
In iOS 6 those colors still exist, but the menu bar changes color to better complement the app. In iOS 5, the color of the menu bar would change depending on what was happening in the background - green for a phone call or blue for Personal Hotspot. One possible use, suggested by Macworld: "If you’re one of the many workers who carpools, you can set up a geofence on the driver to let you know when they leave their house." Geofencing alerts have been added to Find My Friends.

Newly downloaded apps gain a temporary 'New' banner on the icon to make them easier to pick them out. Additionally, users aren't kicked to the home screen when buying or updating an app in the App Store.
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Users no longer need to enter their password to update apps - only when purchasing an app for the first time. The iPad gains a native Clock app with similar function to the iPhone version. Bluetooth controls are now located in first page of System Preferences, next to the Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode controls. Turning Bluetooth on and off is much quicker than it was in iOS 5. Users can now set custom email alerts for any of their VIP contacts. A slide shown at the end of Monday's keynote displayed a number of new features that didn't warrant full keynote coverage but are still worth mention to iOS users: However, there is a lot more to the next iPhone operating system than that. As is typical when previewing a new operating system, on Monday Apple's Scott Forstall showed off 10 main features of iOS 6 including improvements to Siri, Facebook Integration, a new Maps app, and a Do Not Disturb mode.
