iOS 5 Hits Field Testing Stage
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With WWDC 2011 around the corner, Apple seems to be working double shift to be able to offer a preview of iOS 5 soon. The new operating system, slated to be released during Fall, seems to have hit the field testing stage, as developers have started to receive crash reports from their apps running on iOS 5 powered devices.
FutureTap, the development shop behind Where To?, received a mysterious crash report earlier today, showing that its app was being tested on “iPhone OS 5.0.” The crash report also offers a couple of interesting tidbits, namely the fact that Apple has made changes to its maps and location API, as expected. The new API seems to be incompatible with some apps built to run under iOS 4, hence the crashes.
iOS 5 is expected to be unveiled at Apple’s WWDC conference in June, and should include many features that everyone’s been waiting for – in other words, the new OS is expected to be a major revamp. According to different sources, iOS 5 will be focused on several cloud-based features, such as a personal media locker hosting service for your music, videos, photos, and location-based features.
[via 9to5mac]
