We've been receiving a few screenshots of the new iOS 5 from a secret admirer, and things look yummy on Apple's new operating system for mobile devices. After leaking to us images of the initial iOS 5/iCloud set up, the improved photo app, a bunch of other screenies, we now get a closer look at notifications.
Apple got clearly inspired by the jailbreak community on that one. I guess hiring Peter Hajas is their way to say thank you?
iOS 5 Beta 1 is now available for download. If you have a developer account, head over there, agree to the new terms of service and download iOS 5 beta.
Obviously, if you want to keep your jailbreak/unlock, stay away from iOS 5. Got get it and let us know if you find something interesting in iOS 5.
Over The Air syncing and download of content across various iDevices is slowly being rolled out by Apple. After showing your purchase history in the App Store app and leting you easily download previously purchased apps, a new update has been pushed, this time to the Settings app of your iPhone.
If you got to Settings > Store, you will now see new options that allow you to automatically download new purchases made on other devices...
It appears that iTunes 10.3 is available for download in certain areas. Even though I can't see to be able to hit the update, some people are currently downloading it.
iTunes 10.3 will allow you to automatically download new music, app, and book purchases to all your devices. The automatic downloads and downloading of purchase history are available now but they require at least iOS 4.3.1 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM model), iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2, or a Mac or PC with iTunes 10.3...
Ok folks, that WWDC 2011 keynote is here and available for your streaming pleasure. Two full hours of pure Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud goodness. This is assuming that you can get it to work because mine has just been hanging in there for 15 minutes.
Maybe Apple didn't get the memo about iCloud yet?
Apple just posted a 5-minute video about iOS 5. The video covers iOS 5 mains features: Notifications Center, Newsstand, Reminders, Twitter, and more.
Unfortunately, we can't embed the video into this post, but you can easily access it directly from Apple's website.
Here is the feature a lot of you were waiting for: iTunes in the cloud. This new feature will allow you to sync your songs purchased in iTunes across all your devices. Let's say for example you download a song on your iPhone, you can then grab your iPad, see your purchased history, and decide to download all or individual songs to your iPad, at no additional cost.
Even better, you can turn a setting on so the song you purchased are automatically downloaded to your other devices. This is just a killer feature...
With iCloud, Apple is introducing yet another feature in iOS 5: automatic backups. Every day, most of your content on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch will be automatically backed up to the cloud. Should you get a new iPhone, everything will be loaded to this new phone automatically.
Automatic daily backups will be done over wifi and will allow you to back up your music, books, apps, camera roll, device settings, and app data...
Wondering when all these new great features in iOS 5 will come to your iPhone? I hope you're not in a hurry because it's not going to be available until this fall. When is this exactly, we're not sure.
iOS 5 will be available for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4,iPad, iPad 2, and the iPod Touch 3G and 4G...
This fall, huh? I'm not sure I can wait that long. You?
If you haven't been excited much about the few features iOS 5 has already unveiled, here is one that should get you pumped. iMessage.
iMessages is a service that works for all iOS 5 users. It supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and it allows you to send text, photos, videos, contacts to any of your friends, assuming they have an iOS device...
This is a very exciting new feature of iOS 5. It appears that the Camera app is getting quite a few improvements. First one of them is that you'll now be able to launch the Camera app from the lockscreen, with the addition of a new icon there. Additionally, you will be able to shoot the picture by pressing the volume buttons.
Another great feature brought to iOS 5 new camera app is the ability to edit pictures on the fly. We'll now be able to crop, reduce red eye effect, and a few other quick enhancements...
New features are rolling in for iOS 5. This one is a new application developed directly by Apple, called Reminders. Just like the name suggests, Reminders is a to-do list application.
Besides letting you add to-dos to your list, Reminders will be location aware, and locations will be able to trigger events. For example, you can have a reminder set to say "remind me to call my wife as soon as I leave the office"...