The core iOS 7 apps are horrible!

You can change the sizes of the text and the white backgrounds are designed to interact with your background "theme". They become colorful instead. They're not white; they're transparent.

zBernie said:

All of the core Apple apps such as Phone, Mail, Reminders, Safari, Music, etc., look absolutely horrible! They feature anemic white backgrounds with small, difficult to read gray text in many cases.

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Dynamic Type

One new feature of iOS 7 I immediately wanted to use was Dynamic Type. Available from iOS 7's Settings App > General > Text Size, this slider allows you to control the relative text size across any apps that support it. All of Apple's apps will do so, of course, and third parties have had access to the necessary developer tools to implement this since WWDC in June of this year.

What Dynamic Text means is that if you prefer text bigger or smaller in general, you need only set it once and your apps will instantly adopt your settings, system-wide.

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http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/x-new-and-hidden-settings-in-ios-7

I set all text to Bold in the Accessibility section and it makes text much easier to see and read for me. It doesn't look so "delicate".

zBernie said:

I've set wallpaper, dynamic wallpaper, but all of the core apps are still white. How do you get apps such as safari or mail to NOT have the horrible white background?

-Thanks

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I see what you're saying. I was speaking to the home screen. I'm unsure, but I'd also like to know. It would be nice if apps could either be a solid color (other than white) or transparent to fit the theme.

I hope someone has an answer.

zBernie said:

I've set wallpaper, dynamic wallpaper, but all of the core apps are still white. How do you get apps such as safari or mail to NOT have the horrible white background?

-Thanks

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There is no way, it is not customizable. It is white and that's the way it is.

zBernie said:

Jon Ive should be fired!

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I don't see why. Looks great. Everyone may not agree, but it would look even more ridiculous if they tried to please everyone.

http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/19/buyers-remorse-heres-how-to-go-back-to-ios-6-while-you-still-can/

You're welcome...


Ps. I love ios 7 and don't care what others think.

First and foremost. Why didn't you just post your thoughts to some other thread which covers the same "problems"? All this whining about too much /white/bright colors (and opening a new thread to tell everyone everything about it) is so
Second; Do us and yourself a favor and downgrade
To me and majority of other users, iOS 7 looks amazing (and works that way as well).

PNutts said:

I set all text to Bold in the Accessibility section and it makes text much easier to see and read for me. It doesn't look so "delicate".

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thanks that made a big difference !

zBernie said:

All of the core Apple apps such as Phone, Mail, Reminders, Safari, Music, etc., look absolutely horrible! They feature anemic white backgrounds with small, difficult to read gray text in many cases. And the minimalist button icons in these apps are small, and look like my 4 year old designed them. I wear reading glasses with a diopter of 1.50, and it's actually difficult to use the interface. I feel like I need a magnifying glass! I had no such problem with iOS 6 on my iPhone 4s. I was considering purchasing an iPhone 5s, but iOS 7 really is a setback in usability.

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Thank you for the input. Now step aside and let the millions of others enjoy the new look.

Some people like the blinding light. To each their own

I've got a hunch they may be a minority. If that is indeed the case, there will need to be some tweaking.

zBernie said:

I've set wallpaper, dynamic wallpaper, but all of the core apps are still white. How do you get apps such as safari or mail to NOT have the horrible white background?

-Thanks

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Uh, safari depends on the web pages. You have to redesign most of the web if you want it darker.

And what's wrong with mail? It's always been white. Are you coming from another platform?

You didn't see all the press about iOS 7 before updating?

This blog. http://sloppyui.tumblr.com/

zBernie said:

All of the core Apple apps such as Phone, Mail, Reminders, Safari, Music, etc., look absolutely horrible! They feature anemic white backgrounds with small, difficult to read gray text in many cases. And the minimalist button icons in these apps are small, and look like my 4 year old designed them. I wear reading glasses with a diopter of 1.50, and it's actually difficult to use the interface. I feel like I need a magnifying glass! I had no such problem with iOS 6 on my iPhone 4s. I was considering purchasing an iPhone 5s, but iOS 7 really is a setback in usability.

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What do you want us to do about it?

I have no issue with any of the stock apps. Happy camper here.
I'm very interested to see how Apple tackle their other iOS apps, iMovie, GarageBand, Podcasts etc. I wonder when we'll see these updates come out.

Don't dismiss it.

TommyA6 said:

First and foremost. Why didn't you just post your thoughts to some other thread which covers the same "problems"? All this whining about too much /white/bright colors (and opening a new thread to tell everyone everything about it) is so
Second; Do us and yourself a favor and downgrade
To me and majority of other users, iOS 7 looks amazing (and works that way as well).

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That's great you are so happy with ios7, good for you. I too like it but am very glad this issue was raised as I have the same problems. With impaired eyesight changes such as have been made here have a dramatic impact on usability.

Sometimes using the redesigned apps is akin to looking into a switched on light globe and trying to see a match stick. It's so white and bright and the text skinny and faint, it's pretty hard to read for those with impaired vision.

So don't be small and dismiss others concerns just cos they might not be your concerns.

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Armen said:

Thank you for the input. Now step aside and let the millions of others enjoy the new look.

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Condescending much?

I need reading glasses, but I like the new ios7 look. Except Calendar. I have to admit that within a day I knew the month view wouldn't work for me because I find it too hard to read. Readdle's Calendar 5 works great for me and includes tasks. Except C5 does not support inviting others to appointments.

The notes app is just awful, worse than iOS 6 and that's saying something....its a waste of space an embarrassment. Sad because it could be so much more since it interacts with siri. But even just an option for fonts and type of paper, like lined paper would be something, outside of that give other apps the ability to become the default.

Notes app has to be the worst of the bunch.

zBernie said:

Jon Ive should be fired!

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Maybe you could apply for his job : tcook@apple.com

TommyA6 said:

To me and majority of other users, iOS 7 looks amazing (and works that way as well).

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Tones2 said:

To me and majority of users, iOS 7 looks terrible (and has about 100 bugs as well).

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The fact is that neither of you knows what the majority of users think about iOS 7. It's safe to say the majority probably haven't seen it in operation yet. It's predominately the tech-oriented minority that rush to install a new OS version the first day or two after its release, then post their opinions in a tech forum.

Some will like it and some won't, as is the case with any hardware or software released to the public. I'll never understand why some feel threatened when someone has a different opinion, especially strangers who meet in a forum.

Theme?

KUNST said:

You can change the sizes of the text and the white backgrounds are designed to interact with your background "theme". They become colorful instead. They're not white; they're transparent.

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Background "theme", is this something I can choose, like choosing wallpaper?

Thanks

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PNutts said:

I set all text to Bold in the Accessibility section and it makes text much easier to see and read for me. It doesn't look so "delicate".

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Thanks! Much better

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GGJstudios said:

The fact is that neither of you knows what the majority of users think about iOS 7. It's safe to say the majority probably haven't seen it in operation yet. It's predominately the tech-oriented minority that rush to install a new OS version the first day or two after its release, then post their opinions in a tech forum.

Some will like it and some won't, as is the case with any hardware or software released to the public. I'll never understand why some feel threatened when someone has a different opinion, especially strangers who meet in a forum.

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Yes I agree, seems a waste of energy to be offended just by a difference in opinion.