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iOS 5 Tips and Tricks

In the case of strongly anticipation of numerous Apple users, iOS5 official version has finally come out to the market. In addition to the adding of iCloud, iMassage and many other heavyweight applications, it is also coming with a clear evolution on the mode of operation. Here I'd like to share the iOS 5 gesture control experience with all of you.

iOS 5 Tips and Tricks - Take Photo under Lock Screen

Now let start from the simple one. As it known to all, iPhone has a powerful camera. The latest iPhone 4S not only greatly improved in the photo quality, but also makes improvement on the speed of response of the camera. It is a waste of time once you faced with an emergency situation but have to unlock the screen and then click the camera button to take photos. You just need double click the Home button to click and open the camera.

iOS 5 Tips and Tricks - Liberation of Home Button

Apple always coming with an extremely simple design that there are only a very small number of physical keys on its devices. Home key as the most important physical buttons is the most frequently used key which is responsible for many important functions. In iOS5, Apple enhanced the gesture control features which make the Home button liberated from the onerous task. So you have no need to worry about the Home key may out of action for over using.

iOS 5 adds a new gesture to achieve the function of return to the desktop. All you have to do is to in a grasp on the screen with five fingers as well as the hat-trick made by the magician, then the application can be returned directly to the desktop. Since this action likes grasping steamed stuffed buns, so it also nicknamed "buns hand."

Besides, the newly added two gestures also escape the Home button from the fate of being frequently double-clicked. When you want to bring up the task bar, you just sliding up on the screen with four fingers to call it out. And if you just want to switch between multiple applications, then sliding around with four fingers, you can fast switch between all the currently opened applications.

iOS 5 Tips and Tricks - Keyboard Split

iPad has a huge screen which can provide a much larger virtual keyboard than the iPhone, so you can use both hands to type in. But this also caused a problem, that is when you have to take the iPad in hand and then type in, the thumb will not able to reach the center button. While iOS 5 just solve this problem in a very creative way.

When you need to do hand-held operation, you just need press on the keyboard with two thumbs on both sides and then slide outward to divide the keyboard into two parts. And then you can easily use the thumb to enter content. If you need to restore the normal keyboard, you only need to work with two fingers toward the middle to put them together.

iOS 5 Tips and Tricks - Playing DVDs on iOS 5

Once you've collected many DVD movies on your Mac and want to playback on your iOS 5 devices for leisure enjoyment on your journey, you may need to convert the DVD movies into iOS 5 supported video files. The Video Converter Ultimate for Mac can help you much to enjoy DVDs on iOS 5. You only need download it, input your DVDs to it and then select the proper output format. Then the app will start converting DVD to iOS 5 on Mac for you easily and quickly.

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