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Leaked Screenshots of Facebook’s New Photo-Sharing App Surface

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

It appears that the tech world hasn't seen the last of major iOS software announcements this month. The folks over at TechCrunch have gotten their hands on some pretty interesting information regarding a certain social networking company and a new photo sharing app.

The website has received dozens of screenshots and documents from an unknown source that depict a new Facebook app running on an iPhone. What's more, the software looks like a portal for a new Instangram-like photo sharing service...

New in iOS 5: Snap a Picture with Your Headphones

IDB Staff ∙ June 11, 2011

We already knew it was possible in iOS 5 to snap a picture by pressing the Volume Up button, but iDB reader @MrSergioRamos now tells me you can also take a picture by pressing the Volume Up button of your iPhone headphones as well.

Once again, this is not a killer feature, but a nice one to have, and a nice one to know...

iOS 5 1080p Export Confirms Camera Upgrade in Next-Gen iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ June 10, 2011

Earlier we reported that iOS 5 will give users the ability to playback video in full 1080p HD. The new feature is a welcome addition in iOS, which previously only allowed 720p media playback.

It now appears that iOS 5 will not only let you playback video in full HD, but also export it. 9to5Mac is reporting that a tipster sent them in code from the SDK showing a new 1080p video export option...

New in iOS 5: Panoramic Photo Feature?

Cody Lee ∙ June 9, 2011

The list of additions in iOS 5 seems to get longer by the minute. While Apple's WWDC keynote stated that there are over 200 new features in the upcoming software update, Scott Forstall and company only touched on 10 of them.

The remaining 190+ features are left for developers and beta testers to stumble upon, as everyone else awaits the software's official release this fall. The latest find seems to suggest that iOS 5 will give users the ability to capture panoramic photos...

Apple Taps OmniVision to Provide 8MP Camera Sensors for iPhone 5

Cody Lee ∙ June 9, 2011

The time for Apple to announce a new iPhone at this year's developer's conference has come, and gone. The rumors of a delayed iPhone refresh rang true this week, as no new hardware was unveiled during the keynote.

While we're growing tired of these supply chain rumors, each bit of gossip helps to paint a picture of what Apple's next generation smartphone may look like. The most recent tidbit aligns with previous suggestions that the iPhone 5 will house a better camera...

New in iOS 5: LED Flash Alerts

IDB Staff ∙ June 9, 2011

I remember a long time ago when I had my BlackBerry, one of the simple features I appreciated the most was the little LED flashing everytime I received a call, or if I had an unread text message. It was an unobtrusive way to tell me something was going on.

iOS 5 is bringing this idea to the iPhone 4. If you go to Settings > General > Accessibility, and turn LED Flash for Alerts ON, your iPhone camera flash will now flash when receiving a call or an alert...

New in iOS 5: Swipe from Camera to Camera Roll

IDB Staff ∙ June 8, 2011

Yet another new feature that made it to iOS 5. When using the camera app, you can swipe to the right to bring your camera roll. From there, you can flick left and right to go to previous pictures or go back to your camera app.

At any time, you can tap anywhere on the screen to bring some of the picture controls and tap "done" to return to your camera app...

New in iOS 5: Camera Icon on the Lockscreen

IDB Staff ∙ June 7, 2011

A new handy feature that made its way to iOS 5 is the ability to launch the camera directly from the lockscreen. Have you ever wanted to take a picture rapidly but missed the perfect shot because it took you too long to unlock your phone and launch the camera app? No more of that.

Now you can launch the camera app more quickly by simply hitting the home button twice while on the lockscreen. This will bring the camera icon. Hitting this icon will launch the camera app...

iOS 5 Will Work on the iPhone 3GS

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

Despite concerns, the iPhone 3GS will be supported in iOS 5. This means that 3GS owners will be able to download and install Apple's next version of iOS when it goes live for the public this fall.

Although most parts of iOS 5 will work on the 3GS, certain features will not. This includes parts of the new Camera app. Overall, the iPhone 3GS works pretty well with the iOS 5 developer beta that people have already been testing...

Breaking: New iOS 5 Albums and Camera Photos Emerge

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 6, 2011

More photo goodness has emerged from a friendly email, and this time they illustrate some new features surrounding photos.

To be more specific, these images focus on album creation and management.

In iOS 5, you're no longer relegated to managing your photo albums on your Mac or PC; nope, now you can manage albums directly on your iPhone.

Apple is apparently very serious about their new PC Free initiative, and it shows when looking at the screenshots contained inside...

Photo Stream Makes Manually Syncing Photos a Thing of the Past

Cody Lee ∙ June 6, 2011

Syncing photos from your iPhone to your desktop and other devices has always been a bit of a pain. Most iPhone users have taken to services like DropBox to upload photos to their desktop, to avoid the old plug-and-play method.

What if you wanted to show off your iPhone photos on your iPad? In the past you had to upload the photos to your desktop and then sync them to your iPhone using iTunes. The new iCloud feature Photo Stream takes away all of the headache with instant, wireless photo syncing...

iPhone Camera Revamped in iOS 5

Sébastien Page ∙ June 6, 2011

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...