Apple's Android-Like iOS 9 Gets Mixed Reviews
CUPERTINO (CBS SF) -- Apple's new iOS 9 operating system is getting mixed reviews.
The Cupertino-based company rolled out the free public beta version of the operating system with a caveat for users not to install it on their main device, and to do a complete backup to iCloud.
New features include a shift key on the on-screen keyboard that changes letters from upper to lower case, a selfie folder, and a home screen that predicts which apps you want to use. Users can use a finger to draw in their notes, and four-digit passcodes are changed to six.
iOS 9 seems to be more Android-like, which for some users is a boon. For others, it is changing the "basic simplicity" that Apple lovers have grown used to.
One reviewer at Forbes wrote, "What was once a mobile operating system built on the ethos that everyone could use it, whether it was a 5 year old to a 95 year old, has become an OS awash with tricks and gimmicks and unnecessary design tweaks for the sake of incremental progress."
The official launch of iOS 9 is expected in the Fall, in tandem with the launch of Apple's new iPhone.