iOS 5 New Features
Apple released the much awaited update to the iOS for the following Apple devices today:
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)
Looks pretty exciting and it would be interesting to see what the first update after Steve Jobs passed away on Oct 5th 2011 shapes up for Apple.
This may be the biggest update to the iOS ever since its inception as a result of tough competition to the iOS ecosystem from Android device manufacturers.
Below is a dump of the official release note from Apple for the iOS 5…
iOS 5 Software Update
This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:
• Notifications
◦ Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
◦ New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
◦ View notifications from lock screen
◦ Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
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