No need to wait. Just buy Android phone. Jelly Bean UI's flatness with transparency and multidimensional reactive design is genius.
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Apple Unveils iOS 7 with Major Design Overhaul, Multitasking and Control Center
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No need to wait. Just buy Android phone. Jelly Bean UI's flatness with transparency and multidimensional reactive design is genius.
I don't want a bigger iPhone screen myself, but this should look wonderful on an iPad.
Love your sig.
sure. i myself like HTC. but that doesnt mean I will start using it. Also, I dont think HTC either has the money or the taste to go for such a troll-paying tactic
I care about those features. That's why I have a choice.
1% of users actually use the features demo'd today? I don't have percentages but based on Apple's stock falling today and all the reviews I've read as well as Apple faithful user comments I think you may be underestimating what the "average" user is in 2013.
Multitasking, widgets and other crap like that are why Apple who revolutionized the mobile market in 2007 with something new but they stopped giving users what they want and lack "crap" like that.
But be consoled. You have another 4" inch retina screen to look forward to with an iOS that is still at least a year behind the competition.
Smart move would have been to short AAPL before the close of the market today in my opinion and that's what I did.
It's a long time until the Fall when it does get released and the rest of the market is just going to keep pushing the envelope.
At least you will know by next May what iOS will look like. All of the "crap" features that are introduced on competitors OS's will be copied by Apple.
I hope Jony Ive keeps ups with the tech blogs (I'm guessing he does by the copy that was shown today) because that's what you have to iLook forward to.
Today was a fail for Apple and mostly for Ive because there was nothing but a Xerox copy of every mobile device on the market today and if Jony Ive is the future for Apple. Welcome to 1984.
Be smart and short AAPL because you have a long summer and fall before anything gets released.
All true. In the end, it looks better, so I am glad for that.
For a while, we will have to live with old apps that clash with the new ones.
I really like the overall aesthetic, but yeah, my reaction continues to be that it just feels non-Apple, like one of those new quiet and soft Samsung ads with the high school grads. Can't wait to play with it though.
Way to long to post the rest of your artistic insight as to why Apple's design copied the rest of the market but as far as skeumorphism goes Jon Ive replaced it with Smurphorism.
Papa smurph is going to love the new "Flat" design and pastels. Just look at how artistically Flat they are.
It's beautiful and pure genius.
Forstall gave skeumorphism but Ive Smurfed it.
I like the Smurf comparison. My first thought was a mid-80's mall...like outside of the Benetton store.
Probably not, Apple has never liked giving power to other companys, so my guess is no.
All of you, shut the hell up. You've gotten everything you've asked for, like a new design, and other things, and you're still not happy? Go find the end of a broomstick, and hop on it, trolls.
Apple pretty much says "Lol, what's the iPad 3?", ever since the iPad 4, they've completely forgotten about it. Plus, the iPad Mini is newer, so that could be the reason.
While that is true to most extent, they probably had a reason for doing so, like I said just one quote ago, maybe because the Mini is newer.
The iPhone 5 wasn't announced until the september event of last year, and iOS 6 launched days before it, you'll hear rumors about it coming sometime in the fall. Perfect time for iPhone 5S/6.
If Android is so much better why aren't those users off enjoying their phones/tablets, instead of trolling here? A lot of posts I've read appear to be Apple haters having a cry at what iOS 7 doesn't have that other OS's have, and Apple is so far behind, blah blah blah.
As for the icons, this is only the first beta. There's plenty of time for Apple to act on the feedback and replace them if they have anything else to swap in for the current ones causing so much of a problem for some people.
Functionality wise, things are looking good, I'm looking forward to updating. So far my iPhone does what I want it to do, I don't feel I'm missing anything (quick reply would be nice but I'll get by without it).
