Maps A new
Apple Maps app replaced
Google Maps as the default mapping app on the operating system. Apple Maps used Apple's vector-based engine, making for smoother
zooming. New to Maps was
turn-by-turn navigation with spoken directions and 3D views in certain countries, "
Flyover" views in some major cities, and real-time traffic. At launch, turn-by-turn navigation was only available for the
iPhone 4s and later, and
iPad 2 (cellular capability required) and later, while "Flyover" view was only available for iPhone 4s and later,
fifth-generation iPod Touch, and iPad 2 and later.
Passbook A new Passbook app was added, to retrieve documents such as
boarding passes,
admission tickets,
coupons and
loyalty cards. An iOS device with Passbook can replace a physical card when scanned to process a
mobile payment at participating locations. The app has context-aware features such as notifications for relevant coupons when in the immediate vicinity of a given store, and automatic visibility of boarding passes when the user is at an airport, with notifications for gate changes. The Photos app received updates to the Photo Stream functionality, letting users remove images, as well as share custom Photo Streams with other people or the public. The App Store also updated apps without requiring the
iTunes password, and when installing or updating an app, users were no longer automatically returned to the home screen.
Phone Upon receiving calls, iOS 6 enabled users to swipe up the lock screen to reveal "Reply with message" or "Remind me later." The "Reply with message" feature shows several pre-determined messages with an option for a custom message, while the "Remind me later" feature offers several options (such as an hour later, when the user gets home, or when the user leaves the current location) to enable a reminder.
Podcasts Podcast functionality was separated from the iTunes app and received its own Podcasts app in iOS 6, in order to "centralize and promote podcast listening and downloading for users."
Safari The
Safari web browser was updated with a full-screen landscape view for iPhone and iPod Touch users. Reading List also received offline support, in which text, images, and layout from saved articles get stored on the user's device.
FaceTime FaceTime video calling was updated to work over a
cellular connection, in addition to
Wi-Fi.
Clock The
Clock app, which had been on iPhone and iPod Touch since their original release, became available on
iPad. The clock design looked similar to a
Swiss railway clock, and Apple formed an agreement with the
Swiss Federal Railways to license the design for its own use.
Music The
Music app was redesigned for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The interface was now completely white, while the Now Playing UI was now equipped with motion sensitive scrubber bars similar to the
iPod Nano 7th generation. The three buttons for controlling the music were also redesigned.
YouTube The
YouTube app, which had been a default app on iOS since its release, was removed. Apple told
The Verge that the reason for the removal was due to an expired license, but that YouTube users could still view videos through the Safari web browser. The company also confirmed that
Google, which owns YouTube, was developing its own app, with a then-upcoming release through the App Store. The Apple-developed YouTube app remained on iOS 5 and previous iOS versions. In June 2017, former YouTube employee Hunter Walk
tweeted that Apple contacted YouTube to make it a default app on the
original iPhone to ensure mass market mobile launch for the video-sharing service, but required handling development efforts itself. In 2012, YouTube made the "gutsy move" to discontinue the license in an effort to "take back control of our app" by developing it themselves. == Reception ==