{"id":7547,"date":"2021-06-09T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/termmatrix.com\/?p=7547"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:27:40","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-newest-iphone-and-android-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/termmatrix.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/09\/what-to-know-about-the-newest-iphone-and-android-software\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the Newest iPhone and Android Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple and Google have unveiled phone features designed for an era of hybrid remote and in-person work.<\/p>\n

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As the pandemic recedes across the country, a lot has changed about how we work and live. Some of us are now planning on returning to the office, while others will continue working from home. Many of us will do both.<\/p>\n

The software on our phones, which have been our most essential tools in the pandemic, is also evolving for this new reality. The changes are courtesy of Apple and Google, which recently unveiled their latest phone software designed for this Covid-accelerated era of hybrid remote work.<\/p>\n

This week, Apple showed iOS 15<\/a>, its next operating system for iPhones. The software gives device owners new tools to draw boundaries for hybrid work, like a status message that lets others know you are busy before they message you. FaceTime, Apple\u2019s videoconferencing software, will also get its biggest expansion since its debut more than a decade ago. The service will finally be opened to non-Apple devices, including Android phones, and has been improved so video sessions look and sound better.<\/p>\n

Last month, Google introduced <\/a>Android 12, its latest operating system for mobile devices. The company focused on streamlining the design of its software to help people get their work done more efficiently, including a menu of shortcuts to get to their favorite tools more quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To Carolina Milanesi, a consumer technology analyst for Creative Strategies, the changes in iOS 15 and Android 12 \u2014 especially Apple\u2019s tool for setting digital boundaries \u2014 reflect the way our lives and work are shifting again as we try to leave the pandemic behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat little prompt that says people don\u2019t want to be disturbed is going to be really important,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe you\u2019ll prepare your message on the weekend, but you don\u2019t hit send until Monday morning, so that way you don\u2019t push other people to work on a weekend. It takes the pressure away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple and Google walked me through the highlights of their new mobile operating systems, which also include new privacy controls and enhancements to phone cameras. Both systems are set for release this fall.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n