10/06/2011

iOS 5: Five Things Apple Left Out

 iOS 5 is a welcome update to Apple's mobile platform. It may not introduce groundbreaking new features, but those that it does include are great to have on board.iOS 5 is left out five things.
These are
1. Widgets
2. Voice Actions
3. FaceTime Via 3G/4G
4. Local File Support
5. Flash
We will saw about the five things
1.Widgets : 
iOS 5 does not bring support for widgets.One of the Android platform's biggest strengths is its widgets. They let users populate the home panels with dynamic content that changes and/or updates automatically. The new notification system in iOS 5 comes close to widget territory with its live stocks and weather updates, but they can't be placed where users want them and are only live in the notification shade. Perhaps Apple is reserving widgets for iOS 6.
2. Voice Actions
One task iOS doesn't handle nearly as well as Android is voice actions. iOS users can download Nuance's Dragon Dictation and use it to convert spoken words into typed text and then paste it into an email or text message, but that's about as far as it goes.
3. FaceTime Via 3G/4G
FaceTime is Apple's video chatting software. iOS device users can FaceTime with one another via Wi-Fi. Many of the competing video chat platforms (Skype, Qik, ooVoo, et al.) offer chats over Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G technologies. Apple needs to make FaceTime work on whatever data network is available. This would improve the usefulness and reach of FaceTime.It would also be fantastic if iOS device users could FaceTime with other video chatting clients.
4. Local File Support
It is impossible to access individual files through a central file management program within iOS. During its WWDC keynote, Apple said quite bluntly that it has spent 10 years attempting to kill off the need for file management tools. So far, with iOS, it has succeeded--though at the expense of frustrating users.iOS does allow users to sync select files from the device back and forth to a computer, but the process is heavy and not supported by enough business applications.iCloud is no good to those stuck on an airplane or anywhere else where there's no connectivity.
5. Flash
Adobe's Flash technology is improves the browsing and video performance of the PlayBook over its competitors but ios 5 doesn't have flash technology.