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iOS 7 is the worst version of iOS to date.
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There really seem to be a lot of drama queens posting that iOS 7 is the worst thing ever and it's destroying their way of life. Really? It's a mobile platform. Get over it. Fine you don't like it. Do you have to be sooo dramatic. It's not the worst thing ever. If you're using iOS 6 it's not as if iOS 7 is THAT different. A new coat of paint and some new features and you're freaking out. How do you manage with all the billboards, advertisements, ugly buildings, bad art, etc. it must be sooo hard.
Apparently this forum also suffers from usability issues, as you were unable to use the search function.
Yeah the iPad really needs something like that and multi-user support. The Galaxy Nexus (or Nexus 4) was the phone I was going to get if iOS 7 didn't deliver what I wanted. As you can tell, after WWDC I said "Sorry Android. Maybe next time, I'm sticking with iOS"
I concur. What's somewhat ironic is that Apple and Google seem to be headed in opposite directions. Apple's focus seems to be on functionality and design, even when it comes at the expense of usability. Meanwhile, in recent Android releases, Google has focused its efforts on improving usability, even it comes at the expense of some functionality.
Good that you know what you like and don't and good on you for making your mind up about ios7
it's your opinion
it's your opinion
I am sick and tired of people complaining about iOS 7. The majority of you whom "hate" the new design asked Apple for change, and its like as soon as you get your change, and your wishes for quick toggles, and true multitasking, and apps to be updated in the background etc etc, You all complain, and you complain for the most trivial of reasons. "Oh this iOS is so buggy and laggy" IT'S CALLED A ********* BETA for a REASON. The same reason apps are crashing, and Springboard is crashing, If you aren't an Apple Developer don't install something that isn't meant for YOU. Also complaints about the icons, How "ugly" they look, So WHAT? You all have been complaining for the past 6 revisions of iOS how it is looking DATED, and UGLY, and now because there is a change you want Apple to go and switch it BACK? HECK NO. The icons are perfectly fine, and if you don't like them, or see the vision you can LEAVE. I am pretty sure this design can attract people to switch just as much as many of you want to rant and complain about leaving. Go ahead and leave, Apple won't miss you, and I am sure they will gain more people as they move forward. Saying 7.0 is the worst to date is something you are judging from a BETA that has been in use for FOUR DAYS. iOS has MATURED with This release adding features a lot of people have asked for, Animated Wallpapers, Control Center, True Multitasking, Better Weather app, New UI, Quick Toggles, Introduction to File Sharing via AirDrop, Dynamic Clock and Weather icons, The UI is Uniform on the inside, and it doesn't look like a clashing difference like it's past revisions. So Hop off it.
Just keep sitting around the fire; continue to sing and drum, chant and play flutes to the Apple God.
Why don't you actually sit and truly evaluate the OS as a WHOLE instead of looking at things you don't like. Things like camera greatly improved in speed thanks to Apple getting rid of the grey shutter of an actual camera opening up
Chekz,
The new functionality is welcomed by just about everyone. It is the design / aesthetic changes that many dislike.
Those that complain that iOS6 is "stale" account for a small percentage of iPhone owners. Most iPhone users are perfectly happy with the iOS6 look, and simply want additional functionality, a larger screen, or more flexibility to customize the interface to suit their preferences. Many bought their iPhones (some paying $500 or more) because they loved the look and feel of the IOS6 platform. And now Apple has changed the look and feel in a way that they don't like -- a form of bait and switch.
The fact that IOS7 has many features we want makes these aesthetic changes more frustrating, not less so, because we want the new features but we don't want some of the aesthetic changes. We want to have our cake and eat it too, and Apple isn't letting us do that (assuming the beta looks like the final).
The new functionality is welcomed by just about everyone. It is the design / aesthetic changes that many dislike.
Those that complain that iOS6 is "stale" account for a small percentage of iPhone owners. Most iPhone users are perfectly happy with the iOS6 look, and simply want additional functionality, a larger screen, or more flexibility to customize the interface to suit their preferences. Many bought their iPhones (some paying $500 or more) because they loved the look and feel of the IOS6 platform. And now Apple has changed the look and feel in a way that they don't like -- a form of bait and switch.
The fact that IOS7 has many features we want makes these aesthetic changes more frustrating, not less so, because we want the new features but we don't want some of the aesthetic changes. We want to have our cake and eat it too, and Apple isn't letting us do that (assuming the beta looks like the final).
Then how come in this forum, the most asked for feature was New UI?, I also liked iOS 6, but I also embrace this change, I have used iOS since 2.0, and Either way I think I would have used iOS whether it stayed the same or not, but now that it's changed I just don't find it right that people want it to be reverted in terms of design...
I'd love someone to list out the areas where there is lost functionality purely because of aesthetic design. Just because someone might not care for the aesthetic doesn't mean Apple focused on form over function.