iOS 5 Debuts
Today Apple releases the fifth generation of its mobile OS, iOS5 powers the iPad 1,2, iPhone 4s,4, 3GS and the 2 latest generations of the iPod Touch. The upgrade is free of charge, users just need to upgrade first to iTunes 10.5 and plug the device to the PC or Mac, hopefully for the last time to get the latest operating system. The new iPhone 4s already comes with iOS5.
With the exception of Siri Assistance, which only works on the iPhone 4S, old iDevices should get a new set of fresh functionalities or enhancements that come with the update.
Here are some of the main features in the upgrade [courtesy of AllThingsd]. For the complete list of features see HERE!
- You can use iCloud to synchronize your data, including music and photos, across your Apple devices.
- The ability to edit photos right on the phone. This includes red-eye removal, cropping and auto enhancement of whole pictures.
- Newsstand for all your subscriptions: iOS 5 organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in Newsstand: as new issues become available, Newsstand automatically updates them in the background — complete with the latest covers. It’s kind of like having the paper delivered to your front door. Only better.
- iMessage, a new, free text-messaging service exclusive to users of iOS 5. It detects whether you are using the new system and routes a text message over the Internet instead of using the standard cellphone text services. It allows group messaging and notifies users when messages are read and/or delivered.
- Built-in Twitter support. Without adding a Twitter app, you can tweet directly from within functions like photos, maps, the browser and YouTube.
- Notifications of alerts, messages and dates can be gathered together in a drop-down panel, or can appear briefly at the top of the screen instead of displaying one at a time in a box that blocks your screen.
- There’s quick access to the camera, by simply double-clicking the home button, even if the phone is asleep. And you can use the volume up button as a shutter button.
- On the iPad, the browser has tabs, and you can split and move the onscreen keyboard to make thumb typing easier.
- You can create customized typing shortcuts, such as “tks” for “thanks.”
- In Mail, you can now format words so they appear in bold, italics or underlined.
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