The most anticipated event in the tech world, the 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference, took place on June 10, 2024, and has certainly not defeated the hype. As Apple unveiled its flagship operating system iOS 18, we were on the mission of leveraging these latest features into Zoho Books. Run your eye through the blog to know how we've incorporated these features into our app.
Capture receipts on the go from your lock screen
Supported OS: iOS 18, iPadOS 18
Are you still fumbling to open the app and capture receipts when you can do it all from your lock screen? Whether you're in a meeting or simply out and about, it doesn't matter anymore. We have included iOS 18's Locked Camera Capture in Zoho Books to let you steadily capture receipts of expenses and bills at your haste. When you open the Zoho Books app, your captured receipts will reflect on your dashboard. This greatly reduces the usual hassle, which involves capturing, categorizing, and uploading your receipts.
Quick create transactions from the Control Center
Supported OS: iOS 18, iPadOS 18
Create transactions instantly with the tap of a finger by adding the Zoho Books widget to your Control Center. The revamped Control Center empowers you to access controls with just a swipe down from the top-right of your iPhone / iPad, from the home screen or the lock screen, and also configure the action button to invoke controls. Wondering how this can accelerate your tasks? You can tailor the widget according to actions you frequently perform without the need to divert from the current screen.
Let's say you want to create an invoice. You can do this from the control you've added in the Control Center with a single tap, without the obligation to open the app. Similarly, you can configure your most-used actions, such as creating estimates, items, expenses, and timesheets.
On your lock screen, you can swap the traditional camera button or the flashlight button with controls that are convenient and a priority to you. Assign your favorite control to the physical action button. You can now perform priority actions in Zoho Books with unprecedented ease and speed.
Sync your device contacts into Zoho Books
Supported OS: iOS 18, iPadOS 18
Are you rummaging for contact information across different apps? Authorize Zoho Books to access your device's contacts—be it entirely or a specific set of contacts. You can search for the device's contacts while adding a customer or a contact person. When you type the first three letters of your contact's first name, the suggestion pops up on your keyboard, and you can match it accordingly. Once you find a unique match, simply tap the button to bring your contact into Zoho Books.
The best part is you can include your device's contacts in an outgoing email when emailing your invoice. Initiate communications directly from Zoho Books to simplify interactions and eliminate the need to search for contact information manually.
Unify your Zoho Books contacts with your device contacts
Supported OS: iOS 18, iPadOS 18
Navigate to Settings and, under Contact Provider, enable Zoho Books to provide the contacts managed in Zoho Books to the system-wide Contacts ecosystem. When you visit your device's contacts, you will see a separate tab called Zoho Books. This comprises contacts from your Zoho Books account. Bringing all of your contacts to one place eliminates the need for you to open the app each time and look for a client's details.
Monitor time spent on a project with your Apple Watch
Supported iOS: watchOS 11
Live Activities in watchOS 11 makes it easier to track the time spent on your projects. Stay updated on the live and real-time status of your projects without having the need to pull out your phone or open the Zoho Books app. With Live Activities, you can start, pause, or stop timers in your Zoho Books projects using your Apple Watch, allowing you to adjust your time entries on the go easily.
We are just as excited as you are to experience these attractive features in Zoho Books. Make sure you update your iPhone and iPad to their latest versions to try these features. Let us know about what you think of your favorite features in the comments!
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