In iOS 6, Apple has added a swanky Twitter widget to Notification Center. Touching the widget invokes the built-in tweet display, from which users can type out an update and post it to Twitter, all without having to launch a third-party iOS application. Though this feature is "officially" limited to iOS 6, jailbreakers will be pleased to learn that a new package can add the feature to jailbroken iOS 5-powered iDevices.
Apple's new Maps app in iOS 6 is great, but one downside of the application is that its best features require A5-enabled iDevices, meaning iPhone 4 and original iPad owners can't enjoy 3-D maps or turn-by-turn navigation. However, less than one week after iOS 6 beta 1 was released for iOS developers, one Russian hacker has successfully managed to both features to an iPhone 4 handset.
Packed with 200 new and/or improved features, iOS 6.0 is much different than the iOS it will soon replace, Version 5.0. Beginning today, AppAdvice will occasionally highlight one of these new features in a column we’re calling, the iOS 6.0 Quick Pick. Enjoy!
Yesterday, we told you that the iPhone Dev-Team had released a new version of redsn0w ("redsn0w 0.9.13dev1") that had the capacity to jailbreak an iOS 6-powered iDevice. Below, we'll take you through the jailbreak process, explaining how users can "liberate" their iDevice under iOS 6 beta 1.
Another change made in iOS 6 involves the Emoji keyboard, which joined our iPhones back with iOS 5. Though a variety of icons are already available in the fifth-iteration of Apple's mobile operating system, the company has added a quantity of additional "emojis" in iOS 6 beta 1.
Have you ever cleared your Notification Center on your iPhone, just to have it fill up on your iPad? With iOS 6, your notifications will sync across devices.