[WWDC 2014] System wide third-party keyboards to be supported in iOS 8

Apple today announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference that iOS 8 will support system wide third-party keyboards. 

The company showed something that appeared to resemble the popular-gesture based keyboard Swype running on iOS 8, as software chief Craig Federighi noted that keyboards have the most restrictive sandbox to ensure user privacy and safety. 

To this point, third-party keyboards such as SwiftKet Note and Flesky have launched for iOS, although their integration has been limited to note-taking in a separate app and allowing app developers to incorporate their keyboard, respectively. With this announcement, it is likely that both keyboards will launch for iOS with full integration at some point in the future.  Support for third-party keyboards will be included with iOS 8.

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[WWDC 2014] Apple no longer providing support for iPhone 4 in iOS 8

Near the end of today's keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple revealed what iOS devices will be compatible with its new mobile operating system this fall. That list included the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPod touch 5th generation, iPad 2, iPad with Retina Display, iPad Air, iPad Mini, and iPad mini with Retina Display. 

Notably missing from the list is the iPhone 4, which saw compatibility with iOS 7 last year and even saw improved performance with iOS 7.1. Apple restarted iPhone 4 production for countries including Brazil, India and Indonesia earlier this year, but the device will likely be discontinued again in the near future.

The Apple iOS 8 will launch this fall with revamped notification features, a new QuickType keyboard that adds predictive typing suggestions, an enhanced Messages app, a new Healthkit app that aggregates health-related metrics, improvements to Siri, and many more features.

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[WWDC 2014] Apple announces Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8

Apple has took the wraps off Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 during today's WWDC keynote. The latest Mac OS X Yosemite comes with redesigned interface. It introduces translucent windows menus, redesigned dock icons, an updated Spotlight search feature, iCloud Drive cloud storage integration, and a new widget bar.

The new translucent toolbars let you know there’s more to see than what’s visible in the window as you scroll. And a translucent sidebar lets you see what’s hidden behind the active window. So the interface takes on the look of your desktop image and your content — making your Mac experience different from anyone else’s.

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