With all of the new features now available in Safari for iOS 5, there's almost no other reason to call upon third-party mobile browsers. Here's a look at four new features Apple bundled into Safari in iOS 5, and how you can take full advantage of them.
Before Reading List became available in iOS 5, we relied on third-party apps like Instapaper. While you might have your reasons for sticking to those services, it'll be no surprise if a majority of iOS users end up commiting to Safari's built-in reader. After all, it's an easy way to sync unread web articles with your Mac, PC, and iOS devices.
To add a page to your Reading List on a Mac, simply click the plus (+) button to the left of the address field in Safari. In the resulting dialog, select “Reading List” from the drop-down menu, and then click Add.
To add a page to your Reading List in iOS 5, tap on the action menu, and then select “Add to Reading List".
To view your bookmarked Reading List items, open your Bookmarks, and then select Reading List. Once in your Reading List, you can sort by All or just Unread. Tap on one of the items to be taken directly to the page.
The process is similar for Reading List on the Mac. Just select View > Reading List from the menubar.
Reader has been a staple in the Safari web browser for a couple years now, allowing you to quickly and easily remove the clutter on many websites, leaving just the content in an easy-to-read format.
With iOS 5, however, Apple has added Reader functionality to iOS devices. When you are on a page that is Reader-compatible, a small Reader icon will appear in the address bar. Simply tap on this button, and the content will pop up in a new view.
In this view, you can increase or decrease the font as well as tap the action button to get access to more options. When you have finished and wish to return to the main Safari view, tap Done.
When browsing in Safari on the iPad, a new tabbed browsing model is present to let you more easily load and manage multiple web pages.
Tap on the plus button on the right-hand side of the title bar to create a new tab. When you want to close it, just tape on the big "x" at the left-hand side of the tab (Note that the close button only appears in actively selected tabs).
You can now tweet a link to the current web page in Safari. Simply tap on the action button in the toolbar, and select “Tweet".
If you have configured the integrated Twitter functionality, then a Twitter dialog will automatically be displayed with the web page attached (meaning that the tweet will include a link to the web page you’re currently on). Once you have typed in your message, press the Tweet button.
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tassiecelt
October 27, 2011 at 10:26pm
Safari for iPad/iPhone wil still not play nice with Evernote. I would say that is one HUGE reason to use a mobile web browser other than Safari (such as iCab)
