Simplicity and Convenience have been restored; iOS 5 is here
Earlier today, but later than the midnight release time, Apple released the much anticipated iOS 5.
Admittedly, this will disappoint JailBreak fans, hackers and whatnot, as none of the jailbreaking tools, toys and tweaks will work on iOS 5, and iOS 4.3.5 is still a tethered solution.
That being said, this could possibly put a dent in the jailbreaking market due to some of the new features.
One feature in particular, which is the ability for any and all future upgrades to be done OTA (over the air), may also give Apple a piece of the android market share back. iOS 5 also boasts the fact that a computer is no longer needed for initial setup, as it too is done OTA.
iOS 5 brings a number of new features to iDevices. They include enhanced notifications, iMessage (an iDevice messaging platform that will work between iDevices, only, wireless iTunes syncing, iCloud, Twitter integration, Newsstand, a new Reminders app, improved camera and photo support, and a lot more.
Once iTunes was upgraded, the pop up notification came up with the iOS 5 download choices. On a windows 7 desktop, the upgrade (including backups, etc) took about 45 minutes. After going through the acceptance of the license agreements, it brought up the list of changes, which was impressive.
It made mention of much more than the few features written 2 paragraphs prior, including (but not limited to;
• Built-in support for Twitter
◦ Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
◦ Add location to any tweet
◦ View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
• Camera improvements for devices with cameras
◦ Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
◦ Volume Up button to take a picture
◦ Optional grid lines to line up shots
◦ Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
◦ Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
◦ Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock
• Photo improvements for devices with cameras
◦ Crop and rotate
◦ Red eye removal
◦ One tap enhance
◦ Organize photos into albums
• Mail improvements
◦ Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
◦ Indentation control
◦ Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
◦ Customize mail alert sounds
• Calendar improvements
◦ … new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
◦ Tap to create an event
◦ View and add event attachments
• On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
• Software updates available over the air without tethering
• iCloud support
• Hourly weather forecast
• Real-time stock quotes
• Wireless sync to iTunes
• Keyboard improvements
◦ Improved autocorrection accuracy
◦ New Emoji keyboard
◦ Personal dictionary for autocorrection
◦ Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words
iOS 5 supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad and iPad 2. It will, of course, be delivered on the iPhone 4S,
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