(Telecompaper) Apple has announced iOS 8, its biggest release since the launch of the App Store, will be available 17 September for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users as a free software update. iOS 8 offers a faster, more intuitive user experience with new Messages and Photos features, predictive typing for Apple's QuickType keyboard and Family Sharing. iOS 8 also includes the new Health app, providing a clear overview of the user's health and fitness data and iCloud Drive, enabling users to store files and access them from anywhere. iOS 8 also features more than 4,000 new APIs, allowing developers to further customise the user experience with extensibility features and frameworks.