You can get iOS 9 right now through an over-the-air update. This means that you don't even need to plug your phone into a computer and download it through iTunes anymore.
Some experienced an iOS 9 software update failed error messages when connecting to Apple's servers in order to grab the update. Making a physical USB lightning connection to iTunes is said to help.
There's also a iOS 9.1 public beta available to testers and developers, but like iOS 9, it doesn't include the yet-to-launch Apple Pay store rewards cards program. Here's how to download iOS 9 right now.
iOS 9 compatibility
iOS 9 is proving to be more inclusive than previous iOS versions. Apple is choosing to make this update compatible with older iPhone, iPad and even iPod touch devices, too.
Okay, it's not technically more inclusive beyond the immediately launched iPad mini 4. The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus still have to launch next Friday, September 25, and the iPad Pro lands sometime in November. Then the list will grow by three. It'll become a total of six when the iPad Air 3 and iPhone 6C eventually release.
Basically, right now, if your dated hardware runs iOS 8, it can run iOS 9, and that's good news, as older phones and tablets aren't getting muscled out. The iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are safe, for now, and a few 30-pin dock devices live on for another year.
iOS 9.1 update
Before we dive into new iOS 9 features, we can already explore what's even newer in iOS 9.1, which is now available to beta software testers using a compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
As you can see from the screenshot above, it include new emojis, including a taco, burrito, unicorn face, hot dog, popcorn, turkey and cheese wedge, and yes, even a silly middle finger.
This over-the air update may also bring new compatibility to the iPad Pro, with its high resolution screen and Apple Pencil stylus, but so far there are new detailed release dates.
iOS 9.1 can be downloaded through the Apple Beta Software program (instructions above), and should be available to everyone else soon. iOS 8.1, for example came out in October.
Apple News app
In addition to getting rid of Passbook in favor of Wallet in iOS 9, Apple is replacing Newsstand with News, and it's very familiar if you're a fan of magazine-style news aggregators.
Apple News for iOS 9 is Flipboard, HTC BlinkFeed and Feedly wrapped into one app. It features a personalized feed and is coming to US, UK and Australia at launch.
There's also Apple News integration outside of this app right on one of the home screens. Four or five snippets of news appear within the left-most menu, right below spotlight search, recent contacts and recent apps. In this way, Apple is mimicking Samsung's left-most Flipboard menu, with less pizzazz.
No telling if all of your favorite publishers will wrap their content in the fresh Apple News format. A few of our favorites are missing. The advantage to you, however, is more clear: your data remains anonymous, apart from your Apple ID, according to the company.
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