Other iOS apps grab all the glory and headline on Wednesday , but Apple ’s update efforts did n’t end with GarageBand , iMovie , and the mobile translation of the iWork suite . While Apple was publically singing the praises of iPhoto , it was quiet rolling out minor updates to five other iOS apps , train at getting them quick for next week ’s iPad launch .
The latest versions of iBooks , Remote , Find My Friends , Find My iPhone , and iTunes U all add Retina presentation livelihood . Clearly , that change was made by Apple with an eye toward the March 16 arrival of the iPad and its improved presentation . The latest iPad boasts a a 2048 - by-1536 pixel display — that ’s a million more pixels than a 1080p high-definition television — and Apple clearly wants its apps to take advantage of that , whether it ’s for read an ebook , locating your iOS machine , or delay up on line material .
Beyond Retina display bread and butter , iBooks 2.1 sports the most significant modification . The update to Apple ’s e - reader adds the ability to use your finger as a highlighter when snarf over text — not just in optimized ebooks but in standard ebooks as well . you’re able to also now seek for a Sir Frederick Handley Page bit to jump to a desired varlet with just one tap , grant to iBook ’s release preeminence , and for some books , page numbers of the electronic version will couple those in the print edition . The app promises unspecified stableness and performance improvements as well .
Remote , Apple ’s app for transforming your iOS machine into a remote ascendancy , also adds an additional feature besides Retina video display support . Version 2.3 now supports the swarm - based iTunes Match armed service on the Apple television . While not specifically called out in the discharge notes , the Remote app ’s Songs heel once again now frisk an indicator of letters on the right - hand side , allowing you to easily jump off to track that bug out with that letter .
As for discover My Friends 1.1 , Find My iPhone 1.4 , and iTunes U 1.1 , Wednesday ’s updates simply promise stability and performance boosts along with the add together Retina display support .
While Wednesday was a busybodied day for Apple on the nomadic apps front , the troupe has n’t yet updated all of its iOS offerings in advance of the raw iPad and its improved video display . If you daydream of watching Retina display - favorable motion picture trailers on your new tablet , you ’re out of luck — at least as of this writing .
