![]() ![]() ![]() The best way to describe this setup guide is in screenshots with some captions, which are shown below: It really is just a simple guide that takes less than 2 minutes and is completely painless. This new setup guide goes through all the basic steps required by iOS before you can start using the device. Now, any device with iOS 5 loaded on it (but not set up), will launch you into a new ‘on-device’ setup guide. With the launch of iOS 5 gone are the days when you buy a new iOS device, turn it on and see the infinitely annoying “Connect to iTunes” screen and you aren’t able to use the device until you get home and set it up with iTunes. These features are PC-Free and Wi-Fi syncing with iTunes jump the break to view our full overview of these features. ![]() To fully accomplish this goal of making the iOS devices independent, Apple has added two additional features that complement iCloud, even if they aren’t technically deemed to be a feature of iCloud. iCloud goes along way in achieving this and reducing the need to sync devices (through features such as Photo Stream, iCloud Backup, iTunes Match etc.), but it doesn’t completely remove the requirement of syncing - particularly for those in regions that don’t yet have iTunes Match or don’t have Internet speeds capable of utilising iCloud Backup. A core focus of iOS 5 is the introduction of iCloud (be sure to read our overview of it here), and one could say that the fundamental goal of iCloud is to free the iPhone and iPad from its reliance on a Mac or PC, making them more independent and powerful devices. ![]()
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