I wanted that too. But there was no need to make the UI flat in order to give us that feature.
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iOS 7 is lifeless, graphically feels like a step back
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I wanted that too. But there was no need to make the UI flat in order to give us that feature.
Yep. Welcome to the post-jobs era. This is one of the first non-Steve projects as Forestall was just fired.
There is a lot of potential with iOS 7 but only time will tell if they build upon it by fall. Putting the texture argument aside for a second, no one can deny that there was soooooo much detail and love put into the graphic design on the system.
As a professional graphic designer a lot of what iOS 1-6 presented was awe inspiring. A perfect example is the current Siri icon movement, which is so detailed and such a polished design. The simplicity of iOS 7 too has that potential to be very polished looking in a different way. The sophistication level is not there yet. If we have to live with this till iOS 8, then Apple will have a huge problem on its hands.
One remedy is to just stop with all the white. Making things simply very light gray would give our eyes a break. So much of the basic elements of the iOS 6 are much easier on the eyes, especially on iPad. It makes me want to interact with the device. It's inviting. Stark white backgrounds behind bright thin text and wire frame icons just isn't going to cut it. Some of these color combos just don't work, period.
Just my thoughts, but this is going to be a HUGE gamble for Apple if they don't tweak the look.
So iOS 6 wasn't good anymore simply because people got used to it and didn't feel as "cool" about it. Seems like it had nothing to do with how good or bad it might be. Yeah thinking about it all subjectively and not really letting objectivity to get in the way you end up with iOS 7 where things are redesigned simply for the sake of redesign and not actual usefulness/usability/polish/etc.
I didn't and don't care about what the icons looked like. iOS was lacking in functionality. It was taken care of with iOS 7.
In my opinion this iOS is meant to look and feel like android, but function like an iPhone. I have said it before. But all Apple is doing is courting the android customer which has left Apple. The only way we will see drastic design changes will be if it does not work. If this iOS becomes a success, we will have to get used to this. Cause it won't go away. It's a huge chance Apple has taken.
This is far less about the icons and much more about the usability and design of the actual applications and general controls, as has been mentioned a number of times.
How so? It works exactly the same except it has added two pull down screens. What is the function that you don't like?
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Maybe the fifth time we repeat it it'll stick !
What usability issues are you talking about? The thread title is graphically a step back, not functionally.
I'm 100% satisfied with the graphics. That's a none issue for me.
What I want to see if the a built in Swype keyboard (or better still, allowing third party keyboards), a more customisable/extended toggle and access to device connection within the control centre, speed, and battery usage. I hope as we progress through the betas, some of these will be there. As for the graphics, I'm happy with it as it is.
What I want to see if the a built in Swype keyboard (or better still, allowing third party keyboards), a more customisable/extended toggle and access to device connection within the control centre, speed, and battery usage. I hope as we progress through the betas, some of these will be there. As for the graphics, I'm happy with it as it is.
One example -- the yellow on white UI in Notes app. Harder to see than in iOS 6, where the UI was dark brown on light yellow.
Another example -- status bar being the same color (white) as the app. I showed my Mom a screen cap of the iOS 7 Notes app, and she thought the status bar was part of the app. I can imagine many tech support calls going badly -- "Look at the statur bar and tell me what it says." "What bar?"
Change in graphics, causing usability issues.
No, the screen updates need the power, and iOS and OS X update the screen only if necessary (if the content changes).
Thats more complaining about the look. I happen to like it but thats just an opinion as is yours. Whats wrong with the OS though?
oh! I get it. I don't like the way the new os clashes with my element ronin case.
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Exactly.
Its kind of embarassing when an average joe can come up with a better design than Apple.
I had to turn parallax off because it seemed gimmicky, tacky and often jerked into place rather than being smooth. How "Androidy"*
*Yes I know it's a beta. A headline feature should work as well as it's likely to at this stage though...
Did you miss the part where I said "harder to see"? That's wrong. Or in the second example, how it's hard to tell which part is the app and which part is the system (status bar). That's wrong.
Graphic elements aren't there just to make things look pretty. They should make it easier for the user to use the system.
people resist change... I read forum posters / users who complained about the "outdated" look of iOS 6....
now we have iOS 7 and people are still complaining....
I feel like this new iOS 7 is a step ahead. The simplicity does the job. the "white" feel makes it look very Apple-like (notice how Apple uses the white iPhone 5 to showcase iOS 7?)
I didn't like the icons at first, but it's growing on me.
Functionality wise, I feel it's less intrusive, and more simple to use. The calculator is an example. Love how simple it is in landscape mode.
now we have iOS 7 and people are still complaining....
I feel like this new iOS 7 is a step ahead. The simplicity does the job. the "white" feel makes it look very Apple-like (notice how Apple uses the white iPhone 5 to showcase iOS 7?)
I didn't like the icons at first, but it's growing on me.
Functionality wise, I feel it's less intrusive, and more simple to use. The calculator is an example. Love how simple it is in landscape mode.
I looked at it and it would be the same using the compass or stocks app if the top bar was black. I still don't see what the actual problem is.
Exactly. Ask RIM how the strategy of keeping things stale for the sake of staleness works out for a business long term.
I said yellow on white is hard to see.
The top bar isn't as big of a problem, but I do think it's a better idea to clearly separate different areas of the screen, so you can tell at a glance which area is what.
On the other hand, maybe you and other people who like iOS 7 like it because you don't see the problems. So you think those of us who don't like it are just complaining about how it looks. But we are saying how it looks make it harder to use. If you don't see it... I'm not sure if there is a way to convince you that it is really a problem.
