As many of you know iOS 8 was recently released this past week. With its release came many new features and capabilities. Although the look and feel of iOS 8 is very similar to that of iOS 7, it has many tricks up it’s sleeve.

**Another thing to note is that iOS 8 is very resource intensive and should not be installed on an iPhone 4S. When put on the 4S it can cause performance issues due to a lack of RAM and processor speed.

The first and most important new feature of iOS 8 has to do with privacy. No longer does a user have to fret over the idea of Apple handing over your data or information to the government. Even in the presence of a search warrant it will not be possible for Apple to hand over any information that is stored on the device. With the newest version of the software the company is no longer able to bypass a clients passcode making it impossible to retrieve data on the device. Any data or information stored in iCloud is still available to Apple.

Beyond this major privacy feature there are a number of small features that make up the updates to iOS 7.

These features are:

1. Ability to install 3rd party keyboards.

2. Ability to see which apps are using your battery

3. Can shoot timelapse video

4. Exit group chats. ( Can now leave group chats by choice)

5. Track your health

6. Set timed Photos

7. Answer calls on an Ipad. (Using OS X Yosemite)

8. Edit Notification Center

This is just a small number of the many features that have been added into iOS 8.