I am downloading it as we speak. It seems pretty awesome, have a look at a rough sketch of the features it provides us.



iOS 5 Software Update

This update contains over 200 new features,

including the following:

• Notifications
◦ Swipe from the top of any

screen to view notifications in one place with

Notification Center
◦ New notifications appear

briefly at the top of the screen
◦ View notifications from lock

screen
◦ Slide the notification app

icon to the right on the lock screen to go

directly to the app
• iMessage
◦ Send and receive unlimited

text, photo, and video messages with other iOS

5 users
◦ Track messages with delivery

and read receipts
◦ Group messaging and secure

encryption
◦ Works over cellular network

and Wi-Fi*
• Newsstand
◦ Automatically organizes

magazine and newspaper subscriptions on

Home Screen
◦ Displays the cover of the

latest issue
◦ Background downloads of

new issues
• Reminders for managing to

do lists
◦ Syncs with iCloud, iCal and

Outlook
◦ Location-based reminders

when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone

4S and iPhone 4
• Built-in support for Twitter
◦ Sign-in once in Settings and

tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps,

Safari and YouTube
◦ Add location to any tweet
◦ View twitter profile pictures

and usernames in Contacts
• Camera improvements for

devices with cameras
◦ Double click the home

button when device is asleep to bring up a

camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone

3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
◦ Volume Up button to take a

picture
◦ Optional grid lines to line up

shots
◦ Pinch to zoom in the preview

screen
◦ Swipe to camera roll from

preview screen
◦ Tap and hold to lock focus

and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th

generation) only support exposure lock
• Photo improvements for

devices with cameras
◦ Crop and rotate
◦ Red eye removal
◦ One tap enhance
◦ Organize photos into albums
• Mail improvements
◦ Format text using bold,

italic, or underlined fonts
◦ Indentation control
◦ Drag to rearrange names in

address fields
◦ Flag messages
◦ Mass mark messages as

flagged, read or unread
◦ Customize mail alert sounds
◦ S/MIME
• Calendar improvements
◦ Year view on iPad and new

Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
◦ Tap to create an event
◦ View and add event

attachments
• Game Center improvements
◦ Use personal photos for your

Game Center account
◦ Compare your overall

achievement scores with your friends
◦ Find new Game Center

friends with friend recommendations and

friends of friends
◦ Discover new games with

custom game recommendations
• AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2

and iPhone 4S
• Multitasking Gestures for

iPad
◦ Use four or five fingers to

pinch to the Home Screen
◦ Swipe up to reveal the

multitasking bar
◦ Swipe left or right to switch

between apps
• On-device setup, activation

and configuration with Setup Assistant
• Software updates available

over the air without tethering
• iCloud support
◦ iTunes in the Cloud
◦ Photo Stream
◦ Documents in the Cloud
◦ Apps and Books automatic

download and purchase history
◦ Backup
◦ Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
◦ Find My iPhone
• Redesigned Music app for

iPad
• Hourly weather forecast
• Real-time stock quotes
• Wireless sync to iTunes
• Keyboard improvements
◦ Split keyboard for iPad
◦ Improved autocorrection

accuracy
◦ Improved Chinese and

Japanese input
◦ New Emoji keyboard
◦ Personal dictionary for

autocorrection
◦ Optionally create keyboard

short cuts for frequently used words
• Accessibility improvements
◦ Option to light LED flash on

incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and

iPhone 4
◦ Custom vibration patterns

for incoming calls on iPhone
◦ New interface for using iOS

with mobility-impairment input devices
◦ Option to speak a selection

of text
◦ Custom element labeling for

VoiceOver
• Exchange ActiveSync

improvements
◦ Wirelessly sync tasks
◦ Mark messages as flagged,

read or unread
◦ Improved offline support
◦ Save a new contact from a

GAL service
• More than 1,500 new

developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)

* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages

will be sent as SMS when iMessage is

unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.

