Apple covered a lot of ground today unveiling the new features of iOS 5. Take a look at the remaining new top features that will be included in iOS 5.
Updated Mail
The updated mail application in iOS 5 will now allow for message flagging and draggable email addresses. Messages can now be flagged as important so that users can keep track of that important meeting with the boss or follow up email. Instead of writing an email address twice for the To: ,CC: , or BCC: fields in OS 5 you can now drag the email addresses from one field to another. Text can now be indent in email messages for those that still want to look professional or are sticklers for grammar. Rich Text Formatting is also included in iOS 5 so bold, italics, and underlining can now be applied to message text.
Newsstand
Newsstand consolidates and delivers all a person’s digital magazine and newspaper subscription content in one place.Newsstand, which has a nearly identical look to iBooks, lets users easily download the latest edition of their favorite magazine or newspaper. Newsstand will also download new editions of purchased digital subscriptions for easy online and offline reading from everything from Vanity Fair to Popular Science.
New Safari and Safari Reader
Safari has been updated to include tabbed browsing and the desktop version of Safari’s reader feature is coming to iOS 5 devices. Safari Reader allows people view only the main content of a web page without any distractions. For instance, the banners, ads and sidebars of most blogs or news sites is stripped away leaving only the main article and relevant pictures. For the first time users will also be able to email the safari reader content instead of link to the content. Articles and web pages can also be saved to a reading list for viewing later.
PC Free
PC Free is Apple’s way of saying that’s it finally done away with the need to sync your mobile devices with your computer. Once iOS 5 is release no longer will people have to connect their iPod, iPhone, or iPad to a computer to set it up or update it. All iOS 5 devices are ready to go out of the box and are not required to be connected with a computer. Furthermore all future updates following iOS 5 will be delivery Over-the-Air (OTA). Apple’s new PC Free strategy also fits in perfectly with their new iCloud service as well. Mobile devices with iOS 5 will also support wirelessly syncing with iTunes every time they are plugged into a power source.
Game Center Update
The update for Game Center now lets iOS device owners download games directly from the Game Center App instead of launching the App Store. Apple has also added support for turn bases games.
Reminder App
Now you don’t have any excuse to forget that milk at the grocery store ever again, because Apple has created a new Reminder App for iOS 5. The Reminder App does exactly what it sounds like – allows people set reminders and to-do lists. The great thing is that the Reminder App integrates fluidly with the iOS Calendar and desktop calendars like iCal or those used in Outlook. User can even set up location reminders and updates that trigger when entering a specific area such as the grocery store. So if there are national milk shortages then blame Apple because no one will forget to buy it from now on.
Minor Updates
As part of iOS 5 the calendar app has also been improved to allow for easier scheduling for specific times and dates. Individual calendars can be renamed and synced with iCloud as well. Multitasking gestures have also been added to the iPad to easily swithc between running apps. Surprisingly AirPlay Mirroring has been added for the iPad 2 which will allow people stream an exact duplicate of what appears on the iPad 2′s screen (including apps) to any television connected to an Apple TV.
iOS 5, Apple’s newest mobile operating system, will be available this fall for the iPhone (3GS & beyond), iPad, and iPod touch (3rd & 4th gen).
Find out more about iOS 5 at Apple here
