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Apple made a new app to help people switch from Android to iOS

The app will help transfer users' contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, wallpaper between their phones.

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Apple made a new app to help people switch from Android to iOS
NEW YORK: At Apple's annual developers conference, the company can never resist taking a jab or two at Google's expense, as it enumerates the reasons it thinks iPhones and iOS are better than Android.

In the past, Apple has created a step-by-step guide teaching defectors how to move their digital content from Android to iOS, but it took that idea a step further this year.

With the next update of its mobile software, iOS 9, Apple will launch a new app called Move to iOS.

The app will help transfer users' contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper between their phones - wirelessly and securely. It will also suggest that new iPhone users download any free apps that they had on their Android device.

As a kicker, the app even instructs users that they can recycles their old Androids for free at any Apple store.
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Apple iOS 9 unveiled: 10 key features
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Text: AP & Agencies

Apple has taken the wraps off its latest operating system for iPad and iPhone, the iOS 9. The iOS 9 has several new features, including transit directions in Maps, a new app for news and specifically for the iPad, the ability to run multiple apps side by side.

We take a look at ten salient features of the new OS from Apple:
Text: AP & Agencies

Apple has taken the wraps off its latest operating system for iPad and iPhone, the iOS 9. The iOS 9 has several new features, including transit directions in Maps, a..
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Apple promises that Siri will be an even better virtual assistant. Siri will try to be more proactive - akin to what Google already does with Google Now and has plans to do with the upcoming Now on Tap feature.

For instance, when a call from an unfamiliar number comes in, Siri will look through your email and give you an indication of who that might be. Siri will also give you reminders to leave for meetings, factoring in current traffic.

Siri can also handle more complex requests, such as ones to show you all photos from a particular place and time. The responses are context and device sensitive - so what Siri gives you to listen when you're out for a run might be different from when you enter a car.

Apple says it will protect users' privacy.
Apple promises that Siri will be an even better virtual assistant. Siri will try to be more proactive - akin to what Google already does with Google Now and has plans to do with the upcoming Now on T..
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The iPad tablet will look and act more like a Mac personal computer starting this fall.

A key feature is the ability to run multiple apps side by side. It's already possible to run multiple apps, but you see one at a time and have to keep switching. Now you can be browsing in Safari and slide in a second app such as Mail or Calendar from the right side.
The iPad tablet will look and act more like a Mac personal computer starting this fall.

A key feature is the ability to run multiple apps side by side. It's already possible to run multiple ap..
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You'll also be able to watch video in a small window while doing other things on the iPad.

"Picture-in-Picture lets you continue a FaceTime call or video while using other apps," says Apple.
You'll also be able to watch video in a small window while doing other things on the iPad.

"Picture-in-Picture lets you continue a FaceTime call or video while using other apps," says Apple.
There's also a split-screen view similar to what's coming to the new Mac operating system this fall.

"With a quick tap, you can access the new Split View feature so you can work in two apps at the same time, side-by-side," says Apple.
There's also a split-screen view similar to what's coming to the new Mac operating system this fall.

"With a quick tap, you can access the new Split View feature so you can work in two apps a..
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New features of the redesigned Notes app include ability to draw a sketch using one's finger, creating checklists to keep track of to-dos, or snapping a photo directly in a note.
New features of the redesigned Notes app include ability to draw a sketch using one's finger, creating checklists to keep track of to-dos, or snapping a photo directly in a note.
Apple is finally bringing public transit support to Apple Maps. It was one of the biggest gaps when Apple replaced Google Maps as the default mapping app on iPhones and iPads in 2012.

Tapping on a station will show you all the lines that run through it, along with upcoming departure times. You can also get step-by-step directions that include the walk to the station.

The transit feature will be available in select cities around the world initially.
Apple is finally bringing public transit support to Apple Maps. It was one of the biggest gaps when Apple replaced Google Maps as the default mapping app on iPhones and iPads in 2012.

Tapping ..
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Apple will offer a new app for news, with a personalized feed based on your interests and choices.

The app pulls text, photos and video from a variety of sources. Stories that use Apple's new News format will look best on the app.

Features include the ability to save articles to read later and to get suggestions on new publishers and topics by selecting "explore." The app will initially be offered in the US, the UK and Australia.
Apple will offer a new app for news, with a personalized feed based on your interests and choices.

The app pulls text, photos and video from a variety of sources. Stories that use Apple's new ..
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Other features include the ability to turn the on-screen keyboard into a trackpad, similar to a Mac. There are also shortcuts for switching between apps.

Some of the new features won't work with iPads that are more than a few years old. Windows tablets and many Samsung Android tablets already support side-by-side apps.
Other features include the ability to turn the on-screen keyboard into a trackpad, similar to a Mac. There are also shortcuts for switching between apps.

Some of the new features won't work wi..
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To get iOS 9, you'll need less free space than before to upgrade wirelessly. That was a complaint with iOS upgrades in previous years.
To get iOS 9, you'll need less free space than before to upgrade wirelessly. That was a complaint with iOS upgrades in previous years.
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