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Chapter 1. What’s New with iOS 5 > iOS 5 Offers New Features, Functions, and Ad... - Pg. 7

What's New with iOS 5 iOS 5 Offers New Features, Functions, and Ad- ditional Pre-Installed Apps When you start using iOS 5 on your iPhone, among your immediate discoveries will be a handful of new pre- installed apps, such as Notification Center, Reminders, and Newsstand, plus more than 200 dramatic improve- ments to the other pre-installed apps you may already be familiar with, such as Phone, Mail, Safari, Contacts, Calendars, Music, Photos, Camera, Maps, iTunes, and Videos. From the App Store, you also have access to more than 500,000 third-party apps that allow you to fully cus- tomize your iPhone's functionality; plus, you can further personalize your iOS device's functionality within the Settings app (which you will learn more about shortly). To learn how to use the new Notification Center app, see "Using Notification Center," (Chapter 5). To learn more about the Reminders app, see "Using Reminders with iCloud," (Chapter 11). Note The iPod app that allowed your iPhone to transform itself into a full-featured iPod digital music player in older versions of the iOS has been overhauled. It's now called Music. As with the other pre-installed apps, you can launch it from your iPhone's Home screen. As you begin using iOS 5 on your iPhone, one thing you'll notice is that many of the pre-installed apps are more fully integrated with each other, making it easier for them to share data. Plus, a growing number of apps