iOS5 Announced!!

[fxit_man]

Apple has announced iOS5 at the annual WWDC, with new features such as a notification center,Newsstand, Twitter Integration, Lockscreen camera button, Safari Reader, Reminders, OTA updates, a new split keyboard and iMessage (iOS's answer to BBM).

Furthermore, the update includes the iPhone 3GS!

More info and pics here: http://iphoneza.co.za/2011/06/06/ios5-the-lowdown-from-wwdc/

What do you guys think? Exceeded your expectations or not?

Video: http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ios/2011/tours/apple-ios5-feature-keynote-us-20110606_r848-9cie.mov

 

[Friggs]

When's it out and when's the JB out

 

[Tim182]

Only Apple fans could get excited about finally being able to use the volume key as a shutter, crop and rotate photos within iOS and being able to search the entire mail. Where's proper multitasking? Where's proper App integration, not just Twitter. iMessage, who cares? What the world needs is cross platform.

iOS 5 even though a big advance #fail

 

[Synaesthesia]

Nice. Just a wholebuch of enhancements which will make iOS devices a ton more useful. I like the new notifications system, the new camera functions and especially the cloud stuff and wifi sync.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Haters gotta hate ha

 

[BeVonk!]

Multitasking gestures is in there so I'm def happy.

 

[greg0205]

Some cool stuff there... I like the Notification Center and it's Lockscreen integration and Reminders look pretty cool as well. I wonder 'tho how the OTA updates will apply here and, more importantly, how delta updates will affect jailbreaking??

iCloud looks pretty cool as well as far as syncing all devices goes... No new hardware but, overall, quite an impressive keynote I thought... Steve looking really frail 'tho.

 

[fxit_man]

Haters gotta hate ha

Some nice improvements to an already awesome OS. iOS ftw. Bring it on!

 

[Elimentals]

Finally you can now use an Apple device without the need for a PC.

Updates and activation don't need a PC anymore.

 

[BeVonk!]

Delta updates a huge plus.

 

[mith]

To Sum it up:
Apple stole from GMail, Android, Google Picasa, Google Docs, Amazon, Dropbox, RTM, BBM, & Instapaper & acted like it was all new stuff.

 

[BeVonk!]

How to afford all the data!!! Jeepers people, data prices will have to come down big time to make iCloud useful for us. Only person here who'll have full use of iCloud is Jannie Van Zyl LOL!

 

[fxit_man]

I wonder 'tho how the OTA updates will apply here

Finally you can now use an Apple device without the need for a PC.

Updates and activation don't need a PC anymore.

Delta updates a huge plus.

I really wonder how the OTA updates will work here too....

 

[mith]

I really wonder how the OTA updates will work here too....

I am guessing like how they do on android without relying on networks to roll it out.

 

[BeVonk!]

I guess you"ll get an "Update is available" message, and when you tap "Update" it will come down like any other download.

 

[BeVonk!]

I must be honest and say that iOS 5 is more like iOS 4.5.

 

[mith]

Only Apple fans could get excited about finally being able to use the volume key as a shutter, crop and rotate photos within iOS and being able to search the entire mail. Where's proper multitasking? Where's proper App integration, not just Twitter. iMessage, who cares? What the world needs is cross platform.

iOS 5 even though a big advance #fail

True...very under-whelming.

 

[fxit_man]

I guess you"ll get an "Update is available" message, and when you tap "Update" it will come down like any other download.

What, so download with your 3G/data and not charge you?

 

[BeVonk!]

Charge by VC or MTN as normal. Delta downloads = much smaller.

 

[BeVonk!]

When you update through iTunes you also pay for your data.