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Apple iOS 9

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90 Engadget Score
The best in its category. We highly recommend it.
90

The best in its category. We highly recommend it.

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Engadget Review

Apple's latest major software release isn't a revolution, but a thoughtful refinement that makes iOS faster and easier to use. Make no mistake, most of the big new features here work great, but it's the little design changes that help mold iOS' core elements into something smarter. iOS 9 isn'tperfect,but it's nonetheless a must-have download.

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Pros
  • Lots of small, thoughtful design changes
  • Siri is more proactive;Spotlight search is deeper
  • That Back button. Seriously.
  • New multitasking features for theiPad
Cons
  • Transit directions in Mapsdon't work everywhere
  • Apple News feels like a work in progress
  • No low-powermode for iPods,iPads

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User Reviews 20
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Type
Mobile / embedded OS
Source model
Closed
Architecture
64, 32
Type
Source model
Architecture
Mobile / embedded OS
Closed
64, 32

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90 Engadget Score
The best in its category. We highly recommend it.
90

The best in its category. We highly recommend it.

How we score

The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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dflickema
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motoleo
The new iOS 9.1 update is much better and a great improvement to iOS as a whole....read more
20
Svenny75
This update has so many problems! Do not update if you can avoid it! It added...read more
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