How Apple can make iPhone5 smart
Apple has been the market leader in smartphones for a long time now. Staying number 1 is always a tough task and a survey by mobile research firm OnDevice research (Apple iPhone 5 behind 4 Android phones in user satisfaction: survey) revealed that iPhone lags behind Samsung Galaxy Note II in terms of user satisfaction. Other phones in the study are not available in the market anymore, so it is safe to ignore them. While iPhone 5 comes with high-quality hardware, the software has begun to show its age. Android provides users greater customisability, but manufacturers rarely provide regular updates. Here are a few software tweaks that will improve user satisfaction with iOS.
Notifications
The iOS notification centre is barebones when compared to its Android counterpart. The metallic grey background looks bare and the options are fairly limited. In Android, users can access all connectivity options (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc). In iOS, these options require multiple taps and swipes. These options are basic and should be accessible from the notification centre. A jailbreak was released for latest version of the OS (iOS 6.1) by evasi0n, who claimed that at least 7 million people installed it in four days. Jailbreak gives users more freedom to tweak iOS. NCSettings is a popular app that makes the iOS notification centre user-friendly. Try it if you have jailbroken your iPhone.
Restrictions on third-party apps
Apple is committed to making the OS secure. This means that sharing between third-party apps is restricted. For instance, you open a webpage
