"Significant UI Update"
The square icons are no longer called "square". They are now called "quadrilateral".
The square icons are no longer called "square". They are now called "quadrilateral".
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iOS 7 Running Behind, Rumored to Have Significant Visual Makeover
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So it's about first things first...
yeah, nice... for me low priority
yeah!
Agreed! I never understood this...
really? I never noticed this... maybe similar to the caching issue mentioned before?
ever tried iTunes on a Mac? It's snappier! It's more elegant... no lock-in for me.
not true for me - i can always sync manually when on same WLAN. The wireless sync only starts automatically when plugged.
hell yeah.
I'd like to have an access filter for apps - not regarding the classification about age restriction but on a per app base. Should be easy.
hmm... never noticed these problems
for this I'm using Files Pro for ages now... It's pretty straight forward and affordable: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/files-pro-document-reader/id285578660?mt=8
The whole settings part could be simplified - and I want shortcuts for typicall settings (switch bluetooth on/off, wlan, 3G, ...)!
cmChimera
macrumors 601
I'm with you on this. Substantively, there's not much that an Android user can do that I can't do on my phone. Not saying there are no features that I wouldn't mind getting from Android, but overall I just don't really see what the fuss is about. Most of my wishes for iOS 7 are just improvements to things that are already there.
Gasu E.
macrumors 603
No, I'm an engineering product manager in a tech company about half Apple's size. It's much easier to move engineers around than to hire them. First, you are confused about revenue streams and accounting-- it's nothing like that. Budgets are determined by executives and can be changed by fiat. Second, software engineering is a lot more than just primary developers-- there are just as many people involved in build engineering, QE, and other supporting functions-- these people are easily moved. Third, not all software has the same specificity-- some modules may be very specific to iOS, but other things will be variants of more generic, open, or common technology. Third, engineering talent is scarce and expensive, and new hires need some ramp up time to understand company development systems and processes-- it's much easier and quicker to transfer someone who already knows this stuff, provided the transfer has executive support.
TsunamiTheClown
macrumors 6502a
I'm perfectly fine with iOS and OSX taking as long as they need if it means big improvements for both. And I totally support making iOS more of a priority, it makes Apple most of their money and has stiffer competition from Android. They really need to make iPhone and iPad the premium product again, particularly from a software standpoint.
And of course, best of all, this sounds like the tacky fake leather and ripped paper are going away. So excited to see an Ive makeover for iOS and OSX.
And of course, best of all, this sounds like the tacky fake leather and ripped paper are going away. So excited to see an Ive makeover for iOS and OSX.
TsunamiTheClown
macrumors 6502a
I have to agree. I think that a lot of people, not everyone mind you, want something new and "different" just because they feel pressure from other sources claiming that iOS is aging and stale. Bologna. iOS is mature, optimized and reliable.
Can it be improved? Absolutely. Is it perfect? Never. Does it excel as a top of the line OS for mobile devices? It most definitely does.
After a day full of rebooting windoze machines just to be able to print again and dealing with bug upon bug upon bug in supposedly enterprise software - I'll take reliability any day over the novel.
star-affinity
macrumors 68020
I think both OS X 10.8 (10.8.3) and Windows 8 are good modern operating systems. Still prefer OS X overall GUI wise.
What's wrong with Notes? Quite good to be able to sync with iOS devices. Spaces isn't gone. In what way is multi-monitor support different? I agree it isn't handled very well if you run apps in full screen, but otherwise? The grayness is fine by me. Makes more important stuff to pop out. 🙂
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"Skeomorphic" and "elegant" are opposites, at least they way skeomorphic is in current apple products.
While it does seem to be optimized and reliable, I'd argue that the user interface has a ton of room for improvement. And many of the included apple apps are just not that great, although I guess people may not agree on whether those are really count as the OS or not. Just look at the music player, extremely cumbersome, and it takes so many clicks just to do simple things like changing a star rating (or even see them).
Rogifan
macrumors Penryn
Do people just say this because they they think it's clever or funny? Because its neither really.
Krazy Bill
macrumors 68030
Yes. I really don't understand what a new iOS UI can bring other than some eye-candy in a different wrapper.
There's only so many ways the thumb can move and only so many ways you can jab something with a finger. I have a feeling once this iOS girl pops out of the cake, some folks will notice it's their sister. 😱
KdParker
macrumors 601
I would like to see iOS 7 release with the next model of the iPhone.
possibly iPhone 6
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indeed.
when thinking of old fashioned calendars (e.g. Filofax - here an example: http://www.filofax.de/images/products/organisers/large_new/Osterley-Pkt-Grey.jpg) this might look elegant. Skeomorphism might imitate this look and feel within an operating system. I don't like it that much. But even things like "shake to undo" can be skeomorphic (think of http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch_A_Sketch). Or having "tabs" to quickly change a view (think of a file cabinet with flags - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Wooden_file_cabinet.JPG)
So there definitely IS room for improvement and whatever Jony does to iOS (design, not features!) will look good in my (not so) humble opinion! 😉
freddiecable
macrumors 6502a
that is not the way i read it.
i suppose it will move more towards OSX - less affordance and texture (that iOS is using today). i'm a bit sceptical about this since i think windows phone 8 is a reference for this direction AND it's not a good direction to go.
i suppose it will move more towards OSX - less affordance and texture (that iOS is using today). i'm a bit sceptical about this since i think windows phone 8 is a reference for this direction AND it's not a good direction to go.
I know.. is it THAT hard to find good talent these days? Apple's software is in a world of hurt if you ask me. Professionals are fleeing (Final Cut and Aperture) and they are still having to take talent off of OSX for iOS? And of course, iCloud leaves much to be desired as well. Apple should have the best of everything. There is really no excuse.
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Rogifan
macrumors Penryn
But why? Just because most of apple's hardware is aluminum doesn't mean the software will be all silver and gray. And anyway faux aluminum is just as skeuomorphic as faux leather is. According to Rene Ritchie "Ives work is apparently making many people really happy". I doubt people would be happy if he was just turning iOS into shades of gray.
iGrip
macrumors 68000
Mission Accomplished?
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Was the Apple ][ broken? Would you have said the same thing about the first Mac?
ThunderSkunk
macrumors 601
Of course it does, don't be ridiculous. Skype costs for $3/mo unlimited, incl international. Skype on the iPad is why I haven't owned a tiny pocket-sized phone since ipad1 came out, and the ipad mini is why I'll never own one again. It's the mobility of an iPhone with the usefulness of an iPad.