Considering the flat design of iOS 7, wouldn't you want apple to take out some of the old ringtones that perhaps matches the older skeuomorphic design and replace them with new ringtones that match the flat design. I know that you can sync ringtones you find online and stuff but I dont think an average user would do have the knowledge to do that. I really think the overall experience would change dramatically for both new and previous iOS device owners. What do you guys think?
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Do you think iOS 7 should have new UI sounds and ringtones?
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Who says that there won't be? Should think it would be one of the last things they'd add in if they were going to add more or change them.
i definitely feel the old padlock "lock" and "unlock" sounds as well as the typewriter-esqe keyboard click sounds definitely fall under a skeumorphic audio design. i have a feeling they will change these as well as some default ring/text tones in a later stage beta. the keyboard clicks could benefit from a more synthesized "pop" sound and the unlock and lock sounds could use a "digital" sound design make over.
I really hope so. The sounds are terrible, in my opinion. They sound bad on the Mac, too. If there was one thing I loved about WP8, it was the sound effects. They sounded like water and were super beautiful.
Most of the iPhone ringtones and text sounds are easily recognizable. Just like the Nokia Ringtone. I don't see Apple removing them but if they do...ok.
the current sounds are skeumorphic sounds. the old phone ringtone sound is a clear example of this.
IMO iMessage and mail should stay the same. Don't remove anything, just add new ones - I agree, iOS should have several new tones. I feel they keep fairly cheesy ones and don't often add new ones in order to push people to buy them via iTunes.
Yes! I like the messaging and mail sounds but now that the iPhone is more and more popular, it'd be nice for Apple to refresh the tones which will encourage people to personalize their phone that much more.
There's one new text tone which I've never seen before called sherwood forest, that's one new sound aha
Actually I believe that is in iOS6 and 5 also. I think thats my mom's iMessage tone for her iPad 1
Honestly, the current sounds are old by now. I think we'll see new system sounds and ringtones for the fall release. It would make sense to do new sounds with the completely redesigned OS to add a new layer of differentiation between other handset and older iPhones.
Surely the ultimate skeumorphic sound is the camera shutter sound. Hard to know what they'd replace that with.
I wish there were more in the vein of Tri-tone. Sort, simple, an mostly professional. For SMS, Tri-tone and Calypso are essentially the only ones I can even consider.
The old sounds are definitely skeuomorphic; a latch locks and unlocks the device, a camera shutter snaps pictures, the keyboard buttons pop in and out when you press them (okay, a bit of a stretch). These are only three effects, but they're the most recognizable.
The one thing I don't understandwith something as abstract as soundhow do you come up with versions that don't sound like a real-world object but do signify the action they accommodate?
The one thing I don't understandwith something as abstract as soundhow do you come up with versions that don't sound like a real-world object but do signify the action they accommodate?
I think they'll make the sounds lighter (if that makes sense
) and less focused on what action they accommodate. I wanna say more futuristic ???Exactly, sounding professional.. short and to the point, is more of what we need.
Clearly what we need is a setting that makes your phone meow every time you type a letter, but with a bunch of different meows recorded in for that because it'd be a terrible idea to just use one.
I mean, think about it. It's the only real option.
I mean, think about it. It's the only real option.