iOS 7 is lifeless, graphically feels like a step back

[furam90]

Just updated to iOS7 and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot better graphically.

They went way overboard with the non-skeumorphism thing and basically nuked any sign of life throughout the whole iOS (and mistakenly tried to correct it with weird pastel colored icons).

Don't get me wrong, functionally it seems a lot better, but it is so god damned dull. All the small little lines outlining commands, the narrow thin text, and the pervasive use of black, white and gray with the complete lack of shadowing is just way overboard and takes "flat" to a whole new level. Just look at something like the stopwatch app (I use it a lot for running), it seriously looks like someone drew two circles on a piece of paper with the time displaying. Sure its just a stopwatch app, but why does it have to look like something out of Windows 95? Hello.. we have a retina display for a reason...

They just took the whole simplicity thing too far, and now instead of simple its just boring. Anyone else feel this way?

 

[C DM]

Just updated to iOS7 and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot better graphically.

They went way overboard with the non-skeumorphism thing and basically nuked any sign of life throughout the whole iOS (and mistakenly tried to correct it with weird pastel colored icons).

Don't get me wrong, functionally it seems a lot better, but it is so god damned dull. All the small little lines outlining commands, the narrow thin text, and the pervasive use of black, white and gray with the complete lack of shadowing is just way overboard and takes "flat" to a whole new level. Just look at something like the stopwatch app (I use it a lot for running), it seriously looks like someone drew two circles on a piece of paper with the time displaying. Sure its just a stopwatch app, but why does it have to look like something out of Windows 95? Hello.. we have a retina display for a reason...

They just took the whole simplicity thing too far, and now instead of simple its just boring. Anyone else feel this way?

Given quite a few threads discussing the same exact thing...yeah, there are other people who feel that way.

 

[whocaresit]

Just look at this cold, cold hearted man. I knew this was bound to happen with iOS 7..
I have complete respect for his work in hardware design. BUT! Software, absolutely don't.

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iOS 6 and previous:

 

[Armen]

Visually it does need a little tweaking but the more it looks like iOS 6 the more people will complain that it looks like iOS 6.

 

[Shrink]

Just look at this cold, cold hearted man. I knew this was bound to happen with iOS 7..
I have complete respect for his work in hardware design. BUT! Software, absolutely don't.

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iOS 6 and previous:

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C'mon...fess up...

You're joking...right!?

You pick two photos, and make judgements about the person's character?

What a kidder...

 

[gomoq13]

Just look at this cold, cold hearted man. I knew this was bound to happen with iOS 7..
I have complete respect for his work in hardware design. BUT! Software, absolutely don't.

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iOS 6 and previous:

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This made me LMAO. LOL!

 

[PNutts]

Just updated to iOS7 and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot better graphically.

Beta 1 or beta 2? It makes a big difference.

 

[C DM]

Beta 1 or beta 2? It makes a big difference.

The overall/general design hasn't really changed between the betas.

 

[furam90]

Visually it does need a little tweaking but the more it looks like iOS 6 the more people will complain that it looks like iOS 6.

Yeah but that doesn't mean they have to suck all the life out of the OS. They're onto something with the whole layering they've got going, but there's a way to do simplicity while still having 'life.' Like this mockup:

As opposed to this,, the current iOS 7:

 

[VSMacOne]

Just updated to iOS7 and honestly I was expecting it to be a lot better graphically.

They went way overboard with the non-skeumorphism thing and basically nuked any sign of life throughout the whole iOS (and mistakenly tried to correct it with weird pastel colored icons).

Don't get me wrong, functionally it seems a lot better, but it is so god damned dull. All the small little lines outlining commands, the narrow thin text, and the pervasive use of black, white and gray with the complete lack of shadowing is just way overboard and takes "flat" to a whole new level. Just look at something like the stopwatch app (I use it a lot for running), it seriously looks like someone drew two circles on a piece of paper with the time displaying. Sure its just a stopwatch app, but why does it have to look like something out of Windows 95? Hello.. we have a retina display for a reason...

They just took the whole simplicity thing too far, and now instead of simple its just boring. Anyone else feel this way?

