The new APFS file system increases the speed of iOS Devices

On Last week, Apple released the first beta version of iOS 10.3. This release includes a number of important changes, such as AirPods headphones search function and the possibility for developers to respond to comments in the App Store. But the major change in the new firmware is to move the old file system to the latest Apple File System (APFS), was introduced last year at a WWDC 2016 conference for developers. New APFS file system was designed specifically for Flash / SSD-drive to improve security through the use of a new approach to information storage. But it turned out that the Apple New File System also affects the device performance. 

After installing iOS 10.3 beta 1, the owners of Apple devices have noticed that they have started to deal with common tasks much faster than iOS 10.2.1. Videobloger with iAppleBytes YouTube-channel decided to compare how the use of a new APFS file system affected the operating system boot speed. For the test he took iPhone 5, 5S, 6S and 6 smartphones. The longest-loaded on iPhone 5. This is the case with iOS 10.2.1 and older HFS Plus file system, it took up to 48.06 seconds, and devices with new APFS Apple File System on iOS 10.3 just took 40.49 seconds. A similar situation was observed with the other devices as well.

It should be noted that until recently, iOS-devices use an outdated HFS Plus file system, developed by Apple back in 1998 for Mac OS 8.1.