iOS 5, codenamed "Telluride", was the 5th major release of iOS designed and distributed by Apple for supported iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. It was announced on June 6 at WWDC 2011 alongside Mac OS X Lion, before being released to the general public on October 12, 2011.
New features
- Notification Center
- iMessage
- Newsstand
- Reminders
- Integration
- Can play content while device is synching with iTunes
- Group by Album Artist option in Music
- Shortcut to Camera from Lockscreen
- Able to flag emails
- Reading List in Safari
- Search within a web page (iPad 2 only)
- Private Browsing
- iCloud
- PC Free
- FaceTime without a SIM (iPhone only)
- Siri (iPhone 4S only)
- Hide keyboard (iPad only)
- Tabbed Browsing (iPad only)
Trivia
iOS 5 on an iPhone 4S
- Initial release on iPhone 4S
- iPhone 3G and 2nd generation iPod Touch were not supported on this release
- iPad (1st generation) and iPod touch (3rd generation) had limited support
- iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 and iPad 3 were all fully supported
- This Is The First IOS To Feature Music And Newsstand.
- This Is The First Time To Introduce Siri.
- This Is The First IOS To Feature Swipe Up To Camera.
- This Is The Last IOS To Use The Original Settings Icon.
Release history
- iOS 5 (12 October 2011)
- iOS 5.0.1 (10 November 2011)
- iOS 5.1 (March 7, 2012)
- iOS 5.1.1 (May 8, 2012)
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