I've been to the other side with Android, easy to use but I just didn't like it. Too much time wasted stuffing around with setup and settings, micromanaging battery usage, apps lacking the finish of the iOS equivalent, if I could find an equivalent. I had to root to make any decent use of things, so no better than an iphone without jailbreak IMO. Different launchers, keyboards, widgets and so on, all just gimmicks as far as I'm concerned. Not for others but that's why we are all different in our preferrences. Overall android wasn't a good enough experience for me to stick with it, I prefer iOS, for now.
But I'm not going to bang on about what I didn't like, nor am I going to claim iOS is the be all and end all and say anyonme not using it is a fool and must change etc. Use what suits you, don't waste your time bagging the competition, it just shows you aren't truly happy with your choice like you think you are.
As for the icons, this is only the first beta. There's plenty of time for Apple to act on the feedback and replace them if they have anything else to swap in for the current ones causing so much of a problem for some people.
Functionality wise, things are looking good, I'm looking forward to updating. So far my iPhone does what I want it to do, I don't feel I'm missing anything (quick reply would be nice but I'll get by without it).
I've been to the other side with Android, easy to use but I just didn't like it. Too much time wasted stuffing around with setup and settings, micromanaging battery usage, apps lacking the finish of the iOS equivalent, if I could find an equivalent. I had to root to make any decent use of things, so no better than an iphone without jailbreak IMO. Different launchers, keyboards, widgets and so on, all just gimmicks as far as I'm concerned. Not for others but that's why we are all different in our preferrences. Overall android wasn't a good enough experience for me to stick with it, I prefer iOS, for now.
But I'm not going to bang on about what I didn't like, nor am I going to claim iOS is the be all and end all and say anyonme not using it is a fool and must change etc. Use what suits you, don't waste your time bagging the competition, it just shows you aren't truly happy with your choice like you think you are.
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Overall a positive makeover. Announcements like these will never satisfy everyone. Despite a few awkward design choices, I think the overall design is going in the right direction.
A few things I am still very disappointed about and hope will iOS will one day (though doubt will ever) get soon...
- App Drawer! Please, oh please. I am so tired of managing everything on the home screen. Every home screen I've used feels like a mess, including my own!
- Swype-style keyboard. Jobs was so big on keeping the iPhone small and usable in one hand, yet no swype-style keyboard for efficient one handed typing??
- Notification LED...So useful and can be life saving at times...
Bigger screens will come on the iPhone 6...I just know it.
+Major Points for not having widgets! I would hate tacky Android'iques widgets.
A few things I am still very disappointed about and hope will iOS will one day (though doubt will ever) get soon...
- App Drawer! Please, oh please. I am so tired of managing everything on the home screen. Every home screen I've used feels like a mess, including my own!
- Swype-style keyboard. Jobs was so big on keeping the iPhone small and usable in one hand, yet no swype-style keyboard for efficient one handed typing??
- Notification LED...So useful and can be life saving at times...
Bigger screens will come on the iPhone 6...I just know it.
+Major Points for not having widgets! I would hate tacky Android'iques widgets.
I'm not feeling this pastel color scheme: iOS 7 looks like iOS 6 decorated for Easter.
I do like a lot of the functionality, and some aspects of the interface.
I do like a lot of the functionality, and some aspects of the interface.
I think Ives might've abused the pastels a little too much, but I kinda like the look otherwise. To me, it's like Apple's take on modern UI design. Like Metro when it's at its best, it's more focused on cleanly displaying content and information. UI bling is kept to an absolute minimum, and is only used to differentiate between the various elements you can play around with.
The most important thing to me though is the updates to multitasking. I always thought this was the worst thing about iOS in comparison to Android and Win8. It's not everything I wanted, but it's a helluva lot better than what it was previous. I'm hoping on the iPad, multitasking is set up more like Expose, where it brings up a grid of apps instead of the more coverflow like set up. If they do this, I'll end up jumping over to iOS7 without a second though and never look back.
You chose that as your first post. I'm not an Ive fan and iOS is a complete rip off of every other modern mobile OS but even I can say at least it's a step in the right direction.
