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Report: iOS 9 will bring new security features, improve legacy device support
By
Jesse Hollington
|
05.22.15
A new report by
9to5Mac
provides some insight into Apple’s plans for iOS 9, expected to debut at WWDC
early next month. As
previously reported
, iOS 9 will focus primarily on stability and optimization, however this new
information reveals some new details about some of the features and
improvements Apple is working on, particularly in the areas of security and
legacy device support.
A new security feature, dubbed “Rootless,” is expected to significantly improve
iOS security at the kernel level by preventing even “root” level administrative
access to certain protected files on Apple devices. Sources have also indicated
that Rootless will be a major deterrent to jailbreaking on iOS, making it much
more complicated to hack iOS devices and install unauthorized apps. Apple is
also said to be working on leveraging iCloud Drive for more of its back-end
services. Services such as Notes — which currently uses IMAP to store notes on
an email server — and the CalDAV-based Calendar and Reminders are being
re-architected to store their data directly in iCloud Drive, which will provide
better end-to-end encryption and faster and more reliable syncing services. A
new “Trusted Wi-Fi” feature is also under development to improve security by
allowing iOS devices to more transparently connect to specific, authorized
wireless routers, although it’s unclear whether this last feature will be
incorporated into iOS 9 or pushed back until a future point release or beyond.
In contrast to earlier reports which speculated that iOS 9 could possibly drop
support for all but 64-bit devices, Apple is apparently optimizing iOS 9 to run
more efficiently on older iPhones and iPads, even going so far back as the
iPhone 4S and original iPad mini. The company is said to have restructured its
software engineering process to ensure older hardware is better supported with
iOS updates, building a “core version” of iOS 9 targeted at older devices and
enabling features individually, as opposed to the former approach of building
iOS 9 for newer devices and then disabling features to try and improve
performance.
From: KB7UEN Gene
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 7:13 PM
To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: IOS Kindle APP, a Book with Unnatural Pauses
Hi Craig,
I was just curious if it would make a difference. Stability within iOS and the
natively supported apps has taken real beating since iOS 7 and now iOS 8 have
been released. I think the smartest thing Apple could do is release a new
Version of iOS every two years instead of every year. I do personally believe
all iOS users would be better off for it if that change was made. I personally
don't have to have a new version of iOS every year to be happy with my iPhone
and iPad mini.
Gene
It has been said that life is stranger than fiction, be that as it may, read
anyway.
On May 25, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Craig Werner <craig_werner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, Gene.
With the defaults I fared no better. Please bear in mind, though, that I have
noticed the problem with the Nook app, not the Kindle one.
Craig
On 5/25/2015 9:54 PM, KB7UEN Gene wrote:
What happens if you go with the in app text formatting defaults?
It has been said that life is stranger than fiction, be that as it may, read
anyway.
On May 25, 2015, at 8:44 PM, Craig Werner <craig_werner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, Jim.
I have noticed this annoyance from time to time, but primarily when using the
Nook app for iOS. You might try fooling around with font size and line spacing
and such. I did a bit of playing around trying to eliminate the pauses in a
Nook book but to no avail.
Craig
On 5/25/2015 9:13 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote:
Hi to the list.
I have purchased a Kindle book through the Kindle store, when reading it
with the iPhone in IOS 8.3, there are line breaks in the middle of sentences.
When examining it word by word, the phrase new line is spoken in the midst
of sentences, but not when actually reading the book, there is only a slight
pause within the sentence itself.
Not a deal breaker for sure, but still kind of annoying, since I have not
had this occur with prior kindle purchases.
Just wondering if there are any settings within the Kindle app that might
help to eliminate this proglem?
Thanks a lot.
-----Original Message----- From: Russ Kiehne
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:26 AM
To: Vi-Kindle
Subject: [vi-kindle] Turn on Accessibility Features on your Kindle Fire HD
or Kindle Fire HDX
I thought some of you would be interested in knowing how to Turn on
Accessibility Features on your Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX
http://ht.ly/pCWZ6
