iOS 5 Beta Thoughts

[wclyffe]

The Mail App allows you to keep 1000 emails instead of just 200. I also found you can choose a backup server to send email. Which is good for 3G especially as it had my 3G mail server already listed. Was that in iOS 4?

I've never known there was a limit! I'm a MobileMe user and there seems to be no limits on my use of those imap mailboxes. I have thousands of emails.

 

[wclyffe]

Works fine on mine. Also have iCloud music working which is real cool Indicates when select music purchased tab in itunes on the iPad and it shows all music that i purchased . The iCloud icon shows available to down load if not on the iPad. The scanning feature is not active yet

Which version of ios5 are you using...wifi, gsm, or cdma?

 

[miket5au]

The Mail App allows you to keep 1000 emails instead of just 200. I also found you can choose a backup server to send email. Which is good for 3G especially as it had my 3G mail server already listed. Was that in iOS 4?

I've never known there was a limit! I'm a MobileMe user and there seems to be no limits on my use of those imap mailboxes. I have thousands of emails.

I was not talking about imap. Does the imap mail get stored on the ipad? With pop the mail is downloaded to the ipad.

I have not seen the ability to create folders in the mail app. It would be nice to have that feature.

Bug Village is the only app I have found that doesn't work but I have only tried about a dozen so far.

 

[wclyffe]

I was not talking about imap. Does the imap mail get stored on the ipad?

Yes, and it can access everything on the server as well.


With pop the mail is downloaded to the ipad. I have not seen the ability to create folders in the mail app. It would be nice to have that feature.


I have over 90 folders (called mailboxes) that are all synchronized on iPhone, iPad, and computer all the time.


Bug Village is the only app I have found that doesn't work but I have only tried about a dozen so far.

I've got no problems except for the Calendar app on the wifi version and I've installed it twice!

 

[darthluke12694]

iCab Mobile does not work at all with iOS 5. That's the only app I have that doesn't work. Thank goodness Safari has tabs now, I can live without iCab for awhile....

 

[wclyffe]

iCab Mobile does not work at all with iOS 5. That's the only app I have that doesn't work. Thank goodness Safari has tabs now, I can live without iCab for awhile....

Safari is quite a bit better under ios5, but I have to say Terra is still faster by a significant margin.

 

[Serianni]

Omg I might die. Just found out Netflix doesn't work on iPad iOS 5 yet! Eeeek! I wanna cry sorta. They need to hurry and update Netflix.

 

[desiking75]

Safari is notably improved, and it makes viewing multiple things a lot easier. One downside for me has been netflix not working and spotlight not working for music files. Everything else has been nice and the gestures for switching between apps work well. Background syc is a plus too

 

[Serianni]

My Internet tethering via Bluetooth from my droid 2 still works just fine. Idk what problems others are having??

 

[nanohits]

I've done a brief overview of iOS5 beta

 

[col.bris]

Omg I might die. Just found out Netflix doesn't work on iPad iOS 5 yet! Eeeek! I wanna cry sorta. They need to hurry and update Netflix.

Not really this is beta not released it may take a month to add or fix different parts of ios5 that is the joy of testing the warning is simple do not install on a device that is your main or day to day computer as it is BETA only.

 

[Serianni]

Not really this is beta not released it may take a month to add or fix different parts of ios5 that is the joy of testing the warning is simple do not install on a device that is your main or day to day computer as it is BETA only.

Yeah normally it would be fine but I'm leaving for a trip on Friday for a few weeks and would really like to use Netflix on my iPad. My MacBook pro has a terrible battery life... I downgraded back to 4.3.3 until I get back

 

[SweetPoison]

.. I downgraded back to 4.3.3 until I get back

Wise move.

 

[graywolf]

Wise move.

Very good move. I just downgraded to be jailbroken. I don't have a Mac.

 

[Serianni]

Very good move. I just downgraded to be jailbroken. I don't have a Mac.

I wish I could jailbreak mine, but I had to get an iPad 2 huh. And yes you should definitely save up and buy a Mac. I bought my MacBook pro when the first unibodys came out late 2008, spent 4 grand to upgrade everything possible, and I have never had a problem with it... Besides it's one hour battery life, but that's what I pay for performance I guess....