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New Features in iOS 4

New Features in iOS 4
Written By
P. J. Connolly
P. J. Connolly
Jun 25, 2010
2 minute read
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New Features in iOS 4

iOS 4.2 Brings iPad Users Up to Par

by P. J. Connolly


Folder View of Apps in iOS 4

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The new release of iOS allows iPhone users to organize applications by dropping one app icon on another.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


View of iBooks for iPhone

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For those who like to read on the go, iOS 4 supports iBooks, which debuted on the iPad earlier this year.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


Selecting Wallpaper in iOS 4

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One of iOS 4s new features is the ability to select custom images for the home screen and the lock screen of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


Custom Wallpaper In iOS 4

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Wallpaper can be taken with the iPhones onboard camera, or uploaded through iTunes.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


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Spell Check in iOS 4

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The new spell checking and automatic correction features of iOS 4 will be very useful for many applications.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


External Keyboards Work With iOS 4

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Apples Bluetooth keyboard can be used with iOS 4, but only works with the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4.Source: Apple


Custom Playlists Now In iOS 4

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Its now possible to create custom playlists on the iPhone and sync them to iTunes.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


Podcasting in iOS 4

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Descriptive information for podcasts is available on the Now Playing screen of iOS 4 devices.Source: eWEEK Labs/Garcia


More Search Options In iOS 4

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Spotlight searches on iOS 4 now include search engines (Bing, Google and Yahoo) and Wikipedia as data sources.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly


Multiple Exchange Accounts With iOS 4

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Unlike previous releases, iOS4 allows users to set up multiple Exchange accounts.Source: eWEEK Labs/Connolly

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