Well, well, well.
A(n accidental?) leak of iOS 11 made its way onto Reddit on Friday, and there was all sorts of juicy tidbits. All of this is obviously prefaced with the fact that it's a leak, but it WAS on Apple's website under a secret URL and all the top tech blogs are reporting it, so there seems to be some very real validation. Let's dive in!
There probably won't be a 7S line of iPhones. It looks like we're skipping straight to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X. The X is supposed to be the one with facial recognition, instead of fingerprint ID, as well as camera app adjustments and True Tone Display.
iPhone 8
— Steve T-S (@stroughtonsmith) September 9, 2017
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone X pic.twitter.com/OVLfhLxTdT
The facial recognition tutorial looks like it'll be really cute:
Can't stop watching this Face ID setup animation from the leaked iOS 11 GM build. So cute! pic.twitter.com/SMvjFo7Was
— Mike Rundle (@flyosity) September 9, 2017
Face ID enrollment process (with layout issues on first page) pic.twitter.com/KczOHEy9ir
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) September 9, 2017
And here's someone actually doing it:
Authenticating with FaceID looks like this (timing not correct because it's just the UI, not actual auth) pic.twitter.com/kvNUARDQBJ
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) September 9, 2017
The iPhone 8 is gonna be dope AF. First of all, tons of new camera features, according to Gizmodo via 9to5Mac:
These features include a new portrait lighting mode which supports "Contour Light, Natural Light, Stage Light, Stage Light Mono, and Studio Light." The new mode could involve tweaks to the camera's flash while shooting to provide better lighting scenarios for photographers. There's also evidence Apple will introduce video with higher resolution and capture speeds, with the highest listed being 1080p HD at 240 fps.
And while the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be more reasonably priced, it looks like the X will cost around $1000 and might be delayed due to supply shortages.
There will be animated emojis. YES. Animated emojis.
Oh man. Is the world ready for new 3D emoji in iOS 11's iMessage? (via @9to5mac) pic.twitter.com/vBpoeuOFlX
— Cabel Sasser (@cabel) September 9, 2017
iPhone 8 to feature Animoji, send 3D animated emoji based off your facial expressions https://t.co/0qfEWsUxyi pic.twitter.com/PEB1SS6lXd
— 9to5Mac (@9to5mac) September 9, 2017
It also included some info on the new Apple Watch. It looks like it has cellular capabilities, meaning you can make calls from it. Also, it's gonna be available in more colors, including BLUSH GOLD.
iOS 11 GM leak seemingly leaks LTE Apple Watch with new face and Digital Crown https://t.co/50EMeRAanz by @JeffBenjam pic.twitter.com/MSODTgZam2
— 9to5Mac (@9to5mac) September 9, 2017
