Whats new on ios5?

New Features and Improvements
1. Notification Center – with the new Notification Centre now you can get all your alerts (including new email, texts, friend requests, etc.) in one place without any interruptions to what you are doing. The swype down notification bar appears briefly at the top of the screen for a new alert and disppears quickly.
- All alerts in one place
- No more interruptions
- Swype down from the top of any screen to enter Notification Center
- Customize to see what you want
- Active lock screen – notifications display in the lock screen for easy access with one swype
2. iMessage - it is a new messaging service
- Send unlimited text messages to iOS devices
- Send text, photos, videos, locations and contacts to any iOS device
- Send group messaging
- Track messages with delivery and read (optional) receipt
- See the other party typing
- Encrypted text message
- Switch between iOS devices while chating
3. Newsstand – read all your news and magazines from one place. Customize Newsstand with your newspaper and magazine subscriptions
- Browse stores right from Newsstand
- When you subscribe it appears in the newsstand
- Folder for easy access to favorite publications
4. Reminders – organize yourself with to-do lists
- To-do list with due date, location etc.
- View list by date
- Set time based or location based reminder alert
- Location reminder: get alert when you near the set location
- Reminders work with iCal, Outlook and iCloud, so that it auto update change to all your iDevices and callendar
5. Twitter integration – system wide integration
- Single sign in
- Tweet directly from browser, photo app, camera app, YouTube, Map
- Reply to friend in the contact by start typing name
- Share your location
6. Enhanced Camera features
- Instant access to Camera app: access it right from the lock screen
- Pinch to Zoom gestures
- Single tap focus
- Focus/Exposure locks with touch and hold
- Grid lines ti help compose a shot
- Volume up button to capture the photo
- Photo stream via iCloud to other iDevices
7. Enhanced Photo features – on screen editing and organize in photo album from Photo apps itself
- Edit / Crop photo from Photo apps
- Add photos to album
- iCloud automatically push photos to your other iDevices
8. Improved Safari browser - displays only what you like to read from the web page
- Removes ads and other clutters
- Add to reading list
- Tweet from browser
- Update reading list in all your iDevices via iCloud
- Tabbed browsing
- Performance improvement
9. PC Free activation – no more need for PC: activate your device wirelessly and do more with your Photo and Camara apps right from the screen
- OTA software upgrades
- On screen camera apps
- Do more on screen like on screen photo editing
- Back up and restore via iCloud
10. Enhanced Game Center – more features added
- Post your profile picture
- New friend recommendations
- Find new games right from Games Center
- Get on the spot overall achievement score
11. Wi-Fi Sync - wirelessly sync your iDevice to your Mac or PC vis shared Wi-Fi connection
- Auto sync and iTunes back up when connected to power source
- Purchases from iTunes appear in all your iDevices
12. Enhanced mail features
- Format text
- Create indents in the text of your message
- Drag to rearrange names in the address field
- Flag important messages
- Add/Delete mailbox folders on your device
- Search mails
- Free email account with iCloud that will be updated in all your iDevices
13. Additional Calendar features
- Year/Weekly view
-Tap to create new event
- Drag to edit date and duration
- Add/rename/delete calendars directly from your device
-View attachment right from calendar app
- Calendar sync/share via iCloud
14. Multitasking gestures for iPad 2
- Multi finger gestures
- New moves and short cuts like swipe up for multi tasking bar
15. AirPlay Mirroring
- Support for video mirroring
16. Innovative new features for differently abled people
- Work with specialized hardware accessories for differently abled
- LED Flash and custom vibration to indicate incoming call
- Custom element labeling
Compatible Devices:
iPad2, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad Touch 3rd and 4th generation