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wowman (82)iOS 5.1 Rumored To Feature New Camera Button On iPhone Lock Screen
Posted by Michael Nace on Friday Feb 17, 2012 Under iOS 5 NewsApple is apparently planning several feature upgrades for iOS 5.1, including a nifty transposition of the camera button on the iPhone’s lock screen, and a Japanese-speaking Siri.
We recently wrote about the prospect of iOS 5.1 and how further tweaking the battery drain from the software level may be its defining upgrade. However, it appears that Cupertino also intends to tweak some other software functions related to the camera and Siri.
According to Apple Insider, a Brazilian tech website has uncovered a change to the on-screen camera button for the iPhone: “The publication reported that the leaked software featured a fixed camera icon on the lock screen, whereas the current version of iOS 5 adds the camera button when users double tap on the home button. According to the report, sliding a finger up on the icon pulls up the camera screen.”
This little innovation was discovered in a pre-Golden Master version of iOS 5.1. It would seem that Apple continues to try to innovate the iPhone from the camera perspective, as smartphones continue to outpace autofocus digital cameras as the most popular means of taking snapshots. This new camera button upgrade gives iPhone users an even more fluid manner in which they can quickly and easily snap a photo.
The Apple Insider piece also highlighted a new upgrade for Siri, which will now apparently include the Japanese language as one of its multilingual options. This story joins a report from earlier in the month that suggested Siri would offer an expansion into Mandarin and Russian, in Apple’s pitch to accommodate eastern emerging markets for the iPhone whose languages to this point have remained unsupported by Siri.
iOS 5.1 Release Date To Coincide With iPad 3 Release
The tech media is also reporting that the GM version of iOS 5.1 is likely to get its official release at the same event where the iPad 3 will be announced. Given the fact that many feel the iPad 3 will feature Siri, Tim cook may seek to cross-promote iOS 5.1 with the new iPad in a bid to encourage Apple users to onboard both the new operating system and tablet.
The iPad 3 announcement date still remains a mystery, with many in the tech community believing that March 7th will be the date. March 29th has also been rumored.
By Michael Nace
February 17th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
i’m sure apple will describe this as another “magical” and “revolutionary” feature,even though it comes on the newest version of stock android, and im pretty sure that if you bought a phone by HTC, you’ve had a camera shortcut for more than a year
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February 17th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
This new website design is kinda cluttered and cumbersome. I really like the way the old one was set up.
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February 18th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Hi Brent, and thanks for your comment about the blog. I know that the new format takes some getting used to, and that many of the old guard really preferred the “monolithic” blog format. The thing is, traffic to the blog has more than doubled since changing to this format, and it is allowing me to write about a broader base of issues that all relate to the iPhone. I know that it may feel cluttered at the moment, but give me some time to tweak it. It is definitely a work in progress.
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