Oh man… they very almost nailed it. They integrated lots of features people wanted, they gave the whole UI an infinitely more sophisticated look, they tied it all together with old-school Apple elegance, and then… and THEN some kid on work experience discovered the gradient tool in Illustrator and an old clip-art CD that came free with Corel Draw in the early 90s… and the new iOS 7 home screen icons were born.
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Apple Unveils iOS 7 with Major Design Overhaul, Multitasking and Control Center
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Most of the new "features" are already available with Android under a different name.. still catching up I see Apple...
I own an iPad 4 and use a MacBook, but my phone is now an HTC One.
I own an iPad 4 and use a MacBook, but my phone is now an HTC One.
Hell, It looks worse than iOS 6. Give me skeuomorphism over this bland icon layout/UI any day.
Boo hoo. There's plenty to like here. I don't care who came up with it. I just want to use it.
Although some of it does look nice and I think the added features (although overdue) are a great addition, the fact that it looks like more like the rivals now is not a good thing. Also, the icons are ugly.
I know this is a novel concept but... it's free, you know? Why is it a "choose one over the other" thing? How about, I dunno, being able to use both?
Congrats, you're the demographic that Apple is gunning for.
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Apple launches iOS 6: it looks the same,I don't like it 
Apple introduces iOS 7,completely different look and design with the quick settings and airdrop(everyone was having orgasms talking about it a few days ago) reaction: I don't like the icons,screw you Apple.
They just can't win
Anyway, I enjoyed this keynote and yes some icons don't look like i expected but I'm willing to try it before i claim Apple is dead(once again)
Apple introduces iOS 7,completely different look and design with the quick settings and airdrop(everyone was having orgasms talking about it a few days ago) reaction: I don't like the icons,screw you Apple.
They just can't win
Anyway, I enjoyed this keynote and yes some icons don't look like i expected but I'm willing to try it before i claim Apple is dead(once again)
I think with this keynote Apple silenced the no innovation crowd for a few months
Apple's innovation = taking the most popular JB tweaks and integrating it into iOS.
Looks great! Happy about Control Center. I hope that Personal Hotspot will be in there for those that have the function.
Typical Wall Street. Sell on the news. They were probably hoping for more hardware announcements.
I like the function more than I like the look at the moment. The function is appealing and something that would get me to update quicker than previous iOS releases.
John Gruber on Daring Fireball yesterday: "Whatever has changed in iOS 7, has changed for reasons other than fashion, or difference for the sake of difference."
Not so sure. To me it seems like Apple by following the latest UI design trends gave us what we thought we wanted, rather than what we didn't know we needed.
I agree to the overall idea of losing the skeumorphism, but this implementation does not embody the philosophy the videos in the keynote talked about working for perfection and simplicity.
Not so sure. To me it seems like Apple by following the latest UI design trends gave us what we thought we wanted, rather than what we didn't know we needed.
I agree to the overall idea of losing the skeumorphism, but this implementation does not embody the philosophy the videos in the keynote talked about working for perfection and simplicity.
time to come back to iPhone with iOS7.
being using Nexus S/Nexus4 and Note2 but now...
I m going home...
apple rules.
being using Nexus S/Nexus4 and Note2 but now...
I m going home...
apple rules.
I wasn't complaining about iTunes Radio, more questioning why I need another radio app on my phone. If it has better features they I may use it. How about, I dunno, asking a question to weigh the pros and cons of something.
This is the problem with the way many look at releases like iOS 7 today....
Instead of looking at the device and OS as improvements on the last device and OS in that line, they look at that OS with respect to a completely different OS and say "Ridiculous! Android has had X since 2009!"
When the reality is, the specific task was available in Android since 2009 (and likely through an app on iOS before) when the implementation is different and the overall package/philosophy isn't even in the same ballpark.
Looking at each individual feature and task isn't the way Apple does about designing their OS and devices. Its about how the entire package works and feels TOGETHER. Android is a laundry list of features, some feel cohesive, others look and feel out of place.
Apple designs the OS, not the features that go into it. Whether or not Android had something before (or vice versa - I seem to remember a Game Center look-a-like released at I/O and quite a few iOS like features in addition), the comparison isn't really equal.
You either like Apple's philosophy or you don't. A new version of iOS isn't going to change that because Apple isn't going to change their fundamental philosophy (Tim Cook said so a dozen times during the keynote).
That's why we have Android, and WP8 and BB10.....all different platforms that do the same ****. They just go about it in vastly different ways.
I for one am ecstatic about iOS 7 - I think it looks like the best release of iOS yet and am pumped for when it's released.
Instead of looking at the device and OS as improvements on the last device and OS in that line, they look at that OS with respect to a completely different OS and say "Ridiculous! Android has had X since 2009!"
When the reality is, the specific task was available in Android since 2009 (and likely through an app on iOS before) when the implementation is different and the overall package/philosophy isn't even in the same ballpark.
Looking at each individual feature and task isn't the way Apple does about designing their OS and devices. Its about how the entire package works and feels TOGETHER. Android is a laundry list of features, some feel cohesive, others look and feel out of place.
Apple designs the OS, not the features that go into it. Whether or not Android had something before (or vice versa - I seem to remember a Game Center look-a-like released at I/O and quite a few iOS like features in addition), the comparison isn't really equal.
You either like Apple's philosophy or you don't. A new version of iOS isn't going to change that because Apple isn't going to change their fundamental philosophy (Tim Cook said so a dozen times during the keynote).
That's why we have Android, and WP8 and BB10.....all different platforms that do the same ****. They just go about it in vastly different ways.
I for one am ecstatic about iOS 7 - I think it looks like the best release of iOS yet and am pumped for when it's released.