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Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta 1, Xcode 5 Preview to Developers
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I don't know if any of you guys want the IOS 7 beta for free, but if you do, you can check out this Youtube video.
It actually works haha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDXZ4AUmvng
I don't know if any of you guys want the IOS 7 beta for free, but if you do, you can check out this Youtube video.
It actually works haha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDXZ4AUmvng
– New signal strength icon (circles) is a bad and amateur design choice (just like the most of the UI). The way it looks now it looks a lot like a password field with hidden text. And to get the idea about signal strength you need to count circles while previously you just looked at the last bar and immediately get it based on its size.
– New icons are cheap, amateur and there's no any reason and any sense to make them flat, especially when you add new 3D effects such as moving wallpapers and Safari 'stacks'.
– New quick settings aka 'control center' panel is a total mess. If it's done it should be done way better.
– App switch panel is a step back – now you see only 3 icons at a time instead of 4, and app previews are only distracting. It's way easier and faster to navigate by icons.
– Removing buttons and visual highlights and replacing them with plain text is a one more step back and a nod (why??) to Android and Windows design. You need to spend time trying to find a button and guess if it's a button at all.
– ^That's why Siri panel now shows "Tap to edit" under your question, since there's no any other visual clue that it's tappable. When you have to explain something (what was clear in iOS 6) to the user it's a very bad UI design.
– Share panel is a mix of colored and outline icons. Again you need to make an effort to differentiate between outline icons, they're harder to read than before.
– The whole UI doesn't feel consistent, you always need to guess something or spend some time in an app to just understand the interface layout. Getting tired and bored very quick.
– iOS lost its unique, rich style. Definitely a huge step back.
– New icons are cheap, amateur and there's no any reason and any sense to make them flat, especially when you add new 3D effects such as moving wallpapers and Safari 'stacks'.
– New quick settings aka 'control center' panel is a total mess. If it's done it should be done way better.
– App switch panel is a step back – now you see only 3 icons at a time instead of 4, and app previews are only distracting. It's way easier and faster to navigate by icons.
– Removing buttons and visual highlights and replacing them with plain text is a one more step back and a nod (why??) to Android and Windows design. You need to spend time trying to find a button and guess if it's a button at all.
– ^That's why Siri panel now shows "Tap to edit" under your question, since there's no any other visual clue that it's tappable. When you have to explain something (what was clear in iOS 6) to the user it's a very bad UI design.
– Share panel is a mix of colored and outline icons. Again you need to make an effort to differentiate between outline icons, they're harder to read than before.
– The whole UI doesn't feel consistent, you always need to guess something or spend some time in an app to just understand the interface layout. Getting tired and bored very quick.
– iOS lost its unique, rich style. Definitely a huge step back.
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auto app downloads
i have ios 7 beta running on an iphone 5 and it seemed like a lot of ppl were wondering so.... yes, there is an option to turn off automatic updates for:
Music
Apps
Updates
.........
idk if anyone else was experiencing difficulties with iMessage and Facetime? It says "Waiting for activation.." and gets stuck.. Facetime app won't even let me log in either. but overall, i don't think anything is HEAVILY impacting to a standard iphone user (as myself)
i have ios 7 beta running on an iphone 5 and it seemed like a lot of ppl were wondering so.... yes, there is an option to turn off automatic updates for:
Music
Apps
Updates
.........
idk if anyone else was experiencing difficulties with iMessage and Facetime? It says "Waiting for activation.." and gets stuck.. Facetime app won't even let me log in either. but overall, i don't think anything is HEAVILY impacting to a standard iphone user (as myself)
Every single screen looks nice except the main screen. I dont mind the grid system but the colors of the different icons look very childish. Control center, mail and the music app look excellent. I just wish we could change the basic home screen. The safari app icon and settings app icon look horrible!
Same here, except I actually restored to iOS 7 before adding the UDID in the dev center (forgot to do it because my iphone was new). I guess the activation server hasn't taken newly added UDIDs into account yet ? I hope that's the problem, otherwise I'm stuck with a brick :/
Is it me or is the way to full to fit on an iphone's tiny screen?
This would be great on a maxi or mini pad but a iphone 5, well, geez, its too much on that tiny screen. and, is it me or is this looking an awful lot like a, dare I say, Android? Maybe Apple is finally stealing from them after they totally ripped of Apple.
This would be great on a maxi or mini pad but a iphone 5, well, geez, its too much on that tiny screen. and, is it me or is this looking an awful lot like a, dare I say, Android? Maybe Apple is finally stealing from them after they totally ripped of Apple.
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I had the same issue. I restored back to 6.1.4. Then I hit (alt) update instead of restore and it worked.
Legitimately did not know. Deleted that comment. Saw everybody else doing it so I thought it'd be a nice way to make back some of that cash
yeah i noticed this too. it seems like on native apps, such as Notes, Message, etc, the keyboard is now white. while on others its the original keyboard..
How do you close an app?
Can anybody explain how the heck can you close an app after you open it? For example you open TomTom (a GPS app) then you hit the home button and the app goes away in the background but remains open. How the heck can you close the app like you could before with iOS 6.x by double taping the home button then holding down the app's icon? This no longer works in iOS7.
-Mike
Can anybody explain how the heck can you close an app after you open it? For example you open TomTom (a GPS app) then you hit the home button and the app goes away in the background but remains open. How the heck can you close the app like you could before with iOS 6.x by double taping the home button then holding down the app's icon? This no longer works in iOS7.
-Mike
It's a Beta, relax... Maybe consider finding a job writing reviews or get a job as a developer working for Apple since you are so good at what you do and know so much! You sound like a Micro$oft fanboy, look at the crap they make! Android, I gave up on it when it took me about 15 minutes to figure how how to get into the bluetooth settings app on a phone
-Mike
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Got it! You are a life saver my friend!
-Mike