iOS 5: iMessage
With the release of iOS 5, Apple has added a significant new feature to their Messages app with the introduction of iMessage.
Seamlessly integrating into the existing Messages application, iMessage is a new service from Apple that acts as a replacement for the traditional text message service that comes with mobile phones.
In actual fact, a more accurate description of the Messages app with iMessage on iOS 5 would be that it improves on the traditional text messaging service whilst maintaining compatibility with it.
The new iMessage service works by associating a person with an Apple ID – rather than a particular device or SIM card as the traditional text message service does.
This is one of iMessage’s advantages, you are not restricted to a single device and you can now use your iPad or iPod touch (and hopefully Mac soon) for receiving and sending messages to other people.
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