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Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 4 to Developers

zorinlynx said:
No, not that. It makes me activate after upgrading. I have to enter my Apple ID and password in iTunes (or connect to Wifi and do it on the phone) as if I had just restored my phone.

This wasn't the case upgrading to 7.1 Beta 1, or 7.0.1 to 2,3,4.

-Z
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Alright, that's what I was after. I bought my phone (off contract) and have had nothing but problems with restores/updates due to activating.. I have an unlocked phone (not by choice) and am on my 4th iPhone 5s due to this issue. Apple and Verizon have no ideas and just give me a new phone every time it happens. Seems like such a waste, but no one has any ideas...
 
cohenmatt said:
removing all the gradients, shadows, embossing and pillow effect while using solid monotone colours does make it flat

ios7 is flat.
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iOS is actually quite 3 dimensional. As evidenced by the layered UI structure.
in contrast to windows 8's metro UI, which is truly 'flat'.
 
KattDaDon said:
I'm a actually developer so your luck can be passed on to someone else. There are other alternatives for non developers but they would have to do their research. I will not post the alternatives websites on here but there is and you just never knew about it
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The devices still have to be registered with Apple's dev program, that's the point.
 
zorinlynx said:
No, not that. It makes me activate after upgrading. I have to enter my Apple ID and password in iTunes (or connect to Wifi and do it on the phone) as if I had just restored my phone.

This wasn't the case upgrading to 7.1 Beta 1, or 7.0.1 to 2,3,4.

-Z
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Seems like it "coincided" with Apple enforcing the registration of devices for beta activation that started happening with iOS 7 beta 2.
 
MinEderPlayz said:
I am not sure if the German iOS 7.1b4 label to unlock is cut off which is "> Zum Entsperren streichen", but the French version really seems to be problematic. Hope Apple fixes that on every level with every language.
Although the translation itself is ridiculous, because even in Germany there would be shorter ways to translate "> slide to unlock".
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It seems to me that an interface designed to work well with one language would require quite a bit of optimization to take into account wording changes that would be required to look good with another. But maybe something as simple as having a native speaker go through the interface and write out the shortest way to say stuff wouldn’t be amiss. (Instead of just relying on direct translation, which often makes the phrase sound odd anyways)
 
C DM said:
The devices still have to be registered with Apple's dev program, that's the point.
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Like I said again. I'm a registered Dev with two registered iOS devices on my developers account. If money is tight for non developers like I said there is other alternatives and i'm not gonna share that. If non developers want to know Google is there friend and if your curious Google it yourself but I rest my case
 
jarred125 said:
Good. It really bugs me (no pun intended) that Apple let this slip through the cracks. There is zero reason that 7.x should have been released with the bugs it had. Every single person I know that owns an iOS device has complained to me that it crashes daily for them.
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I agree, Apple really did rush iOS 7. When I saw the GM seed for it being announced, I thought it was a joke. It was months away from being ready, it was going to be horrible, especially on the iPad.

iOS 7.1 mostly made up for it but it sure is taking its time to get here.

I think Apple needs to do a "Snow Leopard" type of release for iOS. No more cosmetic changes, just work on the under the hood stuff. Make it light, as light as if it was running iPhoneOS 1.0 on iPad Air.

cohenmatt said:
removing all the gradients, shadows, embossing and pillow effect while using solid monotone colours does make it flat

ios7 is flat.
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No, it really isn't flat. It looks like it on the screenshots but when you interact with iOS 7, it isn't flat. Heck, look at the slide to unlock animation, that's not flat.

It's more of a semi-flat in a 3d world that focuses more on textual data.

In addition, we haven't yet seen the full extents of the changes. The developers are pushing their own designs that fits the iOS 7's styling but they're not flat.

Here are some the latest designs: http://capptivate.co
 
teknikal90 said:
iOS is actually quite 3 dimensional. As evidenced by the layered UI structure.
in contrast to windows 8's metro UI, which is truly 'flat'.
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Agreed, the parallax & transparency effects are embedded into tons of UI elements, giving it the illusion of depth. But apart from that there are shadows on the volume & on/off toggles, gradients still used in the icons, and textures and letterpress usage in Notes & Reminders... Ect...
Just sayin.
 
pgiguere1 said:
That would be a solution for me because I speak English too, but you can't expect every iPhone owner to speak English, so in the end it's still a flaw in iOS for a lot of people.

