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Apple Inc.'s latest mobile operating system, the iOS 5, was released to developers at the San Francisco Worldwide Developers' Conference 2011, with the promise that it would be available to users by the end of the year.
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It finally reached users later in the year, with 200 new features and 1,500 new APIs (Application Programming Interface).
Here is a look at 10 ways in which iOS 5 is better than its predecessor, iOS 4:
Camera Service -
In iOS 4: Photos could only be taken by the "Camera" app, from the "Home" screen, with the slide-to-zoom technology. However, there were no exposure settings available and the photos could not be edited on the device itself.
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In iOS 5: The camera icon is now found on the lock screen and the "volume up" button is used to take photos. Other features include pinch-to-zoom and tapping to set exposure. The photos can be edited on the device itself.
Web Navigation -
In iOS 4: Here you needed to tap the screen to fill the screen with text and no "Read Later" function was available. In addition, browsing was separated into pages or windows.
In iOS 5: The new Safari reader in iOS 5 fills the screen with the text in just one click. A new "Reading List" allows articles to be bookmarked for later use and browsing can now be done on separate tabs.
Game Center -
In iOS 4: The Game Center in iOS 4 allowed mobile-to-mobile gaming but there was a catch - the apps had to be purchased via the App Store.
In iOS 5: The improved Game Center in iOS 5 allows new social features such as sharing of scores, recommending friends and many more. The biggest advantage that Game Center in iOS 5 provides is that the apps can be purchased from within the Game Center.
Notifications -
In iOS 4: There were pop-up notifications in iOS 4, along with separate alerts for missed calls, text messages and voice mails, as also push notifications from apps. This, however, interrupted previously running videos or games.
