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 5^th 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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