Apple's next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, looks an
awful lot like the iOS you've already got on your iDevice. At least
that's according to screens leaked on Chinese microblog site Weibo and
lent credence by veritable Apple site
9to5Mac,
which show what is supposedly iOS 8 in action. Yes, square icons with
rounded edges are back, but that design is wrapped around some new
entrants in the app world: TextEdit, Preview and Tips. It's easy to
guess what the first one might be (a potential replacement for the Notes
app), but Preview? Given the icon's distinct resemblance to the
application of the same name in OS X, we're guessing this serves a
similar function: viewing documents and PDFs. As for Tips? Well, that's
probably just a solution for introducing new users.
iOS 8 isn't an official product just yet, but logic and history
dictate it'll be part and parcel of the next iPhone refresh. We've
previously heard that health will feature prominently in the next
version of iOS, with both an
application named Healthbook and some form of integration with
the M7 chip
already built into the iPhone 5S. Of course, Apple's staying mum for
now, and, again, history dictates it'll be a few more months before
Cupertino's ready to talk.
