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Apple iOS 5 has over 200 new features

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
October 13th, 2011
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The Apple iOS has more than 200 new features. These new additions will be available to the third and fourth-gen iPod touches, the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, as well as the iPad and iPad 2. The overhaul is readily available in a 781MB download through iTunes and users will need iTunes 10.5.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Among the many new innovations, Apple has effectively severed the ties between a mobile device and PC. In lieu of connecting the iPhone to a computer for activation, iOS updates, backups and more -- these tasks can now be performed wirelessly. In addition, the update introduces the ability to wirelessly sync iOS 5 devices with the primary machine. Users can also now use AirPlay over Apple TV to stream content from a mobile device to an HDTV.

iOS 5 users will also be able to send and receive content over Wi-Fi or 3G without paying for carrier texting services. "iMessage" has been added to the existing Messages app and supports text, pictures, videos, locations and contacts, as well as group messaging, which is the ability to track messages with delivery and read receipts, encryption, and the ability to see when someone is typing.

For those who are irritated by "pop ups," a message that posts while you're in the midst of doing something else, users will be informed with a banner alert that disappears quickly. Notifications have also been centralized, displayed in a single location that you can access by swiping down from the top of any screen along with easy access from the Lock screen.

The Camera is now more accessible with a shortcut on the Lock screen and easier to use courtesy of grid lines, pinch-to-zoom gestures, single-tap focus, exposure locks and the ability to take photos with the volume-up hardware button. Users can manipulate shots with the Photos app's new image editing features including crop, rotate, enhance and red-eye removal.

Along with centralized notifications, iOS 5 offers an app that organizes magazine and newspaper app subscriptions, accessing favorite publications in one location, Newsstand automatically updates new issues in the background. Safari improves the reading experience as it gathers display Web articles without ads or clutter, as well as a reading list to save interesting articles.

iOS 5 adds new to-do functionality via the Reminders app which, among other features, supports location-based alerts. The Mail app has received text formatting options, the ability to flag important messages, add and delete folders, and search a message's body. The Calendar app now lets the user add, rename and delete calendars from the device, view attachments from inside the app, share schedules via iCloud and more.

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