Apple will never give users a choice in my opinion but the OS is not amateurish.
A Samsung/Android/Windows/WebOS/BB 10 copy yes. But not amateurish.
It took a year for Apple to copy the best of the mobile competition and they did a good job getting a jump on 2011.
Let's see what the competition has in the rest of 2013.
Let's play, "Count the 'original' Apple updates"! Here's how to play: You simply watch the video, and count as many Apple "original ideas" that Android has already released months/years before this, and post them in the comment section!
#1 Preview of currently running apps with the app icon AND screenshots of the apps (Android already did it).
#2 The ability to swipe away currently running apps (Android already did it).
#3 Notifications in the lock screen (Android already did it).
#4 Bigger, yet thinner text to look more sleek (Android already did it).
#5 A control center for things like wifi,bluetooth, ect, all with the drag of a finger (Android already did it).
#6 Full-screen web browsing...even though iOS 7 doesn't even let you use literally the whole screen (Android already did it...and you can use the ENTIRE full-screen).
#7 A slide to unlock screen that doesn't actually show a bar to slide, but is invisible in order to look sleeker (Android already did it).
#8 Transparent screens. (Android already did it with the options of using apps that change the launcher...something that Apple still won't allow).
#9 Automatic Updates (Android already did it...YEARS ago).
#10 Photo date tagging (Android already did it).
#11 Automatically organizing photos based on date taken (Android already did it).
#12 Air Drop...Really? Bluetooth does the same thing without using up your data plan. (Bluetooth already did it).
#13 The ability to see web browser bookmarks in screenshot form (Android already did it).
#14 The ability to swipe through different internet tabs (Android already did it).
#15 iTunes Radio...Pandora did this ages ago. (Android already did it with Google Music All Access...AND you can listen to any full song you want (combination of Pandora and Spotify))
If this was a drinking game, we'd all be passed out by now lol
#1 Preview of currently running apps with the app icon AND screenshots of the apps (Android already did it).
#2 The ability to swipe away currently running apps (Android already did it).
#3 Notifications in the lock screen (Android already did it).
#4 Bigger, yet thinner text to look more sleek (Android already did it).
#5 A control center for things like wifi,bluetooth, ect, all with the drag of a finger (Android already did it).
#6 Full-screen web browsing...even though iOS 7 doesn't even let you use literally the whole screen (Android already did it...and you can use the ENTIRE full-screen).
#7 A slide to unlock screen that doesn't actually show a bar to slide, but is invisible in order to look sleeker (Android already did it).
#8 Transparent screens. (Android already did it with the options of using apps that change the launcher...something that Apple still won't allow).
#9 Automatic Updates (Android already did it...YEARS ago).
#10 Photo date tagging (Android already did it).
#11 Automatically organizing photos based on date taken (Android already did it).
#12 Air Drop...Really? Bluetooth does the same thing without using up your data plan. (Bluetooth already did it).
#13 The ability to see web browser bookmarks in screenshot form (Android already did it).
#14 The ability to swipe through different internet tabs (Android already did it).
#15 iTunes Radio...Pandora did this ages ago. (Android already did it with Google Music All Access...AND you can listen to any full song you want (combination of Pandora and Spotify))
If this was a drinking game, we'd all be passed out by now lol
1. On a phone, maybe. On a tablet, definitely not.
2. Have you ever seen RT's implementation? Obviously not, otherwise you wouldn't state "any implementation is bad".
Wait a minute...you're calling the OLD UI childish and gay?
Compared to this one???
The new UI looks like My Little Pony vomited on the screen. Have a man stare at that color scheme for 5 minutes and he'll start complaining about menstrual cramps.
It's trash.
I can't tell since my retinas are burning. Maybe if they had used a color scheme that was...I don't know...NOT radioactive.
Who cares? Companies borrow from each other all the damn time. As long as it benefits me in some fashion, then hell, I'm all for it.