Boring? You must've not seen the parallax effect or the multitasking bar.
Lifeless? Have you seen the way iMessage chat bubbles react to scrolling?
I'm sorry but I don't follow...

 

[Apple_Robert]

Why don't people use the search function, and post in an established I don't like iOS7 thread?

If iOS 7 isn't to your liking, you can stick with iOS 6 or try another platform.

 

[furam90]

Boring? You must've not seen the parallax effect or the multitasking bar.
Lifeless? Have you seen the way iMessage chat bubbles react to scrolling?
I'm sorry but I don't follow...

"Only iOS7 has the power to bring dullness to reality with such elegance and grace; you can literally feel the soul draining boredom of IOS7 at your fingertips. This magical feeling of drabness is leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors."

-Jonny Ive

 

[VSMacOne]

"Only iOS7 has the power to bring dullness to reality with such elegance and grace; you can literally feel the soul draining boredom of IOS7 at your fingertips. This magical feeling of drabness is leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors."

-Jonny Ive

So let me get this straight.. when someone has a valid comment you just reply with a quote from Ive? Got it!

 

[Damolee]

It's great for testing dead pixels though.

Too much white going on if you ask me.

Doesn't that suck more battery juice on these screens? Or is that AMOLED? I always forget.

 

[sonicrobby]

Boring? You must've not seen the parallax effect or the multitasking bar.
Lifeless? Have you seen the way iMessage chat bubbles react to scrolling?
I'm sorry but I don't follow...

OP stated the features were great. Paralax and multitasking are part of features, not looks. The physical design, is what he's complaining about.

And I agree. Apple did go from one extreme to the other. Such a drastic change was unecessary. Their is a right way to do flat, and the way they chose , IMO, wasnt it.

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If iOS 7 isn't to your liking, you can stick with iOS 6 or try another platform.

Apps and their updates will probably not be supported in a few years on iOS6, and i think all the other platforms suck <my opinion - dont haze me>

 

[furam90]

Wow, just got my first phone call on it. Is the slide to answer/decline graphic serious? Narrow Red text on a gray transluscent background? Looks like someone told a 12 year old to design a graphic in paint...in 1995.

Maybe its my background?

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So let me get this straight.. when someone has a valid comment you just reply with a quote from Ive? Got it!

Yikes, honestly I thought your post was sarcasm/joking. So I was just making another joke.

 

[cwwilson]

It's weird how iOS 7 can be both flashy and dull.

 

[JohnnyW2001]

OP stated the features were great. Paralax and multitasking are part of features, not looks. The physical design, is what he's complaining about.

She's/He's apparently incapable of reading. Don't worry about it.

 

[sonicrobby]

She's/He's apparently incapable of reading. Don't worry about it.

Lol, I cant really blame them. So many times Ive entered a thread only to reply to the title and not read the OP

 

[ra4oasis]

I actually totally disagree. It feels like a leap forward to me. The colors are a bit bright, but I really like the simplicity, thin lines, and fonts. And the use of the frosted glass for things like the notification center/control center really means the whole OS feels different depending on your own wallpaper. I have iOS 7 installed on my iPad, and now when I go back to my iPhone, with iOS 6, it just feels so dated.

Keep in mind that when I saw iOS 7 demonstrated at WWDC I was taken aback, and didn't really like it. But in person, and in use on an actual device, I love it.

 

[mikeydeezy]

So let me get this straight.. when someone has a valid comment you just reply with a quote from Ive? Got it!

You didn't read the "quote", did you?

 

[JohnnyW2001]

Lol, I cant really blame them. So many times Ive entered a thread only to reply to the title and not read the OP

That isn't something to be proud of.

 

[TexasChemE]

Not too sure what i07 is, but I think iOS 7 is full of life and graphically looks wonderful

 

[falconeight]

Its the most modern os in the world right now. Get with the times and out of the pool hall.

 

[furam90]

Not too sure what i07 is, but I think iOS 7 is full of life and graphically looks wonderful

Haha, yeah I really messed that one up didn't I. Not only did I forget the S but I used a 0 instead of an O. In my defense, I only got 4 hours of sleep last night.