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iOS 7 Realistic Settings Concept (Added Messages, Music, Maps, Passcode, Home screen)
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This is sort of proof that people don't actually know what skeuomorphic means. Switches are not skeuomorphic because they provide a function. The definition of skeuomorphic is resembling a real thing without providing function. The leather on notes doesn't provide a function, but a switch that looks like a switch does.
It isn't "sort of proof" of anything. That's an oversimplification of the concept. It's not black and white, there are varying degrees. I would not argue that toggles are at the same level as faux leather and stitching, but they are still a reference to a familiar, real-world design as a cue to how they function. There is no reason for a toggle to be represented in such a way in a digital environment and it is by no means the simplest or clearest way of doing so.
Nobody would argue that the flipping animation of calendar pages was not skeuomorphic even if it is "providing a function". There are other ways to provide function without visual cues grounded in the physical world.
Keep in mind that the broader definition of a skeuomorph is "A skeuomorph is a physical ornament or design on an object made to resemble another material or technique."
I do agree that when most people are referencing skeuomorphic design with regards to the iPhone they are using a narrow definition of ornamental and without function (and rightfully so), but toggles are definitely skeuomorphic in a broader sense.
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Looks amazing - Very modern, but clean and minimalistic. If iOS7 looks like this then I'll definitely upgrade from iOS5! 
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That or it's a *flat* ocean
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That or it's a *flat* ocean
That is what I'd like to see, more than simple on-off or go to detail for each item in settings surely there is enough screen space to have on-off and go to details for each.
Sorry for butchering the concept but something like this...
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The message app looks a bit too much like a Winterboard theme. Maybe it's a bit too flat and rigid. Is would like the message app to remain friendly since we use it to talk to people. The heading font looks slightly too bold to me.
The music app in the other hand is GORGEOUS. It would make it a joy to use be music app again. Right now everything is list after list and opening the and choosing something I can't to listen to feels like a chore. Apple has to not be afraid of change. Not every tab bar needs icons and can be pill shaped text which allows text to be bigger and even more recognizable than icons and small text.
The music app in the other hand is GORGEOUS. It would make it a joy to use be music app again. Right now everything is list after list and opening the and choosing something I can't to listen to feels like a chore. Apple has to not be afraid of change. Not every tab bar needs icons and can be pill shaped text which allows text to be bigger and even more recognizable than icons and small text.
Wow that is most ugly unintuitive interface mockup yet. Game over . Please try again.
