You're correct, but they released a new GM which ended up being the public release. Regardless of how many they release, the GM still ends up being the public release.
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GM possibly different from final release
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You're correct, but they released a new GM which ended up being the public release. Regardless of how many they release, the GM still ends up being the public release.
Oh, and about the icon - it's normal.
The open app fades back into it's app icon... does it with everything
The speed of the animations isn't dependant on the performance of the device guys, it's a stock speed setting just like iOS 6 had a stock animation speed which could be manipulated via FakeClockUp when Jailbroken.
The smoothness of these animations is what performance affects, a slower device like an iPhone 4 may have more frame skips or stutters in these animations but the general speed of the transitions is the same from device to device.
I'm still in shock at what Apple have done to the iPad build, my 4th Gen is smooth enough with most UI animations but there are some woeful glitches and stutters too. The 4th Gen iPad on iOS 6 felt like a beast but in 7 it feels significantly hindered. And there's no way the A6X can't handle iOS 7.
The smoothness of these animations is what performance affects, a slower device like an iPhone 4 may have more frame skips or stutters in these animations but the general speed of the transitions is the same from device to device.
I'm still in shock at what Apple have done to the iPad build, my 4th Gen is smooth enough with most UI animations but there are some woeful glitches and stutters too. The 4th Gen iPad on iOS 6 felt like a beast but in 7 it feels significantly hindered. And there's no way the A6X can't handle iOS 7.
It's designed to be slower than iOS 6, we don't know if they will speed it up later.
I loved the sharp snappy speed of iOS 6. It really separated it from other devices i've owned.
Hopefully it will get sharpened up after a couple of updates.
This is what I did:
I restored back to 6.1.4, restored to iOS 7 GM
This is what Im doing now:
Restoring to 6.1.4 DFU mode, Restoring back to iOS 7 GM DFU mode, and restoring again to iOS 7 GM lol
Dont know if it will do anything but we will see. Someone stated earlier that this made a difference for them!
I know this will sound weird, but once you've installed all your apps, do a Reset All Settings. That's helped me in the past. Can't tell you why, but it just worked
Good luck!
No. He's absolutely right. The "Golden Master" is indeed the version that's distributed in software. It's what it means. There may be a 7.0.1 update on September 18th, but it will only patch the GM.
I know this will sound weird, but once you've installed all your apps, do a Reset All Settings. That's helped me in the past. Can't tell you why, but it just worked
I updated to iOS 7 GM and the transitions seem to be faster..I dont know if this is just in my head...hmmm lol I will also try the reset all settings too!!
nope, there was a public fw that was fixed after a GM and was not 0.1
That's technically impossible. Got any details?
They are longer animations (in terms of time) in iOS 7 by design it would seem. So, it's not that they are slow, or choppy, or have bad performance, or something like that, they are just different and somewhat longer in duration.
I'm not experiencing any of that on my iPad 4th gen. No stutters or glitches so far.
nope, there was a public fw that was fixed after a GM and was not 0.1
GM is what gets distributed in mass to everyone (by definition). Any changes after that point will just be a patch at this point. 99.9% of the time this will be the case anyways. It's basically RTM, not RC.
I think I hear what you're saying though, there's a .01% chance that, in fact, it could be changed by the release date.
There are stutters in certain animations which have been there since the beta builds. I'm not here to argue or tell someone they're wrong. Certain people don't notice these things as much as others, but the pinch to return home gesture definitely has an overly quick, unnatural looking ending to its transition.
I also find that the keyboard is also nowhere near as responsive as it was in iOS 6 and I'm a good typist on the iPad screen.
I've used mine a lot and my experience has been that it's better, faster and smoother than iOS 6. Dunno why your experience is different. I'm a fast typer on the iPad and I'd notice if there was even a hint of a slowdown. I would suggest one of the reset options if you updated from beta to GM.
I DFU restored and set up as new, and these issues are the same ones present when updating from beta to beta. However, one thing I will wholeheartedly disagree on is that iOS 7 is "better, faster, and smoother" than iOS 6.
Hmm. Well I updated from beta to GM, no issues. I've only encountered the multitasking glitch so far.
The only way iOS 7 isn't faster is the animations, but that is by design, therefore not a bug.
Yeah, I have no issue with transition speeds.
The pinch to go home gesture animation bugs me most, it's horrendous.
From iOS version history:
"As of October 23, 2011, two versions of iOS were never released. iOS 1.2, which after the first beta was replaced by a 2.0 version number; the second beta was called 2.0b2 instead of 1.2b2. The other was iOS 4.2, replaced with 4.2.1 due to a Wi-Fi bug in 4.2 beta 3, causing Apple to release 2 more golden masters (4.2 GM and 4.2.1 GM)."
The accuracy of that last sentence is in question (2 more GMs) but it is known that another GM was made.
iOS 7 GM for the phones definitely won't change since it had to be ready to be loaded on the new hardware. I think that's where efforts were focused because hardware was involved.
As far as the iPad version however, I could see them releasing a newer GA release for that, as they have more time to work on it now since it doesn't have to be loaded on new hardware at this point, just released on the 18th. The current GM beng released for the purpose of submitting apps of course. That's really why the GM is released.
As far as the iPad version however, I could see them releasing a newer GA release for that, as they have more time to work on it now since it doesn't have to be loaded on new hardware at this point, just released on the 18th. The current GM beng released for the purpose of submitting apps of course. That's really why the GM is released.
Edit: Actually, I think the bug arose in the first GM which caused Apple to release a second GM which became 4.2.1 when officially released.
Definitely with you on the iPad front. I have a 4th generation Verizon model and I've had every beta thus far on it and in many ways, I feel like the GM is worse than 6 was. The bugs I'm experiencing with just normal use are far more significant than anything I experienced in the 5th or 6th betas. Even something as simple as double-clicking home to open the app switcher has been flaky; half the time I do it, instead of launching the switcher, it launches me back into the last app I had open.
The lock screen is still a huge mess, trying to slide into the notifications doesn't work well at all, still, which blows my mind. It worked perfect with iOS 6 when you had designated slider areas. This new system is just a mess. You'd think it'd be better on the iPad as the notifications are bigger, but it does work better on the iPhone. How this bug has been let go makes no sense to me.
And yes, speed. It's amazing how my fourth generation iPad now feels so sluggish. Enough said about that.
I have no doubt in my mind that they'll work many of these kinks out in time, but this absolutely should not be released to the public as is. It seems more and more obvious that they tried to accomplish too much with iOS 7 in too short a span of time. It also seems pretty obvious that the iPad has gotten much less focus than the iPad, as even many of the design elements seem like they were conceived for the iPhone and added to the iPad as opposed to thinking of a system that works well for both. I have to say, I really like iOS 7 on the iPhone, but since day 1 of the original iPad beta, something's felt off. That the GM feels worse than the last couple betas though just blows my mind.