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last week I gave you a video tour of iOS 8 beta 1 the forthcoming update from Apple for its mobile operating system which technically isn't available to the public just yet we should see it launch sometime this year later in the fall maybe but how have we fared on iOS 8 what do we love what do we hate I'm Taylor Martin this is pocket now this is a week on iOS 8 following the WWDC 2014 keynote gung ho as I typically am I loaded my iOS devices up with iOS 8 beta 1 without hesitation being in early beta expected some bugs and glitches along the way app crashing and random reboots are pretty common in such early software this beta in particular is very early a lot of the most prominent iOS 8 features apple announced are not yet live basically you get the new predictive keyboard the recent and favorite contacts in the task switching menu the pretty rad overhaul in Safari more in-depth search function and spotlight hands-free see reactivation so long as you're plugged in and a few other odds and ends like SMS sync and I message on the iPad which was more useful than I imagined it would be one of the most useful features in iOS 8 without question is actionable notifications when a text message or new IMATS which comes in hold a better notification down and begin typing when you're done hits in and continue what you were doing you never have to leave the app it's one of the most simple features imaginable but it goes a long way in a thoughtful UX currently this only works with first party apps from Apple but when the full iOS 8 is released third-party applications will be able to take full advantage of the feature the new spotlight search is also pretty helpful when it works I've had times where I search movies and a few apps pop up in the results other times when it works like a should show times and theater results will appear searches will return Wikipedia articles IMDb entries nearby locations and more finally spotlight is far more useful than before even if the results get jumbled in the single column view the new keyboard called quick type aims to learn and predict your text it worked really well but what I'm truly waiting for is third-party keyboards swiftkey swipe menu etc the old tap to type method is a little old and data these days so far these are the only features I've really fallen in love with minor as they may be i'm looking forward to third-party sharing third-party keyboards and fully functioning continuity other iOS 8 features I can live without contacts and the tax coaching page for instance it doesn't make sense it feels like a poorly placed afterthought a double press the home button to switch apps not start a call or message I feel this would be more appropriately placed amongst the upcoming widgets in the debut of notification center or maybe in control center family share doesn't directly benefit me as I'm a single adult with no children my girlfriend and I could share apps if she had an iphone or ipad but outside that I'm not the target user for that particular feature health iCloud Drive continuity extensibility and even the hidden features found within the code like split-screen multitasking and more functionality and control center all sound great but we'll have to wait to see what they're all about for now I prefer to both the ipad mini in the iphone 5 back to iOS 7 mainly due to the stability of the beta 1 i was out of town and relying on my iphone which fully froze three times and one night I got stuck in the activation process for over an hour once and some of my most vital apps simply would not load like Rdio so I reverted but I'll definitely be trying the next beta release once it hits there's a lot to look forward to in iOS 8 even if beta 1 doesn't show it all n is a little buggy tell us about your week with iOS 8 beta 1 in the comments below what do you like or hate about the upcoming version of iOS folks thanks for watching if you enjoyed this video be sure to click the thumbs up button below and of course subscribe to the channel to see more videos like this one in the future fish or follow was in all the usual places twitter facebook and google+ at pocket now and taylor martin you can find me on twitter at casper tech and i see you next time