iOS 5 introduces over 200 new features , here's a preview
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/
iOS 5 will support iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1/2, and 3rd/4th gen iPod touch.
Addressing notifications:
Notification Center, single place to combine all notifications on iDevice by swiping down from the top (Android, much?). Voice, text, Facebook, Twitter, stocks and weather.
Improved lock screen, slide your finger across a notification on the lock screen and it’ll take you to it.
Newsstand, another new feature, the result of deals with publishers, lets you look at physical papers with background downloads. Downloaded subscriptions appear in Newsstand automatically.
Twitter integration goes deeper, single sign-in for Twitter, other applications, only have to log in once for networks. Twitter integrated with Camera/Photos, just tap to tweet a photo, option to add location.
Can Tweet from Safari, YouTube, Maps, contacts integration.
Safari reader, reformats pages/stories/articles to make them easier to read.
Reading List, essentially a Read It Later/Instapaper type thing, unifies across all iOS devices.
Tabbed browsing for Safari on iOS.
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Reminders,” app lets you store your lists and dates, can be notified. Can also set to be location aware, so that something will send you an alert when
you enter or leave a given location.
Camera getting an update, lock screen shortcut to Camera, can use volume up to take photos, pinch zoom, hold your finger over a section to auto-focus, quick photo-editing
Now
Mail, can search everything not just to/from/subject, can drag addresses, rich text formatting, flag and unflag, add indentations. Also added swipe to inbox and a dictionary to all of iOS.
Thumb keyboards! Just drag the keyboard on each side, and separate.
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P.C. Free,” over the air updates, wireless syncing. Now your iPad and iPhone can be your ONLY device, no computer needed for updates.
iMessage, like BBM on iOS devices, messages can go between iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads. Send text, photos, video, contacts, pushed to all devices, 3G and WiFi, encrypted.
Offers read receipts, delivery receipts.
Can mirror your iPad 2 to your TV and WiFi sync to iTunes.
and also...
.iCloud will be free!!
MobileMe will also be free!
So what do you guys think? opinions? tanaw ninyo pila na kaha ka 3rd party apps mawala because of iOS 5? personally, I think Apple's iMessaging app is the future of mobile messaging between iDevices, libre txt! asa ka ana?
BTW This will be released on Fall 2011 , so mga by October 2011 pa. Can't wait!