Apple has released its beta version iOS 8 software for mobile devices and it comes loaded with a helpful tips feature for new users.
The new iOS 8 update from Apple includes an app that helps new users navigate the mobile platform. The app is appropriately named "Tips."
The iOS 8 update is up to Beta version 4, or build number 12A4331d. The over the air update was available to developers as well using the iOS Dev Center with a developer membership. Membership costs around $100.
The fourth beta version is released just a couple of weeks after the third beta version was released on July 7, according to reports. Apple iOS users have reported what seems to be greater stability than previous versions.
According to another report, the new Tips app comes with various helpful suggestions for new users as well as tutorials for using iOS 8. A quick guide to Siri is one such example. There may also be some weekly tips coming fro the app for iOS users, according to the source. Apple even has a new iOS tips and tricks website for users to get the most out of their iOS device running 8 beta 4.
Apple typically doesn't add apps to its pre-installed software OS updates, so this news is a bit of a change. Apple is known for making its products very simple to use. Now, for those that still don't get it, help will be made available on the new OS update.
The full release of the OS is expected to drop in September, according to one source. User anticipation is mounting as more beta releases have become available. There is also reportedly a redesigned control center on the iOS 8 beta 4 version. The control center has a more blured look to it. Some think the new look and feel resembles that of the new Mac OSX Yosemite.
There are also new messaging options for how long users want to store messages. The app for sharing findings of bugs has reportedly gone away from the new iOS. It is unclear why this change took place. Some suggest Apple may be confident enough in its software this time to have removed the option for users and developers.
