iOS 5.0 Latest Features for iPhone

Notification Center :
Now don’t miss out on a single information. The notification center of the ios 5 brings all the alerts to you at one place. The notification bar which appears at the top of the screen shows new notifications each time you receive something(whether it is a message, missed calls or regular notifications from other applications).

You can access the notification center with just one swipe. To enter the notification center you just need to swipe down from any screen. The good thing about this feature is that it appears on top of the screen and does not hinder with your work. It means that you do not need to stop your work every time you receive one notification. You can even arrange the order of your notification.

iMessage :
The iMessage feature of the ios 5 makes it easy to join in the conversation with your friends. This feature enables you to send unlimited text messages by using wi-fi from your iPhone, iPod and iPad touch. You can find this application in the message center and can send photos, videos, texts and contacts. With the help of the iMessage it becomes easy to be in touch with your group.

The most remarkable thing about this feature is that this particular application can be synced between all the ios devices by using a sigle Apple ID. It means that even if you start a conversation on one device, you can also continue it on other apple device. It also shows when othe other person is typing and also allows you to track your messages with delivery receipts.

Newsstand :
This customized feature of the new ios enables you to organize all your magazines and newpapers subscriptions. This application allows you to access your favorite publications quickly and easily. In the application stores there is a new place which is meant just for newspapers and you can directly go to that place through newsstand. Newsstand let you browse through newspapers and magazines and also allow you to download them just as you download books and magazines.

The newsstand brings you all the updated information about the latest issues of the magazines and automatically updates them in the background. You can even make new purchase through newsstand and all the information about these purchases go directly to the newsstand.

Reminders :
This highly advanced version of reminders are the best one to jot down all your things that you need to do in a day. The reminders let you organize your works in to-do lists. The specialty of the application lies in its location sensitivity. You can complete your list with due dates and location. The location aware notification is trigerred up as soon as you approach the set location or leave from the set-position.

This application synchronizes with iCal and Outlook. The changes automatically gets updated on all your devices and calendars. The reminders appear in a very organized manner and in a clean and ordered list. This intelligent feature of the latest ios version helps you to keep track of your work.

Twitter :
The latest version of ios integrates Twitter with the applications. Sign in to your social networking site and you can tweet directly from Photos, Camera, Youtube or Maps. If you want to reply to your friend then you just have to type your friend’s name and ios 5 does the rest of the job. With the new twitter integration you can even add your location to your tweets.

This new innovative feature of ios 5 makes it easier to tweet from your iPhone, iPod and iPad touch. Tweeting from the native applications is an absolutely new kind of experience. The new tweet sheet supports multiple accounts. You can also have user names in the ios contacts(meant exclusively for twitter). It’s built right into the applications and you just have to tap it.

Camera :
Camera is always one of those features of a device which is always kept into account before buying that device. The new ios 5 has taken care of that and have added new updates to it. With the new added traits in the camera, photo shooting becomes easier. Capture those unexpected moments with the new camera features of the ios 5. Open the camera application right from the Lockscreen. Turn on the grid lines which would help you to compose a shot.

You can use the volume up button to click your photo. To lock the focus and the exposure you just have to touch and hold. Just pinch your fingers to zoom in and spread them to zoom out. Enable PhotoStream in iCloud and your photos get automatically downloaded to all your other devices.

Photos :
With the new ios 5.0 features, you can now edit your snap shots without leaving the application. Use its built-in basic photo editing features like crop, red-eye, auto-enhance and rotate photos. You will be able to create, organize and edit local photo album folders and you will be able to select all of them while you are adding pictures to your album.

Another remarkable feature of the new ios photo version is its ability to sync the photos with all your other ios devices. The PhotoStream feature of the iCloud updates all the photos automatically to all the other ios devices so that you can quickly touch them up before showing them off to everybody.

Safari :
The latest ios version brings enhanced web-browsing features to your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. The new Safari Reader clutters all the web articles so that you can read without any distraction. You can access the Safari Reader via a button next to the address bar. There is a reading list where you can accumulate all list of pages which you want to read later.

The new Safari Reader is accessible on all the devices. iPad users can use tabbed browsing to keep track of the multiple web pages and they can also switch between those pages with ease. The new ios 5.0 improves the performance of the Safari on all other ios devices.

PC Free :

The latest version of ios frees you from the use of cables or USB which means that you would not require cables for synchronization of the new application. The set up and activation of the new ios device can be done on the device itself. The synchronization can also be done on wireless and you don’t need to fetter to a computer any more.

The good thing is that the back up and restore for your device is created automatically by the iCloud. You can add new e-mail folders or edit your photos without the need of a Mac or PC. It also gives you the facility to download free ios software updates directly on your device.

iCloud :
This highly advanced application of the latest ios version is the store house of all the applications. Starting from the back up data to the Reading Lists of the Safari Reader, this particular application holds all the information and updates related with all the other applications. Whether you are editing a photo or you are purchasing a new magazine, all the updated information is stored automatically in the iCloud.

This particular application synchronizes all the other applications with all your other ios devices by using a single Apple ID. Because of iCloud the updates on one ios device gets automatically updated on all other ios devices. The iCloud also gives you the ability to buy more storage.