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iPhone TIPS: The iCloud version iOS 5.0 Has Arrived

But first I must update iTunes....

Reboot to install iTunes 10.5 ... Done!
Now install iOS 5 - Download an update

iOS 5 Software Update. Give me the 200 new features baby!

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This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:

  • Notifications
    • Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
    • New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
    • View notifications from lock screen
    • Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
  • iMessage
    • Send and receive unlimited text, photo, and video messages with other iOS 5 users
    • Track messages with delivery and read receipts
    • Group messaging and secure encryption
    • Works over cellular network and Wi-Fi*
  • Newsstand
    • Automatically organizes magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
    • Displays the cover of the latest issue
    • Background downloads of new issues 
  • Reminders for managing to do lists
    • Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
    • Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
  • Built-in support for Twitter
    • Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
    • Add location to any tweet
    • View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
  • Camera improvements for devices with cameras
    • Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
    • Volume Up button to take a picture
    • Optional grid lines to line up shots
    • Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
    • Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
    • Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock
  • Photo improvements for devices with cameras
    • Crop and rotate
    • Red eye removal
    • One tap enhance
    • Organize photos into albums
  • Mail improvements
    • Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
    • Indentation control
    • Drag to rearrange names in address fields
    • Flag messages
    • Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
    • Customize mail alert sounds
    • S/MIME
  • Calendar improvements
    • Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
    • Tap to create an event
    • View and add event attachments
  • Game Center improvements
    • Use personal photos for your Game Center account
    • Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
    • Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
    • Discover new games with custom game recommendations
  • AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
  • Multitasking Gestures for iPad
    • Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
    • Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
    • Swipe left or right to switch between apps
  • On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
  • Software updates available over the air without tethering
  • iCloud support
    • iTunes in the Cloud
    • Photo Stream
    • Documents in the Cloud
    • Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
    • Backup
    • Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
    • Find My iPhone
  • Redesigned Music app for iPad
  • Hourly weather forecast
  • Real-time stock quotes
  • Wireless sync to iTunes
  • Keyboard improvements
    • Split keyboard for iPad
    • Improved autocorrection accuracy
    • Improved Chinese and Japanese input
    • New Emoji keyboard
    • Personal dictionary for autocorrection
    • Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words
  • Accessibility improvements
    • Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
    • Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
    • New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
    • Option to speak a selection of text
    • Custom element labeling for VoiceOver
  • Exchange ActiveSync improvements
    • Wirelessly sync tasks
    • Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
    • Improved offline support
    • Save a new contact from a GAL service
  • More than 1,500 new developer APIs
  • Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
  • iPhone 4S
  • iPhone 4
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPad 2
  • iPad
  • iPod touch (4th generation)
  • iPod touch (3rd generation)

* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages will be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: 

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OMG I have to wait 5 more minutes......a lot of tension here..
What now? Download is slowing down....
Okay download is completed. iTunes is backing-up my iPhone 4. display shows Sync in progress...
Suddenly I had iTunes say it can not update.. no error code. Lets try again
Now it is installing iOS 5. Very Exciting moment. my iPhone 4 display shows a progress bar and it is about halfway.
Okay, It ask me to provide the Pin code of the SIM, lets do it. Done!

Never seen this before: after slide to unlock the screen, a Welcome screen appears asking you to select the laguange: I choose English
Then Country of Location:  Netherlands
Locations Service: Enable
Choose Network: Password
Activate iPhone: Restore from iTunes Backup (the other choices are  Restore from iCloud and Set up as New iPhone)
Connect to iTunes: unplug then plug 30 pin connector to trigger iTunes for a Restore of my Backup
iTunes opens and asks for my Restore Password. Yes I always use a encrypted stored Backup
Restore is in progress.....I go for coffee takes 20+ minutes to restore....
Done, iTunes says all my data is restored. 
iPhone asks me to unlock again with pin > I do that
Then it ask me again to enable Locations Service.
Now it asks me to sign in my iTunes account to arrange iCloud. I do that, ok.
Th fun part here: I need to agree 4 Terms of Use agreements: I just hit agree to continue. I bet you are not gonna read it now do you?
"It takes a few minutes to set up your apple ID"
iCloud now: I choose Use iCloud. The other option is not to use it.
Sync all you contacts with iCloud? I choose not to. I can switch on iCloud later.
Back Up to iCloud? I choose the other option: Backup my computer to My Computer You can do this Wirelessly! I can switch on  iCloud later.
Fund My iPhone: I choose: Use Fund My iPhone
Diagnostics: I choose Don't send. The other options is Automatically send.
Register with Apple: default ON. I choose to switch this off. I can switch this on later.
Start Using iPhone: Done!!!! I am on iOS 5
After the first unlock, Exchange Active Sync ask me to provide a Passcode to protect the email data. OK



[developing story, update: I see many hits on this blog for PDP authentication issues from Scandinavian countries what is going on with iOS 5?? ]


Labels: iCloud, iOS 5, iPhone Tips, iPhone TIPS and TRICKS, iTunes, iTunes upgrade

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