These banners have been sized so that you can continue to use the application's menus even when they fold down, letting you continue to do whatever you're doing, or tap them to hop straight to the app you just got a ping from. Joining the new notification banners is a new pull-down menu that lets you see a rundown of these messages in case you missed one, or want to come back to it later since you were using another application.
This ends up creating a new multitasking workflow, letting users check for new updates from applications without leaving the one they're on.
To Google's credit, it got here first with Android, and iOS users now get to reap the same productivity benefits that system brings. All this may seem like a minor visual change, but it has a marked effect given that mobile apps on iOS still demand to be used on screen one at a time.
For instance, if you're inside a news reading app and you get a new e-mail, you can swipe your finger down the screen and get the same kind of preview you'd get looking at your e-mail inbox. Third-party app developers also have the same opportunity as Apple to put those notifications right in front of users too. Bringing it all together With iOS 5, Apple's also taken additional steps in unifying the iOS platform, bringing what is largely the same version of the software to all its recent model devices at once.
It remains to be seen whether that updating habit will continue in the minor software updates to come, but Apple now gets to start with a clean slate across all its devices. Further playing into the idea of one big platform is iMessage, Apple's new messaging protocol. While iOS users could have picked up third-party messaging apps, and IM clients, iMessage is special in that there's the basic promise that everyone with iOS will have it.
Like iCloud, it's also a reason for users to lock into Apple's system, and stick with it since they have the potential to save money on text messaging fees.
With all these things put together, iOS represents a formidable update. Search Query Submit Search. Mobile Technology. By Bryan Clark. Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn. View 1 Image. Follow the prompts and allow iTunes to restore the iPhone or iPod touch. Bryan Clark. Popular Stories. Load More. Sign in to post a comment. Please keep comments to less than words. No abusive material or spam will be published. Bill Bennett October 14, AM. Frank Woolf October 14, AM. Connecting to the computer and clicking Synch in iTunes should put everything back.
Bruce Sherman October 14, PM. Not a smart move in any case. Hopefully these troubles will be brief. Nigel Cammack October 14, PM. I have literally been trying to update my phone since pm the night iOS was released. I backed my phone up again today to see if it would speed up the process but it has not worked.
It just seems that it wants to do nothing but backup. I know the servers have been slemmed but my phone has literally spent a minimum of five hours plgged in at a time to update and nothing. Left it plugged in until noon and no further movement.
If anyone has any ideas please help. I have not recieved a single error message or lost any data at this point. Thanks for the ideas if you have any. Disconnecting other USB equipment. Turning off security, etc. If you see Download and Install instead, tap it to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now.
If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do. If you see an alert when updating wirelessly Learn what to do if you see an alert message while trying to update your device wirelessly. If you need more space when updating wirelessly If a message asks to temporarily remove apps because the software needs more space for the update, tap Continue to allow apps to be removed.
Customize automatic updates Your device can update automatically overnight while it's charging. Turn on Install iOS Updates. Some updates might need to be installed manually. Published Date: September 23, Yes No.
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