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Apple has finally released its much anticipated version, iOS 5. But like its iPhone 4S launch, this release even has its share of good and bad points. The disappointments however weigh more than the positives, yet again. The version has been released just a few hours back and already many users are facing a number of problems in installing the update.
Talking about the update, iOS 5 is in no case a drastic upgrade, but it could still come in handy of r Apple to keep their fans happy till they announce their iPhone 5. Some of these updates have been in the request-list of many Apple users, while others have their quota of exciting enhancements. The update is available for free and for its compatibility, it would be for iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, both versions of the iPad, and the third- and fourth-generation models of the iPod Touch. However, the quality in case of different devices could vary.
The highlight here is the iMessage, which is a service quite similar to that of BlackBerry Messenger. Apple with this would hit out at the BlackBerry market share, as this has been BlackBerry’s biggest advantage over its competitors.
The other changes are detailed as follows:
Notifications: Now an iPhone user wouldn’t be interrupted with the pop-up menus, while they are working. This update has a new Notification Center, which would combine one’s messages, missed calls, app updates, a stock ticker, and the current weather in a single place.
Newsstand: Here Apple has incorporated the concept of iBooks, but with the idea of bringing together magazine subscriptions in a central place. However, success ratio in this case looks bleak as reading magazines on the iPhone needs to be an option users opt for.
Twitter: Users now have an option to post photos to the social networking service without leaving the image gallery or camera application. This is one change made, which makes the positive shift swiftly. The update has an option for a user to add a location, sync Twitter with one’s contacts list, and tweet directly from YouTube, Safari, and Maps.
Safari: Apple’s web browser mobile version is now out with a Reader option. This option could be helpful in case a user wants to read Web pages, which are strangely formatted. At the same time, it would give one a clear and iOS optimized layout for reading articles.
Reminders: Android users know this option quite well, as the to-do-list, but Apple as expected had its special touch to the feature. The handy addition categorizes reminders by GPS location, which is impressively accurate. For example, if one has a reminder of “Call home when I leave work,” the app will use GPS to note when they are on the move and send the reminder via push notification.
Camera: the camera app yet again is a shiny improvement as it now feels more like a point-and-shoot camera.
Mail: The mail app of iOS has rich text formatting, better indent control, flagging of messages, and the ability to drag addresses between To, CC, and BCC lines. Searching a specific mail is even eased as Apple has given users an option to search within the body of a message.
PC Free and iCloud: Expectedly, after iMessage, this is one feature iPhone users will thank Apple for. Additionally, Apple with this incorporation, gets a ‘plus 10’, as its competitors such as Android, Windows Phone 7, and BlackBerry OS 5 devices, have nothing like it.
Apart from the above mentioned changes, iOS 5 even has the Game Center, Find My Friends, Cards, Siri, Personal dictionary, Alternate Routes and a number of other addons, which can be understood here in detail.
Apple has however, continued its stumbling approach yet again as it happened for the iOS 4.0.1 update. This time, it seems it might be fixed on its own, as Razorianfly notes that one can grab the firmware update file directly from Apple if they are planning to do a restore. One can find the links for their devices accordingly as below:
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4 (CDMA)
iPhone 4 (GSM)
iPad
iPad 2 (CDMA)
iPad 2 (GSM)
iPad 2 (Wi-Fi)
iPod touch (third generation)
iPod touch (fourth Generation)
Till everything gets resolved, Apple might have to feel the anger and frustration of iOS users, being bombarded with Tweets.