And if I constantly notice layout bugs in French, which's text isn't that long, I can't imagine what it's like if you speak a language with even longer text like German or most Slavic languages.

A good rule of thumb is to calculate the text size in English, and double it. The English text barely fits in the power-off slider (and others), so bad design.
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MinEderPlayz said:
I am not sure if the German iOS 7.1b4 label to unlock is cut off which is "> Zum Entsperren streichen", but the French version really seems to be problematic. Hope Apple fixes that on every level with every language.
Although the translation itself is ridiculous, because even in Germany there would be shorter ways to translate "> slide to unlock".
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Slide to unlock on croatian looks bad too:

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They should just put one word there "Otključavanje".

just noticed they shortened Slide to turn off in croatian to single word. Thats great.
 
thegrants82 said:
It's absolutely 100% true. IOS 7 as we now know it wouldn't have made it to the public if Jobs were still here. Thats a fact.
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That is a loaded statement. Remember the iPhone 4 and the issue with the antenna? I believe Steve was there for that one.
 
thegrants82 said:
It's absolutely 100% true. IOS 7 as we now know it wouldn't have made it to the public if Jobs were still here. Thats a fact.
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And? So what? Not everything that happened on his watch was perfect. And he wasn't the sole arbiter of taste either. Remember the embarrassing upside down Apple logo that was a staple of Sex and the City. Jobs pushed for that over the objections of his designers because he thought the logo should be right side up when closed and facing the user. I guess not realizing how stupid it would look when the laptop was open.

The-upside-down-Apple-logo-explained-Macworld-Australia-Carrie-Bradshaw-Sexy-and-the-City.jpg
 
That IOS7 is a joke, nobody I know likes it. I even bought an iPad Air a while back and Safari kept crashing all the time and after a week I got frustrated and returned it because it got on my last nerve.

It seems to me that Google's Android 4.2++ has gotten their act straight while Apple has been slipping. Apple should spend some of that money they got on some good R&D and engineering instead of hoarding it, those greedy pigs.
 
teknikal90 said:
iOS is actually quite 3 dimensional. As evidenced by the layered UI structure.
in contrast to windows 8's metro UI, which is truly 'flat'.
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Thank you. So many armchair design "experts" seem to think they know what "flat" design is. Removal of texture and ornamentation does not make something "flat." iOS 7 has more depth than ever, and the layering effect as you mentioned is a perfect example. As well as the parallax effect (which simulates depth), and even apps like Notes/Reminders which still have the letterpressed text effect (improved from iOS 6's).

I just don't understand how some people can insist on "flat" when iOS 7's blurring and layering effect is so in-your-face. That is the polar OPPOSITE of "flat," like Metro's visual style. Switches and borders still have very subtle shadows in iOS 7, just not extreme like in iOS 6.

Then again, people who like to comment on design usually have a fairly limited understanding of it.
 
Remember to restart the iOS7 beta X

i have notice on every update, after the install, that i must restart the iPhone once again to get normal battery, and then everything is okay.. batteryvice :)

(anyhow iOS7.1 will be a great update by the date its released) :)
 
nortofthe13th said:
Agreed, the parallax & transparency effects are embedded into tons of UI elements, giving it the illusion of depth. But apart from that there are shadows on the volume & on/off toggles, gradients still used in the icons, and textures and letterpress usage in Notes & Reminders... Ect...
Just sayin.
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http://blogs.name.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/iOS7-com.png
http://i1.wp.com/theultralinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Mail-Screen.png?resize=620%2C545
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9023510971_25488f0b99_z.jpg

compare, its flat just an example but its flat. you can say theres an illusion of depth but its only fooling some people.

you can like flat but its flat, they've done everything to reduce depth, and minimize shadows unless absolutely needed like overlays. sure you can tell its overlaid but the rest is flat
 
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PNutts said:
What bug is that? I'm running iOS 7 b3 and after calibrating auto-brightness it works for me like it is supposed to. It surprised me. :D
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When the phone is turned off then back on, it's set to off, regardless if it's set to on before powering down.
 
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