I have to admit I still use iPhone 3GS, and I am happy that there is an iOS 5 upgrade option available for this hardware. To be honest I have been holding off upgrading my phone because I was waiting for the iPhone 5.
The iPhone 4 and 4S are nice phones, but it was not what I really wanted. When the iPhone 4 came out was a several steps above the 3 series, but I was still in contract. Then by the time my contract ended, there started to be rumors of a next generation iPhone.
After waiting several months, and reading a lot of speculation I was severely disappointed when the phone I was expecting wasn't announced. Although, I was looking forward to checking out new iOS 5.
According to Apple's documentation, the there are over 200 new features. Some of the new features and enhancements include:
I also felt like I was forced to sign up for an iCloud account and other features and services I was not sure I really wanted. The first time I used Setup Assistant didn't work for me. I was talking to a friend who had similar difficulties. I hope Apple doesn't make us go through this again in future.
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The iPhone 4 and 4S are nice phones, but it was not what I really wanted. When the iPhone 4 came out was a several steps above the 3 series, but I was still in contract. Then by the time my contract ended, there started to be rumors of a next generation iPhone.
After waiting several months, and reading a lot of speculation I was severely disappointed when the phone I was expecting wasn't announced. Although, I was looking forward to checking out new iOS 5.
According to Apple's documentation, the there are over 200 new features. Some of the new features and enhancements include:
- Notification Center: swipe your finger down from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place. You can also view new notifications from a locked screen.
- iMessage: An iOS 5 only IM client that supports the secure (e.g. encrypted) sending and receiving text, photo, and video messages over cellular or Wi-Fi networks.
- Newsstand: Supports the purchasing of online magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
- Reminders: A new to-do application that syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook. It also supports location-based reminders on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4.
- Built-in Twitter support: Tweet directly from the Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube applications. Add your location to your tweets. You can also view twitter usernames and profile pictures in the Contacts application.
- Camera feature and other improvements, such as grid lines for lining up the picture, swiping to view camera roll from preview screen, and more
- and lots more.
I also felt like I was forced to sign up for an iCloud account and other features and services I was not sure I really wanted. The first time I used Setup Assistant didn't work for me. I was talking to a friend who had similar difficulties. I hope Apple doesn't make us go through this again in future.