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iOS 5 beta 3 is out for devs: what's new?

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iOS 5 beta 3 is out for devs: what's new?
iOS 5 is getting closer to its official release in September as the third beta has now been released for developers to play with and here's what's new:

- Beta 3 improves the overall speed,
- It's less buggy,
- You can set custom text tones,
- You can disable voice and data roaming.

iOS 5 beta 3 is out for devs: what's new?
Assistive touch features for the iPad are unlocked. That's a new functionality allowing you to tap on a corner to get all gesture actions if for some reason you can't perform them. The third beta also brings improved location-based service controls with much more detailed functions, so you can select whether you want things like location-specific ads or your device setting a time zone. 

There are some minor additions as well. First of all the iPod app has been rebranded to Music and beta 3 prompts you that movies and TV shows have been moved to the Videos app. 
iOS 5 beta 3 is out for devs: what's new?
An advanced options page has been added to Safari and you can now create a new mailbox within the Mail application.

It's a beta, so there are some bugs as well. First of all, iMessage doesn't play well with beta 1 devices, while all custom ringtones you assign are not played, so instead you always get the default tone. The third beta of iOS 5 works with the iPad, iPad 2, the iPhone 4, the 3th and 4th-gen iPod touch, and the Apple TV.

source: MacRumors via Gizmodo

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1. The_Miz posted on 12 Jul 2011, 03:14 6 16

Already better than Android and it's only in Beta form lol.

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2. ilia1986 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 03:51 7 3

lol you're an idiot iFanatic lol

No Widgets.

No live wallpapers.

No zillion other features that Android has.

Less is NOT more. It's LESS.

It's because of people like you that Apple doesn't invest in iOS..

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9. The_Miz posted on 12 Jul 2011, 05:44 5 8

Lol, like you Phandroids can talk. Let's go through that list of yours and point out how iOS doesn't need those half baked features.

No Widgets.
-right, because widgets are soo useful other than be battery and memory hogs. Yeah right, I have no use for widgets on iOS.

No live wallpapers.
-not even worth having since they drain battery life

No zillion other features that Android has.
-like bloatware, rogue apps and trojans, fragmentation, slow updates, etc. Yeah lol, iOS is better off.

Less is NOT more. It's LESS.
-Less problems, more support, better functionality lol

It's because of people like you that Apple doesn't invest in iOS..
-LOL, that comment right there is enough for you to do stand up comedy.

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14. T12RYK posted on 12 Jul 2011, 07:24 4 3

Apples stuck in the past with their outdated iOS, I can't wait to get rid of my iPhone and get either an Android or WP7 phone.

For their latest update they had to copy features from other phones

I'd rather have all that extra functionality and less battery life coz at least you have to option to switch batteries if your phones dies instead of having to carry a charger around with you all day!

There's a reason so many ppl resort to Jailbreaking their IOS devices and thats because Apple just doesn't offer as much functionality as other mobile OS's!

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36. medalaster1 (unregistered) posted on 12 Jul 2011, 22:37

All the people who talk like this don't own an iPhone they have a droid and they speak on giving up their iPhone(they don't have one)and get an android, just to show that android ph is better than apple I.

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15. Laurynas (unregistered) posted on 12 Jul 2011, 08:13 5

Then why you need smartphone, just use any simple phone like a NOKIA 3310 or any similar...

P.S. Talking about malware, there is also many types of malware on Symbian and iOS operating systems!

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21. gallitoking posted on 12 Jul 2011, 11:09 1 2

miz you are AWESOME !!

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33. twenti7 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 19:14

youre absolutely right. as long as iSheep are as ignorant as you, iOS doesn't need these "half baked" features.

"right, because widgets are soo useful..."
actually they are. you might not personally like them, but that doesn't change the fact that many people do. in fact, I have 11 widgets between the 7 homescreens on my EVO, and because I use my phone for everything, it is so much more convienient and faster to use the widget than having icons cluttering my homescreen.