For information on the security content of this

update, please visit this website:


<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>

(10-12-2011, 06:14 PM)Resistance Wrote: I am downloading it as we speak. It seems pretty awesome, have a look at a rough sketch of the features it provides us.



iOS 5 Software Update

This update contains over 200 new features,

including the following:

• Notifications
◦ Swipe from the top of any

screen to view notifications in one place with

Notification Center
◦ New notifications appear

briefly at the top of the screen
◦ View notifications from lock

screen
◦ Slide the notification app

icon to the right on the lock screen to go

directly to the app
• iMessage
◦ Send and receive unlimited

text, photo, and video messages with other iOS

5 users
◦ Track messages with delivery

and read receipts
◦ Group messaging and secure

encryption
◦ Works over cellular network

and Wi-Fi*
• Newsstand
◦ Automatically organizes

magazine and newspaper subscriptions on

Home Screen
◦ Displays the cover of the

latest issue
◦ Background downloads of

new issues
• Reminders for managing to

do lists
◦ Syncs with iCloud, iCal and

Outlook
◦ Location-based reminders

when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone

4S and iPhone 4
• Built-in support for Twitter
◦ Sign-in once in Settings and

tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps,

Safari and YouTube
◦ Add location to any tweet
◦ View twitter profile pictures

and usernames in Contacts
• Camera improvements for

devices with cameras
◦ Double click the home

button when device is asleep to bring up a

camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone

3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
◦ Volume Up button to take a

picture
◦ Optional grid lines to line up

shots
◦ Pinch to zoom in the preview

screen
◦ Swipe to camera roll from

preview screen
◦ Tap and hold to lock focus

and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th

generation) only support exposure lock
• Photo improvements for

devices with cameras
◦ Crop and rotate
◦ Red eye removal
◦ One tap enhance
◦ Organize photos into albums
• Mail improvements
◦ Format text using bold,

italic, or underlined fonts
◦ Indentation control
◦ Drag to rearrange names in

address fields
◦ Flag messages
◦ Mass mark messages as

flagged, read or unread
◦ Customize mail alert sounds
◦ S/MIME
• Calendar improvements
◦ Year view on iPad and new

Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
◦ Tap to create an event
◦ View and add event

attachments
• Game Center improvements
◦ Use personal photos for your

Game Center account
◦ Compare your overall

achievement scores with your friends
◦ Find new Game Center

friends with friend recommendations and

friends of friends
◦ Discover new games with

custom game recommendations
• AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2

and iPhone 4S
• Multitasking Gestures for

iPad
◦ Use four or five fingers to

pinch to the Home Screen
◦ Swipe up to reveal the

multitasking bar
◦ Swipe left or right to switch

between apps
• On-device setup, activation

and configuration with Setup Assistant
• Software updates available

over the air without tethering
• iCloud support
◦ iTunes in the Cloud
◦ Photo Stream
◦ Documents in the Cloud
◦ Apps and Books automatic

download and purchase history
◦ Backup
◦ Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
◦ Find My iPhone
• Redesigned Music app for

iPad
• Hourly weather forecast
• Real-time stock quotes
• Wireless sync to iTunes
• Keyboard improvements
◦ Split keyboard for iPad
◦ Improved autocorrection

accuracy
◦ Improved Chinese and

Japanese input
◦ New Emoji keyboard
◦ Personal dictionary for

autocorrection
◦ Optionally create keyboard

short cuts for frequently used words
• Accessibility improvements
◦ Option to light LED flash on

incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and

iPhone 4
◦ Custom vibration patterns

for incoming calls on iPhone
◦ New interface for using iOS

with mobility-impairment input devices
◦ Option to speak a selection

of text
◦ Custom element labeling for

VoiceOver
• Exchange ActiveSync

improvements
◦ Wirelessly sync tasks
◦ Mark messages as flagged,

read or unread
◦ Improved offline support
◦ Save a new contact from a

GAL service
• More than 1,500 new

developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)

* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages

will be sent as SMS when iMessage is

unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.

For information on the security content of this

update, please visit this website:


<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>




Comments? Excited? Epicness? Come on its tight admit it. That is why I didn't jailbreak it.