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iOS 5: Notification Center, iMessage, Reminders, Wirelessly Activate And Sync Device And More

Natwar Lal Bhargawa ❖ 7:14 AM ❖

iOS 5: Notification Center, iMessage, Reminders, Wirelessly Activate And Sync Device And More

Apple announced today iOS 5, which includes more than 200 new features for the iPad, iPhone,

 or iPod touch. Here’s a sneak peak at a few awesome featured they’ve added in the most 

advanced mobile operating system…

Notification Center

You get all kinds of notifications on your iOS device: new email, texts, friend requests, and more. With Notification Center, you can keep track of 

them all in one convenient location. Just swipe down from the top of any screen to enter Notification 

Center. Choose which notifications you want to see. Even see a stock ticker and the current weather. 

New notifications appear briefly at the top of your screen, without interrupting what you’re doing. 

And the Lock screen displays notifications so you can act on them with just a swipe. Notification 

Center is the best way to stay on top of your life’s breaking news.

iMessage

With iMessage, we’ve created a new messaging service for all iOS 5 users. You can send unlimited text 

messages via Wi-Fi or 3G from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to anyone with one of those devices. 

iMessage is built into the Messages app, so you can send text, photos, videos, locations, and contacts. 

Keep everyone in the loop with group messaging. Track your messages with delivery receipts and 

optional read receipts, see when someone’s typing, and enjoy secure encryption for text messages. 

Even start a conversation on one of your iOS devices and pick up where you left off on another.

Newsstand

Read all about it. All in one place. iOS 5 organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in 

Newsstand: a folder that lets you access your favorite publications quickly and easily. There’s also a 

new place on the App Store just for newspaper and magazine subscriptions. And you can get to it 

straight from Newsstand. New purchases go directly to your Newsstand folder. Then, as new issues 

become available, Newsstand automatically updates them in the background — complete with the 

latest covers. It’s kind of like having the paper delivered to your front door. Only better.

Reminder

Next time you think to yourself, “Don’t forget to…,” just pull out your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and 

jot it down. Reminders lets you organize your life in to-do lists — complete with due dates and locations. 

Say you need to remember to pick up milk during your next grocery trip. Since Reminders can be location

 based, you’ll get an alert as soon as you pull into the supermarket parking lot. Reminders also works 

with iCal, Outlook, and iCloud, so changes you make update automatically on all your devices and 

calendars.

Twitter

iOS 5 makes it even easier to tweet from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Sign in once in Settings, 

and suddenly you can tweet directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube, or Maps. Want to mention 

or @reply to a friend? Contacts applies your friends’ Twitter usernames and profile pictures. So you 

can start typing a name and iOS 5 does the rest. You can even add a location to any tweet, no matter 

which app you’re tweeting from.

Camera

Since your iPhone is always with you, it’s often the best way to capture those unexpected moments. 

That’s why you’ll love the new camera features in iOS 5. You can open the Camera app right from the

 Lock screen. Use grid lines, pinch-to-zoom gestures, and single-tap focus and exposure locks to 

compose a picture on the fly. Then press the volume-up button to snap your photo in the nick of

 time. If you have Photo Stream enabled in iCloud, your photos automatically download to all your

 other devices.

Photos

Turn your snapshots into frame-worthy photos in just a few taps. Crop, rotate, enhance, and remove 

red-eye without leaving the Photos app. Even organize your photos in albums — right on your device. 

With iCloud, you can push new photos to all your iOS devices. So if you’re taking photos on your 

iPhone, iCloud automatically sends copies to your iPad, where you can quickly touch them up 

before showing them off.

Safari

iOS 5 brings even more web-browsing features to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Safari Reader displays 

web articles sans ads or clutter so you can read without distractions. Reading List lets you save 

interesting articles to peruse later, while iCloud keeps your list updated across all your devices. 

On iPad, tabbed browsing helps you keep track of multiple web pages and switch between them 

with ease. And iOS 5 improves Safari performance on all your iOS devices.

PC Free

With iOS 5, you no longer need a computer to own an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Activate and set 

up your device wirelessly, right out of the box.Download free iOS software updates directly on your 

device. Do more with your apps — like editing your photos or adding new email folders — on your 

device, without the need for a Mac or PC. And back up and restore your device automatically using 

iCloud.

Mail

Your inbox is about to receive some great new features. Format text using bold, italic, or underlined 

fonts. Create indents in the text of your message. Drag to rearrange names in address fields. Flag 

important messages. Even add and delete mailbox folders on the fly. If you’re looking for a specific 

email, you can now search in the body of messages. And with iCloud, you get a free email account 

that stays up to date on all your devices.

Calendar

Get more perspective on your schedule with year view on iPad and week view on iPhone and iPod 

touch. Tap to create an event and drag to adjust the time and duration. Add, rename, and delete 

calendars directly from your device. And view event attachments without leaving the Calendar app. 

iCloud lets you share calendars with friends and family, and it keeps your events in sync on all your 

devices.

GameCenter

iOS is the world’s most popular gaming platform. With iOS 5, you can get your game face on with even 

more Game Center features. Post a profile picture. Meet your match with new friend recommendations 

based on the games you play and the players you already know. Discover new games without leaving 

Game Center. And size up an opponent on the spot with new overall achievement scores.

WiFi Sync

Wirelessly sync your iOS device to your Mac or PC over a shared Wi-Fi connection. Every time you 

connect your iOS device to a power source (say, overnight for charging), it automatically syncs and 

backs up any new content to iTunes. So you always have your movies, TV shows, home videos, and 

photo albums everywhere you want them.

Multitasking gestures for iPad

iOS 5 includes a few new moves and shortcuts to help you get around even quicker on your iPad: 

Using four or five fingers, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, pinch to return to the Home 

screen, and swipe left or right to switch between apps.

AirPlay mirroring for iPad 2

Wow your audience in the board room, classroom, or living room. AirPlay now supports video 

mirroring. Which means you can wirelessly — and securely — stream whatever’s on your iPad 2

 to your HDTV via Apple TV. Everyone in the room sees exactly what’s on your iPad display up 

there on the big screen — even when you rotate iPad from portrait to landscape or zoom in 

and out on photos.