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Apple Seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta: Multitasking Gestures for iPad 1, Battery Life Improvements

Wednesday November 2, 2011 2:38 pm PDT by Jordan Golson
Apple just released iOS 5.0.1 beta to developers. The build number of 5.0.1 is 9A402.


iOS 5.0.1 beta contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
- Contains security improvements

iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device, even in low storage situations.
The last note about files addresses an iOS 5.0 issue raised by Marco Arment.
There’s no longer anywhere to store files that don’t need to be backed up (or can’t be, by the new policy) but shouldn’t be randomly deleted.
The iOS 5.0 policy introduced issues for apps that wished to store offline data. Apple appears to have addressed this issue in 5.0.1.

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mrboult
101 months ago
Gestures on the original iPad!!!! Alright!
Rating: 32 Votes
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ravenvii
101 months ago

umm you always need a jailbreak.. ios is crap with no BJ..:mad:


... I lol'd.
Rating: 22 Votes
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delawn
101 months ago
I'm definitely happy that they're adding multitasking gestures back to the iPad 1. No need for a jailbreak now.

Now, can they PLEASE fix the Safari crashing issue on the iPad 1?! That one's the most infuriating, as I actually added multitasking gestures using a modified version of redsn0w that doesn't apply a jailbreak.


umm you always need a jailbreak.. ios is crap with no BJ..:mad:


Thanks a lot. I told my wife that my iOS needed a BJ and now I have the imprint of an iPhone on the side of my head.
Rating: 19 Votes
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oiuh151
101 months ago

Gestures on the original iPad!!!! Alright!


Agreed! Really glad they're adding this functionality.
Rating: 9 Votes
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cmChimera
101 months ago

Trust me.

No?
Rating: 8 Votes
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TG1
101 months ago

I wish there was a way to do the update OTA.


Hmm. Wouldn't this be the first test of iOS 5's OTA abilities?
Rating: 7 Votes
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adztaylor
101 months ago

Gestures on the original iPad!!!! Alright!


That's the one that stuck out for me, glad they're adding this back.
Rating: 5 Votes
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Taz Mangus
101 months ago

Yep, even if you might be jk, you're hitting the nail on the head.

Like I said though, the sheep will hate you for life just because you speak the truth.


Of course, instead of addressing the battery issue in Android, Google leaves it up to someone else to create an app to handle it. Or better yet, Android phone makers offer an extended battery to make up for the short coming in Android. Sounds like great solutions to me :rolleyes:
Rating: 5 Votes
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Chocolatemilty
101 months ago
I'm definitely happy that they're adding multitasking gestures back to the iPad 1. No need for a jailbreak now.

Now, can they PLEASE fix the Safari crashing issue on the iPad 1?! That one's the most infuriating, as I actually added multitasking gestures using a modified version of redsn0w that doesn't apply a jailbreak.
Rating: 4 Votes
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BergerFan
101 months ago
A shame there's no news yet of an option to delete images from PhotoStream. :(
Rating: 4 Votes

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