iOS 5 Beta 2: User Interface Tweaks, 3G Over-the-Air Updates, Native Scrolling in Safari
AppleInsider posts a couple of screenshots from the new lock-screen notifications which show a slightly more prominent display:
They also point out that the keyboard in iMessage now recedes when scrolling upwards into message history.
3G download support for Over the Air updates appears to be confirmed with these strings found by 9to5mac. Apple had announced that the new version of iOS will support "Over the Air" updates which allows the operating system to be upgraded without syncing to your computer. These strings seem to indicate that this can occur over Wi-Fi or 3G.
Another more subtle tweak was posted by Johan Brook which reveals that Apple is now supporting a new CSS property that will allow web developers to get "native" iOS scrolling behavior in their web apps. This refers to the "momentum" inherent in native apps. DaringFireball previously described this behavior:
One area in particular where iPhone web apps fall short of native iPhone apps is scrolling. Take for example a long list, such as your full address book in Contacts, or all your songs in the iPod app. When you scroll these lists, you can fling the list, and the list will scroll at high speed after you let go. The effect is sort of like spinning a wheel with very little friction. With iPhone web apps, you can make a list that looks almost, maybe even exactly, like a native iPhone list view. But all web views on the iPhone scroll with almost no momentum. You can’t fling them. iPhone web views feel like they have a lot of scrolling friction.
While there have been javascript work-arounds floating around, with iOS 5 this functionality will be easily implemented for web apps.Top Rated Comments
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How about pointing out the Mail notifications do not work in this second beta?
Things like this are more important CURRENT info. iOS 5 is public in the FALL.
iOS 5 beta 2 is out now, and on thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of devices. Its pretty damn important right now.
You do know that it's called a beta for a reason, right?
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The one thing that's annoying me is the pull-down icon, it's one of the tackiest things I've seen and really doesn't 'fit' in, it just seems like it was made in 5 seconds.. it also doesn't seem to look like an icon for pull-down, I don't really know what it's meant to look like :s
LOL. Talk about anal retentive. :P
It clearly imitates a physical button with horizontal notches to provide the "grip" to your finger to pull down against.
Now it's like the old way but with an icon and larger text. I get why they did it, just not sure I like it. I liked not having bubbles popup all the time. I loved the list only view.
How about pointing out the Mail notifications do not work in this second beta?
Things like this are more important CURRENT info. iOS 5 is public in the FALL.
iOS 5 beta 2 is out now, and on thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of devices. Its pretty damn important right now.
lol. iOS beta releases are not meant for public consumption. Something tells me that you have no concept of what a beta is (it's not your fault, Google ruined the idea of beta software for everyone), and that you are not a developer.
I'm not very fond of the new lock screen notification bubbles in this build It's going back to the iOS 4 days; the bubble itself is not consistent with the rest of iOS' UI, not to mention the gradient looks like crap.
The gradient is a little off but I like that it adds emphasis to the newest notification and hides the other notifications.
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Not sure I dig the change to the new notification system. I like the first beta notification system where the messages show up on the lock screen in a list like the second picture with NO bubble at first.
Now it's like the old way but with an icon and larger text. I get why they did it, just not sure I like it. I liked not having bubbles popup all the time. I loved the list only view.
You get the list view. The bubble stays only for a few seconds. Heck, took me awhile to even notice it since usually by the time I notice it's already in list view.
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