"[live wallpapers] not even worth having since they drain battery life"
I personally agree, but many people like them. at least Android gives us a choice.

"less problems, more support, better functionality"
sure there's less problems, but android has at least the same amount support. probably more. there are dozons of forums out there with developers and average-joe users sharing their knowledge about the platform. and sure, iOS functions better than low- and mid-range phones. I've always admired how crisp and smooth iOS operates, but with the EVO 3D and SGS2 out, iOS is no longer king of that hill.

"LOL, that comment right there is enough for you to do stand up comedy"
it's funny because it's true ;)

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17. ayephoner posted on 12 Jul 2011, 09:59 1

fandroids are so much worse than "isheep". i own a droid x, it is MUCH less smooth than an iphone 4. functionality and personalization are important enough for some people to look past the sleek OS. not others. get over yourself if you think you've honestly figured out which OS is better.

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20. ilia1986 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 10:34 2 1

True... which is why you never heard me saying Android was better than iOS in 2010..

But now - phones like Samsung Galaxy S2 - and the Evo 3D - perform equally as smooth as an iPhone 4. And they run the latest version of Android.

Things have changed. Android is now just as smooth as iOS on high-end devices in 2011.

Which is why - as of now - iOS sucks compared to Android feature-wise.

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22. gallitoking posted on 12 Jul 2011, 11:14 2

the lastes version Android is Ice Cream Sandwich and none of those phone mention run ICS...

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25. anirudhshirsat97 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 11:30

lol...what a comment...i applaud you for your brilliance..

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28. wassup posted on 12 Jul 2011, 13:09 1

ice cream sandwich isn't announced yet, so it's not available yet on phones

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31. gallitoking posted on 12 Jul 2011, 15:37

it has been announced.. they say it is a mix between gingerbread and honeycomb... they just take forever to sent it out.. I mean we stil have smaortphones running Froyo????? like the 4G T_Bolt thast just came out a few months ago????... thats what I dont like bout google.. they send stuff half bake.... just so they can brag that are updating... and wil be about 2 years before 80 % percent of smart phones run ice cream sandwich and by then it will be the android Lime...

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37. wassup posted on 13 Jul 2011, 04:08

well you know the ice cream sandwich statue hasn't been put in the google compound, when they put it there, that's when it's going to be released.

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40. protozeloz posted on 13 Jul 2011, 06:25

Ice cream sandwich is not out yet they just teased it on the IO but there is no actual info on the OS, no screenshot not features no change sheet no nothing yet but what you already mentioned. Anything anyone could say its speculation

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34. twenti7 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 19:27

latest in developement, yes, but Ice Cream Sandwich isn't even out yet. therefore NOT the latest version of Android.

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3. 3g (unregistered) posted on 12 Jul 2011, 04:17 3

@ilia1986..hahahha,nyc but remember everyone has got his/her taste.some pple dnt see widgets as important as you do.livewallpapers are just to beautify your phone not a functionality.jailbroken iphones have got video wallpapers which is very cool.its all about choice man.

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4. ilia1986 posted on 12 Jul 2011, 04:23 2 1

It's not about taste. You don't wanna use Widgets? Don't! You don't wanna use live wallpapers? Don't! You don't have to! Heck, you can have an Android skin that replicates iOS EXACTLY. But if you do wanna use Widgets - you CAN. Same for live wallpapers. IT'S POSSIBLE. And because IT'S POSSIBLE ON ANDROID - AND NOT IN iOS - ANDROID IS BETTER.

Simple as that.

More options = more = better = more useful = better overall.

I really don't know how else can I convey it.

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10. The_Miz posted on 12 Jul 2011, 05:46 3 3

So you're saying iOS should have a bunch of half baked features that Android has just to have them even though people won't use them?

That's like me going out and spend my $1500 on a bunch of high PC features and only use internet and email.

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