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iOS 7.1 vs iOS 6 UI Design Poll
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Oh FFS.
The modern day smartphone was coming. It didn't need that much to get from a WinMo PDA like this...
to an iPhone. The main difference is Apple polish and more modern tech.
And the Steve card was pulled. Better to have not mentioned him at all. The only person who KNEW what Steve would've done is dead. That was the point being made. We'll never know Kurt Kobain's view on Bieber either...
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You just have to put up with living with security holes and features that suddenly stop working, like FaceTime.Apple never forced you to upgrade to begin with.
Why do you keep rubbing in their mistakes? Apple didn't mean for that to happen with FaceTime.
Exactly. It's your choice to either live with those deficiencies, or take advantage of the upgrade that Apple has provided. Apple has done their part whether or not someone likes or agrees with the other changes that come with those bug fixes.
I didn't say it was an optimal choice, but it's what's best for the iOS platform in the long run. More people running newer versions of iOS makes it easier for developers to target their apps appropriately, which in turn benefits the users. Apple can't please everyone, nor should it try to.
It also should go a bit out of its way when it was the one causing the issues for those on just the previous version. I understand what you are aaying, but given the issues it itself caused and that snowballed into other issues then just going with the norm like none of that happened is also both the best thing to do in a situation like that. People will disagree with that perhaps, but That doesn't mean that there isn't something to it because this type if situation is in fact different than before and is something that Apple was responsible and at fault for itself.
I can't comment on Facebook and Twitter as I don't use them however I hope the next IOS version produces something to your liking.
I'll comment on the music app. The iOS 6 music app opened much quicker, performed better, and had more features than the iOS 7 music app. However, I am confident that Apple will begin improving the music app considering they spent three billion dollars on a music company.
I have to say that iOS 7 is just more advanced, perhaps less "alive" like iOS 6 and before, but much more advanced. It feels more grown up to me too. It doesn't have all the visual hints to help people figure out how to do something. I never particularly needed them since I'm pretty obsessed with technology, but even my mother, someone who just a few years ago didn't know how to use a mouse, can even figure out how to do things quite easily when I give her my iPhone or iPad. The bigger part of Skeuomorphism when we talk about iOS, is obviously the stylistic impact it had, especially once we reached iOS 5. It got out of hand, iOS 6 was even more drastic. I know some users on this forum, apparently near a quarter of them, prefer it, but to me and apparently many others, it was overdone. At a point, I'd say when the first Podcast app was released, we finally entered an era that prided itself on design over function. What did green felt, rich corinthian leather, and faux wood really hint at? It was overindulgence at a digital level. This is why I prefer iOS 7, it eliminated the unnecessary skeuomorphism, while keeping the little things (lock sound, camera shudder, page turns in iBooks, the flashlight button in control center flicking on and off when you use it, etc.) The bare minimum of skeuomorphism was used when it comes to iOS 7 and it works really well. Now when it comes to refining the iOS experience, I'm up for it. I do think iOS 7 did go a bit far in its color palette, and I have noticed the lack of unification when it comes to touch targets, that dock also makes me a little irritated too, but all of these things can be fixed without retreating to what was "comfortable" and "known", that isn't innovation, that's holding onto the past.
The iOS 7.1.1 calendar app is better than it's predecessors. I still think it could use some improvement.
Maybe of interest
How likely is it that you would recommend iOS 8.x to a friend or colleague?
if you vote there, please note that the poll is system specific but not UI-specific. (It's not about whether 8.x is better or worse than 6.x or 7.x; it's about 8.x on its own merits/demerits.)
Related: Are voters in these forums more optimistic about Apple products than voters at large?
How likely is it that you would recommend iOS 8.x to a friend or colleague?
if you vote there, please note that the poll is system specific but not UI-specific. (It's not about whether 8.x is better or worse than 6.x or 7.x; it's about 8.x on its own merits/demerits.)
Related: Are voters in these forums more optimistic about Apple products than voters at large?