And note that you don't have to slide your finger up to selected. This has always been true. The highlighted item is automatically typed if you don't slide up.
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iOS 7 Beta 3 Tidbits: New App Download Animation, Thicker Fonts, Safari Improvements
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And note that you don't have to slide your finger up to selected. This has always been true. The highlighted item is automatically typed if you don't slide up.
Yes, I wanted to update my post too. The new setting does disable transparency. I still believe that transparency looks great, but it's good to have options.
That Keychain thing was in the release notes.
I think it was in beta 2.. there was something different about it I remember. Not sure if it was on 1 though.
My folder "backgrounds" are now a light green in b3.
I changed wallpaper a couple weeks ago to one with lighter colors than my previous and really liked the way it looked. When my phone started back up after the OTA update, I immediately noticed the light green, which doesn't blend with the wallpaper like it used to. And, to be honest, I now cannot recall what it looked like 30 minutes ago.
I remember reading something about a feature that would take the "average" colour of something and apply that to something else to make it seem to fit in better... maybe that was the folder icons on the home screen background it was talking about it!
Try this... on the lock screen, drag the camera icon to somewhere near the top then "throw" it towards the bottom... :-D
Animations are smoothed out now at least. Things were a bit jumpy before, but it's a beta.
Podcasts app is working a lot smoother than previously... I can actually download my podcasts now! and they stay! and play! and the app doesn't lock up!
I can finally start doing Couch to 5K again now :-D
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honestly, I thought transparency was confusing, effect for the sake of having an effect.. but that's just my humble opinion; glad they got rid of it.
thanks for sharing
Yeah! I thought I was the only one that preferred the helvetica neue ultra light font.
Why do people resist change for the sake of what they are used to instead of what is better?
Readability. On some backgrounds the text was hard to read even for my 20/20 vision(with glasses). Don't even get me started about out in sunlight.
They have to design for the masses and take into account not everyone has perfect vision. Thicker fonts are much easier to read. It's not like they made them grossly thicker, just refined a bit.
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Do able on all iOS's. But like a lot of things in OS , unless you are part of the secret club , you don't get to find it out unless someone shows you.
I miss the transparency on the volume icon. I like to be able to see through that for when watching videos
Are you using ios 7? It's functionality is beyond that of ios 6
. ...Not snobbish, but, it's true with anything, people like something, get used to it and don't want it to be different because they already like it, want it to stay the same, improve upon it, but don't change it. I have found openness to new things allows you to have better experiences, you miss out if you are looking at something that is new, from the perspective of the old thing.I don't find iOS 7 to be "flat" at all, (and I read that everywhere). It is nicely layered and has more "depth" to it overall, more like a true "2.5D", than the old of faux "3D" icons appearing to float on top of a truly flat background, no layering w/transparency anywhere. ...I'm sure the transparency effect within the layers is still being worked on.
It's a shame about the fonts. Messages look bold now and everything else is starting to look more like ios 6. Why not keep the thinner font and provide an accessibility option for those that struggle to read it?
Couldn't agree more mate
Because not all change is great , Mate.
Change for the sake of change because android is kicking your bum is not great . Mate.
Actually the twitter app was just upated. The blue icon dot is to represent new apps and newly updated.
That is awesome news. I always turned off the transparency in Windows Vista and 7 and it made a noticeable difference in performance even on my beast of a system.
Hopefully turning off transparency will slightly increase performance and battery life.
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Are you using an iPhone 4S? I read reports that transparency is gone for the moment on the iPhone 4S. If not, have a look at the accessibility settings and if the contrast option is enabled, disable it and you will get the transparency back.
Makes sense with the auto update for apps in iOS 7. At-least you would know which apps were updated automatically...
Hey what does switching Safari tabs look like on the iPad? Don't think I've seen that. Thanks for the shot of the bookmarks window.
I'm with you on that. Whenever I go back to an iOS 6 device, I immediately notice how flat the home screen looks compared to iOS 7, despite all the glossy pseudo-3d icons.
What I mean is (and I hate to say it), more like it's done in iOS 6. Everything else I like. Even the icons.
I have the same problem. I did both Sign out of iMessage and Reset All Settings, but it doesn't works.