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It's All Tech posts an extensive list of changes discovered so far in the third beta version of iOS 5, which was seeded to developers just a short time ago. Among the interesting new features and tweaks are:
- Enhanced location services controls:
Aside from a prominent new screen in the iOS 5 setup process outlining
how location services work, the new beta also includes finer granularity
of controls, allowing users to specify whether such functions as cell
network searching, diagnostics, iAds, time zone setting, and traffic
information may make use of the device's location information. This is
of course in addition to the per-app location controls that are already
available.
- Speed enhancements: User reports indicate that performance is significantly improved under the new beta, with a considerable reduction in lag.
- Voice roaming:
In addition to the existing ability to turn off data roaming in order
to avoid hefty data charges, the new beta adds a "voice roaming" toggle
that will allow users to prevent their phone from connecting while on
roaming networks not included in their carrier's service package and
thus subject to extra fees.
- Prompt for moved video content:
With iOS 5, Apple has rebranded the "iPod" app on the iPhone and iPad
as "Music", in line with what is found on the iPod touch. The new beta
now issues an initial prompt informing users that video content such as
movies, TV shows, and music videos have been moved to the "Videos" app.
- Safari preferences:
The ability to clear cookies and data has been restored in the new
beta, and a new "Advanced" page has been added with additional tools for
removing data and debugging.
- Other assorted tweaks: A
new icon for the "Reminders" app that is being added in iOS 5, an
iTunes Store button in the "Music" app, the Wi-Fi Sync setting renamed
to "iTunes Wi-Fi Sync", and mailbox creation from within Mail.
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