How to Access the iPhone Camera from the Lock Screen

Apple recently introduced the latest major operating system upgrade for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, which brought a number of new features and enhancements to the OS. One of the more notable and highly requested features is the ability to quickly access the device’s Camera app without having to unlock the device or open the app itself. This article will walk you through the process of accessing the iPhone camera app from the lock screen in iOS 5.
STEPS

1

CLICK YOUR IPHONE’S HOME BUTTON FROM THE LOCK SCREEN.

2

TAP THE SMALL CAMERA ICON THAT APPEARS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN NEXT TO THE “SLIDE TO UNLOCK” TO AUTOMATICALLY ACCESS YOUR DEVICE’S CAMERA APP.
TIPS
iOS 5 provides an all new message app called iMessage that allows you to access text messaging services as well free messaging over WiFi and 3G to any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch running iOS 5.
WARNINGS
iOS 5 is only compatible with iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation.