How to enable Panorama View in iOS 5′s Camera app

Last week, a hacker discovered how to enable Panorama View in the default iOS Camera app, despite Apple not enabling it in the shipping build of iOS 5. While the feature is still buggy, it can certainly be used and works well most of the time. 

Here's how to enable Panorama View in iOS's Camera app:

NOTE: Your iOS device does NOT need to be jailbroken for this to work. You must be running iOS 5 for this to work, however. Any iOS 5 device that includes a camera can have this feature enabled. 

Step 1: Download iBackupBot from this website. You do NOT have to purchase the software - simply download the free trial version. Be sure to download it for your respective operating system!

Step 2: Open iTunes and plug in your iOS device to your computer. Select your device in the left sidebar of iTunes. Under the "Backup" section, make sure that you have "Backup to this computer" selected (not "Backup to iCloud"). If you had to change this option, sync your device to iTunes. If you did not have to change this option, sync your device to iTunes. 

Step 3: Once the sync is completed, open iBackupBot and select the latest backup you've created in the sidebar on the left. It will take a few seconds for the folder to extract - be patient. Once the folder is extracted, you should notice a long list of files on the right. 

Step 4: Find the file titled: "Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist" and double-click it. If you downloaded the trial version of iBackupBot, simply click "Cancel" on the box that will likely pop up. 

Step 5: You should now notice an editor window appear. Find the text that reads: 

DiskSpaceWasLow

Underneath that, type in the following EXACTLY as it appears below:

EnableFirebreak

YES

Step 6: Next, click the save icon in the top left hand corner of the editor window. Then, click the red power button icon to close the window. 

Step 7: Click on the icon in the toolbar that is circled in red below. Choose "Yes" in order to restore from a backup. 

NOTE: This "restore" is not the same as a restore in iTunes. It will be much quicker and no information will be lost. 

Step 8: After confirming that you would like to restore from a backup, wait until the device restores and restarts. 

That's it! Enter the Camera app and click the "Options" button. You should notice a new Panorama button that you can click and begin using.