We ’ve heard a lot about iOS 5 ’s marquee features — thenew Reminders app , Notifications , and change to the Camera and Photos app , to name a few — both on - phase and on Apple’siOS 5 website . But as the company hint , the Io update arriving next hebdomad come packed with more than 200 other improvements and secret gems into the operating system .
As iOS 5 ’s October 12 release appointment draws close , you ’ll hear mint about the update ’s big features . For now , let ’s take a look at some new features that may have escaped your tending .
Text improvements
If you work with text on your iOS machine , you may be pleasantly surprised at some of iOS 5 ’s melioration . One of the neatest ( and most - welcome ) new features is support for text and phase shortcuts . In the Keyboard sub - menu , under General , you may set short phrasal idiom that enlarge into full sentence , numerical phrases , and so forth . ( The default cutoff is “ omw ” , which expand into “ On my way ! ” ) While this may not cure texting teens of their obsession with acronyms , it should prove utile for expand email address and saving extra mail signatures . Another neat trick : If you ’re discover that iOS like to right certain words that you use often , you could enter that word in as both cutoff and enlargement to ensure that your word stays firmly undisciplined .
Other new textual matter - related features admit separate auto - correct and spellcheck background ( for those who need to know when they ’re spelling something falsely but not have the machine automatically fasten it for them ) ; a unexampled Define pick , uncommitted by tapping and contain on a Holy Scripture ; an Emoji outside keyboard ; and , for iPad user , a spiffy stock split keyboard option for typing using your pollex ( to do this , you could either perform a reverse nip on the on - screenland keyboard while open , or knock and hold the keyboard button in the lower right quoin of the CRT screen ) .
Custom alerts
Name your iPhone after everyone’sfavorite astromech droidand have it sound like him , too : you may now use usance tones for text edition messages , voicemail , email , tweet , calendar warning signal , and reminder . ( you’re able to also particularize custom ringtones , schoolbook whole step , and vibrations for each of your contacts . )
Do n’t have any custom tones , and do n’t need to make your own ? A “ Buy More Tones ” button will take you straight to the iTunes Tone Store , where you may purchase all manner of appropriately - themed ringtones .
Configure Wi-Fi base stations
As part of iOS 5 ’s “ PC Free ” mantra , you wo n’t just be able to set up your iPhone , iPad , or iPod touch without a computer — you’ll be able to position up a Wi - Fi base place , too . If you have an AirPort Express , AirPort Extreme , or Time Capsule plugged in near you , you ’ll be able to set it up to make a mesh , connect to an existing Wi - Fi connection , or supercede an existing router , all through your iOS gimmick .
Limit iOS system privileges
Much hullabaloo has been made over exploiter seclusion in the last year , and Apple seems to have taken these complaints into account with iOS 5 , adding raw limitation options for both localization and in - app purchases . If you only need sure apps to have location privileges , or need to bend off specific view like Traffic ( or Location - Based iAds ) altogether , you’re able to do so in the Location Services menu , advertize from the General check to a category of its own in the chief screen . you could toggle which apps can get at your fix data , and in the System Services sub - menu , which location system mapping you desire running .
You ’ll be able to make these changes in General - > Restrictions , if you ’d wish to put these decisiveness behind a passcode . Also new to the Restrictions menu : a Require Password toggle switch for app and in - app leverage , which allows you to choose whether you ’d like to be prompted for a password at all times , or whether you want a fifteen minute grace period .
App storage breakdowns
Curious as to just how much space that game of Sword and Sworcery is take up on your iPad ? It will be soft to check in iOS 5 , thanks to a newly - redesigned Usage lozenge , found under General in the configurations app . you could see how much blank you have available , how much you ’ve used , and a elaborate per - app dislocation of the program ’s size , as well as its documents and data . You ’ll even be capable to prune apps from your equipment using this screen , thanks to a big ruby-red Delete App button . As for cellular employment , it will be relegated to its own pigboat - tab , freestanding from app storage .
iOS 5
