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iOS 5 Application Development-For More Productive Devices
1. iOS 5 Application Development-For More
Productive Devices
Stagnant water exerts odor so Apple don’t like to be stagnant for more. It has change the game of
handheld devices by introducing iOS 5-An operating system for iPhone and iPad. It has introduced nearly
200+ new features in its iOS 5 and stunned the developers and the users of those devices. This iOS 5 has
made iPhone and iPad more functional and user-friendly hence it has boosted the market of iPhone and
iPad at new peak. With the release of SDK iOS 5 has activated the market of handheld devices which
host it. It has activated the developer community to exert more on their part of iOS 5 application
developments.
It is but natural that if operating system consists of lots of features the resulting iOS 5 app development
would be more advance, more tempting, more user-friendly and more lucrative. Due to iOS 5 iPhone
and iPad become more manageable and easy to handle. Let’s take a brief review of its features:
iCloud: It is the service which helps the content to sync to all the iOS based devices. iCloud has
adopted wireless sync practices irrespective of other wired cloud services. Only iOS 5 devices
enjoy the iCloud services.
Notification center: This has been fine-tuned for minimal interruptions. It doesn’t pop-up so it
doesn’t annoy anyone. There are enough options to set arrival of your notification in iOS 5 apps
development. Users can swipe the screen to see the message if they wish otherwise it simply
disappear.
iMessage: it has functionality similar to other message applications in iPhone and Android like
smart phones. Users are enabling to send or receive the message on any iOS 5 enabled devices.
This service is free so you don’t have to pay extra bucks. It automatically finds the friends who
use same iOS 5 devices.
Multi-touch: it offers the neatest trick of pinching the screen with four or five fingers and get
immediate exist from the application and reach to the home screen.