification is now merged into one screen When you pull down from the top of the iPhone or iPad's display to access your notifications, the Lock screen comes down instead of a separate Notification Center window. Once on the Lock screen, missed notifications are displayed, while recent notifications you've already seen can be accessed by an upward swipe in the middle of the display. A second upward swipe from the middle of the display brings you back to the Home screen. Swiping down on the screen now brings up the Lock screen. Today view continues to be available with a side swipe. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 6 UI Elements UI ELEMENTS Home Screen Dock labels are gone Apps and folders on the dock no longer have their names under them. Because of this, the dock itself has shrunk by a few pixels. Small update to the signal bars and location services icon: Status bar now has signal bars instead of dots. The location services icon is an outline instead of a solid icon. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 8 UI ELEMENTS Control Center Redesign One page Control Center is a single consolidated window and the buttons now have a dark background. Control Center now takes up an entire screen and comes with tiles that you can 3D Touch to expand for more information/options. There are two top sections for basic networking options (Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Wifi, and Bluetooth) and Apple Music controls. The next section houses smaller icons for rotation lock, Do Not Disturb, and Screen Mirroring. Sliders for volume and brightness are to the right of them. Customizable Because the Control Center is no longer restricted to half the display, it can offer access to a wider range of functions, which can be customized. In the Settings app, there's a section for choosing which features you want to be able to access in the Control Center. The following can be added or removed from the Control Center: • Flashlight • Home • Timer • Low Power Mode • Calculator • Magnifier • Camera • Notes • Accessibility Shortcut • Screen Recording • Alarm • Stopwatch • Apple TV Remote • Text Size • Do Not Disturb While Driving • Voice Memos • Guided Access • Wallet GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 9 UI ELEMENTS Native App Titles Bigger and bolder titles Native iOS apps have been redesigned to include big bold headers. Everything is more spaced out and clearer to read. This can be seen in apps like Phone, Notes, Settings, and Control Center. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 10 App Store APP STORE Today Homepage redesigned There is a completely redesigned homepage for the Apple app store called “Today”. Today features an App of the Day and a Game of the Day. It’s also a new platform for developers to share unique stories about their apps and how they impact our lives through different forms of pictures, videos, and more. In addition, it also includes how-tos, guides, tips, and interviews with developers and influencers. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/discoverability/ Submitting content From Apple: “If you are launching a new app or game, releasing a significant update, or have a great story idea for Today, we want to hear about it. To be considered for featuring on the App Store, please let us know 6-8 weeks in advance.” Developers can submit info to the team on Apple’s dev site: https://developer.apple.com/contact/app-store/promote/ GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 12 APP STORE Games Apps vs. games According to SensorTower, about 43% of the 48,231 new apps released in May 2016 were games. That’s almost 10 times more than each of the other categories including education, entertainment, and business. Which is why Apple decided to separate games from being part of the “Apps” category to having its own separate focused category. Apple calls its App Store “the world’s best game store”. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 13 APP STORE Product Page Product page for both apps and games Individual app pages have also been redesigned, with more of a focus on reviews and video overviews, and there are options that will let developers do things like highlight new in-app purchases or levels so users can be notified when their favorite apps gain new features. Star rating, overall popularity ranking, and age rating ranking is more visible. App title and subtitle iOS 11 will reduce app names from 50 characters to 30 characters. There is a new option to add a short subtitle, also limited to 30 characters, giving you a chance to briefly describe what your app is all about. This, unlike the actual description, will be visible in the search results. New: Promotional text Another new field that has been added above the description is promotional text, which is limited to 170 characters. Unlike the description, you can edit this at any given time without having to submit a new version of your app. Up to three app previews You can feature up to three app previews (short videos) each up to 30-seconds long. The app previews will autoplay with muted audio. If you have more than one app preview, your exta app previews will only be visible those using iOS 11 or later. You can still feature up to five screenshots. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/product-page/ GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 14 APP STORE Reviews and Ratings Ratings based on all versions App ratings are now based on all versions, and not just the latest submitted one. Apple still gives the option to developers to reset their reviews and ratings. Three review prompts per year With the announcement of iOS 11, Apple stated that they will disallow custom review prompts in all apps. Now Apple provides their own API that you can add to your app to allow people to submit their review within the app, without ever leaving it. They also limited the number of times these prompts can appear to users to three times per year. In addition, once a user submits a review, the prompt may never appear to them again even if you have a major update. However, the rating can now carry over across the updates, which means the ratings will be more of an indication of the overall state of your app, instead of just the last release. Reply to reviews You can respond to customers’ reviews of your app to directly address their feedback, questions, and concerns. When you respond to a review using iTunes Connect, the customer will be notified of your response and will have the option to update their review. Reviews and responses can be updated at any time, but only the latest review and response for each customer will display on your product page. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 15 APP STORE In-App Purchases and What’s New Purchases right from the product page Users can view and start an in-app purchase from your product page. Subscriptions and in-app purchases are shown on separate sections on your product page, and you can showcase up to 20 total items across both. Each item has its own display name, promotional image, and description. In-app purchases can also appear in search results and be featured on the Today, Games, and Apps tabs. Your app must support the new SKPaymentTransactionObserver method to make in-app purchases available on the App Store. You can list in-app purchases in any order on your product page to help drive awareness for specific content. If users don’t have your app installed on their device when they make an in-app purchase, they will be prompted to download or purchase the app to complete the transaction. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/promoting-in-app-purchases/ Keep customers updated When you update your app, you can use What’s New to communicate changes to customers. This text appears on your product page, and users can view a two-line preview below your app name and icon on the Updates tab. GPShopper iOS 11 Overview 16 APP STORE Search Optimize your search Keywords are limited to 100 characters total, with words separated by commas.