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iOS 5

Apple brings notifications, iMessage, reminders, newsstand, twitter, and more to iPhone and iPad

iOS 5: Apple introduces iMessage, Notifications, Newsstand, Twitter, and more.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

Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 to the masses, includes bug fixes for battery life

By , Thursday, Nov 10, 2011
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With the developer build having now been out for a while, and some folks claiming to have already received the update via Apples customer care — Apple has now sent

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How to enable iOS 5 panorama mode on your iPhone without Jailbreaking

By , Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011
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Turns out there’s a way to enable that as-yet unsurfaced iOS 5 panorama mode in the Camera app without having to Jailbreak — though you do have to be comfortable

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Daily Tip: How to use AE/AF Lock on the iPhone’s camera in iOS 5

By , Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011
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Wondering how to us iOS 5‘s new AE/AF lock to stop your iPhone’s auto-focus from wrecking your perfectly set up shot? Fret no more! With iOS 5, locking exposure

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Daily Tip: How to restore a recently closed tab on the iPad with iOS 5

By , Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011
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Wondering how to re-open a recently closed tab on iOS 5 Safari for iPad? When Apple released iOS 5, it included some nice new updates to mobile Safari, especially on

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iPad Live 81: Aluminum laserbeams

By , Monday, Nov 7, 2011
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iOS 5.0.1, battery life issues, new don’t-delete, don’t-backup storage, Brichter leaves Twitter, aluminum

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iOS 5 bug may lead to untethered jailbreak

By , Monday, Nov 7, 2011
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Chronic Dev Team member @pod2g let the jailbreak community know that he’s discovered a new bug in iOS 5 that may allow for an untethered jailbreak in the future.

Hey

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Apple seeds iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 to developers

By , Friday, Nov 4, 2011
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Just two days after posting iOS 5.0.1, Apple has already revved it to beta 2. No word yet on what, if any changes the new build holds — even

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Caching bug in iOS 5 Safari

By , Friday, Nov 4, 2011
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On some websites, like CNN shown in the video above, when I hit “back” to return to the previous page, instead of getting the previous page I get a version

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Apple adds new don’t-purge, don’t-back-up file store in iOS 5

By , Friday, Nov 4, 2011
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Apple has announced that, as part of iOS 5.0.1 beta 1, they’ve added something that should eliminate the problems iOS 5.0 had with purging data — everything from Instapaper

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Top 5 best Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iOS 5

By , Thursday, Nov 3, 2011
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Even with all iOS 5 has to offer, if you’re anything like me you’ll always find a reason to jailbreak. I’ve always been the type of person who wants

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Daily Tip: How to rotate a photo in iOS 5

By , Thursday, Nov 3, 2011
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Ever taken a landscape photo when you meant to take a portrait, or vice-versa, and wondered how to change it so your iPhone or iPad displays it correctly? One of

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Apple admits iOS 5 battery issues, working on update

By , Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011
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Jim Dalrymple of The Loop received the following statement from Apple concerning iOS 5 battery life complaints:

“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on

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iPhone 4S battery life issues, iOS 5.1 features, iCloud email, Giveaway: Pad & Quill Little Black Book for iPhone [From the Forums]

By , Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011
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Let’s be blunt — if you’re not already in the TiPb Forums you’re missing out on the best darn discussion in iPhone and iPad today, so head on over and register now!

See you in the forums!

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Daily tip: How to enhance a photo in iOS 5

By , Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011
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Running iOS 5 and wondering how to automatically enhance your images directly with the built-in Photos app? This is a really simple, one-touch feature that will help give bland photos

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Apple misses iTunes Match launch deadline

By , Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011
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Apple initially stated they would officially launch their iTunes Match service by the end of October. We previously heard they would be launching the service this past Saturday. Seeing

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Rumor: AirPlay Mirroring and iMessage on their way to the Mac?

By , Monday, Oct 31, 2011
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According to “sources familiar with the future of Mac OS X”, AirPlay Mirroring and iMessage are both set to make an appearance in the not too distant future. The sources,

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Daily Tip: How to purchase more iCloud storage

By , Friday, Oct 28, 2011
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Now that you’re running on iOS 5 you have the ability to create OTA backups. While iCloud gives you a free 5GB to start you off, you may find that you need more space than that. If you find that you will require more space to backup your content you can upgrade right from your iOS device.

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Apple investigates iPhone 4S battery life complaints

By , Friday, Oct 28, 2011
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Apple is reportedly looking into complains about iPhone 4S battery life. Apple has done this before, typically after the release of new versions of the operating system, like 3.0, and

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Daily Tip: How to create a time-based reminder in iOS 5

By , Thursday, Oct 27, 2011
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Now that you have iOS 5 you also have the brand new Reminders app that comes built-in. You’ve got a few choices when it comes to how to set up a reminder. If you’d like to set a reminder that will alert you of an event at a certain time, the Reminders app couldn’t make it any easier.

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iPhone Live 177: Pure daily efficiency

By , Thursday, Oct 27, 2011
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Rene, Georgia, and Seth talk using iPhones at work, what apps make the

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Seas0nPass Updated, now jailbreaks Apple TV running iOS 5

By , Thursday, Oct 27, 2011
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Seas0nPass has been updated and it now supports a tethered jailbreak of the latest Apple TV iOS 5 software versions 4.4, 4.41 and 4.42. Unfortunately the jailbreak is a tethered

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TiPb Asks: What do you want in iOS 5.1?

By , Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011
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If you’re anything like me, now that you’ve had iOS 5 to play around with for a while, you’re probably already starting to wonder what Apple might have in store

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2009 iPhone 3GS gets iOS 5, 2010 Nexus One doesn’t get Android 4.0

By , Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011
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Clearly a conspiracy to force me to buy a Galaxy Nexus

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How to manually start an iCloud backup

By , Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011
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Now that you’re running on iOS 5 you have the ability to create OTA backups. While iCloud will do this for you automatically, you may find the need to perform one manually. Maybe you need to swap out a device or switch to a different one. Regardless the reason, creating a backup manually is an easy enough task.

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Apple releases another update for the Apple TV, reset all settings before updating

By , Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011
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Apple has released another update for the Apple TV, this one is numbered 4.4.2.  It appears that Apple has been having some strange problems with recent Apple TV updates

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