iOS 5 Review: The 200 Features

Hey fellow iPhone enthusiast! We all know that iOS 5 brought a huge wave of new features, with over 200 new additions to our devices: iMessage, iCloud, Wi-Fi Sync, Twitter, and so on. And you… have you fully explored your iOS device yet? There are so many new features that if you tried to list them all in 10 minutes, you couldn't even find them all. The video embedded above, which was originally 20 minutes long, only managed to find 40 features. 

 

Now, Apple has officially released the following list. When you update, a window will appear detailing all the new features and functionalities, as follows: This update contains more than 200 new features, such as the following:

 

This update contains over 200 new features, such as the following:

Notifications:

• From the top of the screen, swipe down to view the notification center.
• New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen.
• You can view notifications from the lock screen.
• On the lock screen, swipe right on the app icon from a notification to go directly to the app.

 

iMessage:

• Send and receive an unlimited number of text messages and messages with photos or videos from other iOS 5 users.
• Keep track of messages with delivery and read receipts.
• Group messaging and secure encryption.
• It works both via mobile network and Wi-Fi.

 

Kiosk:

• Newspaper and magazine subscriptions are automatically sorted on the home screen.
• The cover of the most recent issue is shown.
• New issues are downloaded in the background.

 

Reminders for managing to-do lists:

• Synchronization with iCloud, iCal, and Outlook.
• Location reminders (on iPhone 4S and iPhone 4) notify you when you leave or arrive at a location.

 

Built-in Twitter compatibility:

• Sign in once from Settings and post to Twitter from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari, and YouTube.
• Add a location to your posts.
• View the Twitter usernames and profile pictures of your contacts.

 

Camera improvements on camera-enabled devices:

• When your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or fourth-generation iPod touch is in sleep mode, double-click the Home button to quickly access the camera.
• To take a photo you can use the volume up button.
• Optional grid for framing photos.
• In the preview, spread or bring your fingers together to zoom in or out.
• From the preview, swipe to view the reel.
• Press and hold to lock focus and exposure (iPad 2 and fourth-generation iPod touch only allow exposure locking).

 

 

Photo improvements on camera devices:

• Crop and rotate the photos.
• Eliminate red eyes.
• Enhance a photo with just one tap.
• Organize the photos into albums.

 

 

Mail improvements:

• Apply formatting to the text: bold, italics, or underline.
• Apply indents.
• Drag to rearrange address field names.
• Add indicators to messages.
• Mark multiple messages at once as read/unread or with indicators.
• Customize email alert sounds.
• S / MIME.

 

 

Calendar Improvements:

• Annual view on iPad and new weekly view on iPhone and iPod touch.
• Tap to create an event.
• View and add attachments to events.

 

 

Game Center improvements:

• Use personal photos for your Game Center account.
• Compare your total achievements with those of your friends.
• Find more friends for Game Center with recommendations and friends of friends.
• Discover new games thanks to personalized recommendations.

 

AirPlay mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.

Multitasking gestures for the iPad:

• Pinch four or five fingers together to go to the home screen.
• Swipe up to see the multitasking bar.
• Swipe your fingers to the right or left to switch apps.

 

Activation and configuration from the same device using the setup wizard.
Software updates are available remotely without needing to connect the device to the computer..

iCloud compatibility:

• iTunes in the cloud.
• Photos in streaming.
• Documents in the cloud.
• Automatic download of apps and books, and purchase history.
• Backup copy.
• Contacts, calendars, and email.
• Search my Iphone.

 

 

New design for the Music app on iPad.
Hourly weather forecast.
Real-time stock market values.
Wireless synchronization with iTunes.

Keyboard improvements:

• Split keyboard on the iPad.
• Greater accuracy for self-correction.
• Improved Chinese and Japanese writing.
• New keyboard for Emoji.
• Personal dictionary for self-correction.
• Creating keyboard shortcuts for frequently used expressions.

 

 

Accessibility improvements:

• On iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, turn on a flashing light for incoming calls and alerts.
• On iPhone, create custom vibration sequences for incoming calls.
• New interface for using iOS with devices designed to help people with reduced mobility.
• Listen to the selected text read aloud.
• Customize the labels of items for VoiceOver.

 

 

Improvements to Exchange ActiveSync:

• Synchronize tasks remotely.
• Mark messages as read/unread or with an indicator.
• Better performance when not connected.
• Save new GAL service contacts.