iOS 5
Apple brings notifications, iMessage, reminders, newsstand, twitter, and more to iPhone and iPad
iOS 5 is the fifth generation iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV operating system. Based on the same core as Mac OS X but optimized for mobile, the latest version adds Notifications, iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders, Twitter, Siri and a boatload of other new features.
It ships with iPhone 4S and is a free update available for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, iPod touch 3, iPod touch 4, and Apple TV.
Latest iOS 5 news
The amazingly functional and customizable BiteSMS takes on the deeply integrated and easy to use Messages+ in a battle of the jailbreak messaging apps
Are you jailbroken on iOS 5 and wondering whether you should purchase BiteSMS or Messages+? Both applications add quick reply functionality and make messaging more functional. But which is a better choice for you?
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Jailbroken on iOS 5 and wondering whether you should get LockInfo or IntelliscreenX? While both are utilities that aim to give you more control over your iPhone notifications and lockscreen, they do have key differences. Which is better for you?
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We’ve kicked off another week here at iMore and thus far, it’s been busy as always. If you missed anything from the weekend, be sure to get yourself caught up either here on the blogs or in the iMore forums.
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You can now untethered jailbreak your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 with Greenpois0n Absinthe. It’s been a long wait and we’re all more than
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With Apple’s education event not far off and an A5 jailbreak lingering, the forums have been a very busy place the past little while. If you’re looking to discuss those
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A new hack called Whited00r allows iOS 5 to be installed on the original iPhone and iPhone 3G devices, as well as the early iPod touch models.
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Deep within iOS 5.1 beta 3 are mentions to two next-generation iPad 3 code names, J1AP and J2AP, as well as ongoing references to Facebook.
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Apple has just seeded iOS 5.1 beta 3 to developers. If you’re looking to get in the latest iOS beta and have a developers account, you can grab it via
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According a report by network metrics firm Arieso, iPhone 4S users are consuming twice the amount of data than users of earlier iPhone models, and the reason is Siri.
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TechCrunch is helping shed light on an iMessage bug that’s causing problems for iOS users trying to send SMS messages to ex-iPhone users who have switched to another platform, such
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A newly discovered timestamp security bug may leave your iOS device photos exposed regardless of whether or not your device is passcode locked. Ade Barkah, a Canadian tech consultant, has
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Curious how to make it easier to insert Emoji icons into a text message, email or iMessage? It turns out there’s a great workaround to switching between the normal keyboard and the Emoji keyboard, navigating to the emoticon you’re looking for, then switching back to the normal keyboard to resume your message. In this tip, we’ll show you how to use Emoji much more efficiently using keyboard shortcuts in iOS 5.
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Some of my most-used apps have managed to stay the same year after year, but app updates and new contenders are always finding their way onto my device. While there
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No Uninstall is a A jailbreak mod in Cydia that prevents 3rd party apps from being deleted from the Home screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
This tweak
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With iOS 5 it’s not uncommon to sometimes see the label under many apps, including Facebook, sometimes change to read “Cleaning…” This is a feature of iOS 5 that
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pod2g has shown off an iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak running on an iPhone 4.
Here is a new video demo of the current status of the 5.0.1 jailbreak running
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AlbumArt on AppSwitcher does exactly what the title says – adds album art to your app switcher. I personally like having this functionality because I have a tendency to forget
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If you are like me and spent hours ensuring your album and track artwork is all in order in iTunes only to find that when you subscribed to iTunes Match
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A new week has started and we’re already well under way here at TiPb. If you happened to miss out on any of today’s or this weekends events make sure
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pod2g has updated his blog with the current status of his iPhone 4S jailbreak he’s been working on. The good news is he seems to be working extremely hard on
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As we roll on into the weekend, it’s always a good chance to get caught up on the things you may have missed out on from the week. You can
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Curious how to set up the new accessibility feature in iOS 5, namely the custom vibration patterns? Custom vibrations patterns let you set up uniquely identifiable series for contacts
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We’ve reached mid-week here at TiPb and in case you happened to miss out on anything from this week thus far — now is a good time to skip on
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With another week now kicked off, we’re excited for what this week will bring and hope you’ll join us for it all. Thus far, Apple has given us a new
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iOS 5 is the fifth generation iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV operating system. Based on the same core as Mac OS X but optimized for mobile, the latest version adds Notifications, iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders, Twitter, Siri and a boatload of other new features.
