With an easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and security at its core, iOS 8 makes your iPad more capable than ever. It’s designed to look beautiful and work beautifully, so even the simplest tasks are more engaging. And iOS 8 is engineered to take full advantage of the powerful A7 chip, ultrafast wireless, and brilliant Retina display of iPad mini 3.
What is it about iOS 8 that makes it the most advanced mobile operating system? It’s the details. The thoughtful new features. And the way it all works seamlessly with the hardware. It’s the fact that Mail is full of new time-saving features, like being able to tap an event or phone number and instantly add it to your calendar or contacts. Or that Safari is even more intuitive, with a new Sidebar that slides out to reveal your bookmarks, Reading List, and Shared Links. Or that developers have new tools like Metal to build apps you’ve never imagined. Or that you’ll see new keyboard options. From top to bottom, iOS 8 makes
iPad mini 3 even more amazing.
iPad mini 3 comes with apps that help you do the things you do every day. Like check your email, make a video call, or consult Siri to check a sports score. Or you can write the next great novel, nail your presentation, and compose a score for your home movie — all from your iPad mini. And these apps are optimized for its 64-bit architecture. So they run smoothly and quickly and make iPad mini — and you — capable of just about anything.
Quickly find and edit the photos you take. Add your voice right in a text message. Start an email or document on your iPhone and finish it on your iPad. You’ll even have new keyboard options and more ways to share your content. And you’ll be able to use iCloud and Touch ID in ways you never have before. Here are some of the things iOS 8 can do for you — so you can do more than ever.
The all-new Photos app makes it simpler than ever to find and rediscover your favorite photos with new search features and smart albums that organize your photos for you. And you can make every shot look even better immediately after you’ve taken it with powerful new editing tools, no matter your skill level. And iCloud Photo Library, in beta, stores every photo and video you take, making them accessible from your iPad.
Learn more about PhotosApple products have always been designed to work together beautifully. But now, with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, they’re more connected than ever. You can start writing an email on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your iPad. Or browse the web on your Mac and continue from the same link on your iPad. You can even answer phone calls on your Mac or iPad.
Learn more about ContinuityiOS 8 makes typing easier by suggesting contextually appropriate words to complete your sentences. It even recognizes to whom you’re typing and whether you’re in Mail or Messages — making smart choices in tone for each person and situation.
Learn more about QuickTypeNow all your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and other important documents can be stored securely in iCloud, so you can access them whenever and wherever it’s convenient. And any changes you make automatically appear on all your devices.1
Learn more about iCloud DriveFamily Sharing brings harmony to your family’s digital life. Up to six people in your family can share purchases from iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store without sharing accounts. You can pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. And you can easily share photos, a family calendar, and more to help keep everyone connected.2
Learn more about Family SharingiOS 8 is the biggest iOS release ever. With deeper access and more tools, developers are leveraging the new capabilities of iOS 8 to create amazing apps and features. You’ll see new keyboard options, more immersive games thanks to Metal, new ways to control your home using HomeKit, and new ways to use iCloud and Touch ID.
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