Apple updates iWork for iOS suite with support for iOS 8, stability fixes
Following the release of iOS 8 on Wednesday, Apple rolled out updates for its iWork productivity app suite, bringing the titles up to speed with the company's latest mobile operating system.
So far, Apple has released Numbers and Keynote and Pages, all of which have reached version 2.4.2, with added support for iOS 8.
Looking at the release notes, it appears that the productivity suite is getting only a minor update to add support for Apple's latest iOS, which launched earlier today. The new versions are also compatible with iCloud Drive, but without OS X 10.10 Yosemite, the cross-platform file syncing and storage service is of limited use.
Apple notes the latest software comes with stability improvements and bug fixes.
Numbers and Keynote weigh in at 241MB and 459MB, respectively. Users who recently purchased an iOS device can download the apps for free from the iOS App Store, while those with older hardware can buy the apps at a price of $9.99 each.
Update: Apple has released Pages version 2.4.2 with the same iOS 8-centric changes seen in Numbers and Keynote. The app weighs in at 276MB and can be downloaded from the iOS App Store. The article has been updated to reflect the new information.
So far, Apple has released Numbers and Keynote and Pages, all of which have reached version 2.4.2, with added support for iOS 8.
Looking at the release notes, it appears that the productivity suite is getting only a minor update to add support for Apple's latest iOS, which launched earlier today. The new versions are also compatible with iCloud Drive, but without OS X 10.10 Yosemite, the cross-platform file syncing and storage service is of limited use.
Apple notes the latest software comes with stability improvements and bug fixes.
Numbers and Keynote weigh in at 241MB and 459MB, respectively. Users who recently purchased an iOS device can download the apps for free from the iOS App Store, while those with older hardware can buy the apps at a price of $9.99 each.
Update: Apple has released Pages version 2.4.2 with the same iOS 8-centric changes seen in Numbers and Keynote. The app weighs in at 276MB and can be downloaded from the iOS App Store. The article has been updated to reflect the new information.
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iWork for iCloud now works with iCloudDrive.
Yes, it will be interesting to see how the updates are handled for the AppleWatch.
Apple has built a few new data centres recently and continues to expand/build new ones. While that will help to some extent at times like this when they are releasing so many updates simultaneously I still think there will be issues with the servers meeting demand at times like these. Especially as the number of active devices increases and they continue to support updates for several past generations of devices. I don't consider that a negative against Apple however. It's only once or twice a year where there is this much demand on their servers and it wouldn't make sense to build out the capacity to meet that demand when it's not needed for the rest of the year. They already take steps to address it like releasing the iOS update a few days before the new phones so the updates aren't happening at the same time as the activations and downloading of apps onto the new devices. They also don't start sending out push notifications about the iOS update until the demand on the servers has decreased.
I actually see it as a positive for Apple that so many people are accessing their servers simultaneously in order to upgrade to the latest OS. Don't know of any other tech companies that can claim to have this "Problem".
Not really.. For me the big featured of iCloud Drive were being able to open files between Apps. If this is supported in any of the iwork Apps they have done an outstanding job of hiding it and striking any mention of it from the help.
I love Keynote, and Pages is decent enough (though not as Word-compatible as I would need for work), but Apple really needs to scrap Numbers and start over from scratch.
Maybe not start over, but it has many areas in need of improvement. ????
Can someone explain to me why iCloud Drive is not working/accessible in any 3rd party App, or even iWork, that was updated to support it?
WTF happened to this: