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Image of 'Flat' Redesign From Early iOS 7 Build Reportedly Leaks
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The newsstand app has exactly the same skeuomorphism that Ive so hated...
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The TechCrunch article says: "That means a new look for app developers trying to achieve a native look on the platform, which could actually result in a lot of work for some to bring their apps up to spec."
Is this really the case? I doubt it. I haven't done an iOS development, but on OS X (and, in fact, any platform if you use their standard toolkit), the look and feel is handled automatically. If you're currently using UIKit and iOS draws your bar at the bottom as black with blue on the selected/highligted icon and a grayish-blue bar "tab" bar at the top but Apple decides to change both to gray in iOS 7, you should be set.
(Apple, of course, is probably drawing their own controls. They tend to do that. But if an independent developer is doing this, I'm sure they know what they get.)
Is this really the case? I doubt it. I haven't done an iOS development, but on OS X (and, in fact, any platform if you use their standard toolkit), the look and feel is handled automatically. If you're currently using UIKit and iOS draws your bar at the bottom as black with blue on the selected/highligted icon and a grayish-blue bar "tab" bar at the top but Apple decides to change both to gray in iOS 7, you should be set.
(Apple, of course, is probably drawing their own controls. They tend to do that. But if an independent developer is doing this, I'm sure they know what they get.)
"Here's a possible early spy shot of an iOS7 alpha. Things have changed a lot since this was taken we're told."
It doesn't really tell much.
I think you would be surprised how many developers make their own controls, because the UIKit ones don't make for an attractive app. There will likely be a little work involved stripping out outdated fashion like glossy UI elements.
To anyone expecting a radical change, what are you expecting? Ive has been in charge for what, seven months? It's going to largely work the same, except there will be less skeuomorphism and glossy will be out, matte will be in.
