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Here's Every Hidden Feature in iOS 6 Apple Didn't Tell You About

Kevin Smith
2012-06-13T13:17:00Z
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Maps, the Siri update, and Passbook seemed to steal the show when Apple introduced its next mobile operating system, iOS 6.

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But there are hundreds of other improvements in the update.

Since we've been playing around with iOS 6 this week, we figured we'd show you all the cool stuff Apple didn't show off the other day.

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Finally! Downloading a new app doesn't close the app store.

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New iTunes/App Store Interface

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Bluetooth in the main settings menu.

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Post to social networks from Notification Center

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Enhanced Privacy

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See a list of the songs you've previewed in iTunes

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Revamped sharing menu

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Custom Dictionary in the Cloud. If you teach your iPhone a new word, it'll show up on your iPhone and Mac too.

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Bing Maps and TomTom maps instead of Google Maps

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The weather app got a slight make over

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Top bars change colors depending on which app you're in.

revamped status bar

Newly downloaded apps receive a "New" banner

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Make any song in your Music app ring as your alarm

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Enhanced Safari features

iDownload Blog put together this video of some under the hood safari features that make Safari much more bearable.

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Now check this out...

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Take a complete screenshot tour of iOS 6 right here >

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