Apple iOS 5 review: First look

10 June 2011
It's June again, time for Apple to make headlines. The WWDC is over and the iOS 5 and the iCloud are now official. It won't be before the fall though that the iOS 5 will officially launch. However, Apple has given us a taste of the iOS 5 by releasing a developer preview soon...

Sort by:

  • D
  • AnonD-4367
  • x86
  • 11 Jun 2011

Even though they are copying android to try to get back some of the market share they lost.
It's still a fail!, Same Grid Boring Layout, No widget, only present in this ugly notification centet which apple clearly needs to tell it's designers to change the coloring.
No Bluetooth transfer!! are we still in the 1990'S ??????
Limited folder size!
Still depending on Itunes in everything except the new update!
Im sorry apple, but at this rate, i highly believe that your phones will go extinct four years from now !

    • A
    • AMH
    • x86
    • 11 Jun 2011

    Even though they are copying android to try to get back some of the market share they lost.
    It's still a fail!, Same Grid Boring Layout, No widget, only present in this ugly notification centet which apple clearly needs to tell it's designers to change the coloring.
    No Bluetooth transfer!! are we still in the 1990'S ??????
    Limited folder size!
    Still depending on Itunes in everything except the new update!
    Im sorry apple, but at this rate, i highly believe that your phones will go extinct four years from now !

      • C
      • Chris
      • LaI
      • 11 Jun 2011

      It looks really nice, but the OS without a jailbreak (by bye warranty) it's too limited. And it seems to me (from the videos) that this beta is kinda lagging and stuttering. I hope that the final release will be much smoother ...

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • 0CB
        • 11 Jun 2011

        Anonymous, 11 Jun 2011iPhone is the best smart out there. New or old featuries, t... moreI would suggest to try the Samsung GS2, and then revisit that statement

          • D
          • AnonD-9689
          • 0ZE
          • 11 Jun 2011

          great work from apple :-) the knows what apple iphone users need :-) steve job you are great men ^-^ . you are reason of success apple . god give you more health .

            • l
            • leane
            • P%%
            • 11 Jun 2011

            For me facetime is fixed for unsupported carriers,1080p video playback,notifications,imessage and most importantly wireless activation,syncand update is enough and yeah cydia is always there for tweaks :) and this section is full of crapdroids rather than ios users go suck ur byggy os

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • HIb
              • 11 Jun 2011

              Big Fail !!!
              hahahaha

                • H
                • Hawk
                • 2S@
                • 11 Jun 2011

                People keep saying iphone lacks features but once you Jailbreak it you have everything it lacks, so all the drwabacks are not present on my iphone atleast, would never have bought it if the browser could not download files, if it did not have a file manager etc. Anyway when i bought mine there really was no other good option, Galaxy S had a plastic build and the HTCs latest(the Desire HD) was not satisfactory, so i went ahead and gave iphone 4 a try and am absolutely loving it.

                  • R
                  • Ricky
                  • Kx%
                  • 11 Jun 2011

                  Adobe FLash in the web browser..???!! LOL!
                  I Love Android.. ;)

                    • D
                    • AnonD-6211
                    • t7R
                    • 11 Jun 2011

                    AnonD-149, 11 Jun 2011you know something is great when a bunch of haters show up ... moreCrapdroid?
                    So you mean that the "NEW" notification system of the iOS 5 is crap! Duh.

                      • D
                      • AnonD-6211
                      • t7R
                      • 11 Jun 2011

                      AnonD-10597, 10 Jun 2011No offense, but i will not buy this piece of crap.. Once in... moreBecause of the name! They are so brand conscious.
                      iPod Touch + call and text features and other phone functions = iPhone? What???????
                      And they call that a smartphone? Cant even manage my own files.

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • 2@R
                        • 11 Jun 2011

                        this would be Apple branded Android OS

                          • D
                          • AnonD-149
                          • n%G
                          • 11 Jun 2011

                          you know something is great when a bunch of haters show up 5 minutes later

                          iOS 5 is amazing and obviously pushed itself further from Crapdroid, that's why all these haters keep hating like they have nothing better to do with their pathetic lives

                          but i must say GSMarena is completely wrong by reviewing an OS that is in its 1st beta and there are a lot of features still in the oven for future betas and more features that will come out when the next generation iPhone is released

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • 2@R
                            • 11 Jun 2011

                            it's the time for Apple to copy Android

                              • D
                              • AnonD-3713
                              • L4x
                              • 11 Jun 2011

                              A, 11 Jun 2011Unless they magically find a way to separate focus/exposure... moreProbably:

                              Auto-focus = volume -
                              Shutter = volume +

                              lol

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • 8R1
                                • 11 Jun 2011

                                iPhone is the best smart out there. New or old featuries, this new update helps to "kill" all androids/Windows/Sybiam haters around the world - FACT!! Ha!

                                  • A
                                  • A
                                  • 6D1
                                  • 11 Jun 2011

                                  Unless they magically find a way to separate focus/exposure lock and taking the actual photo, this new shutter button is just a half-assed solution.

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Sjt
                                    • 11 Jun 2011

                                    this looks so outdated in the modern times. iOS is going down definetely