iOS 5.0.1 beta fixes battery woes, enables iPad gestures

Apple iOS 5.0.1 beta not only promises to address the iOS 5 battery life issues many owners have experienced, but also fixes some of the more vocally complained about problems for the iPad and iPad 2. Original iPad owners discovered that the full release of iOS 5removed the gesture support present in the beta version, something which has now been added back in with iOS 5.0.1.

Meanwhile the much discussed security flaw on the iPad 2 affecting the official Smart Covers has been addressed. Users found that, with either a Smart Cover or indeed a simple magnet, along with some button presses in a specific combination, the iPad 2 lock could be bypassed and access granted to whatever app was active when the tablet was last secured.