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iOS 8... please restore iOS 6 look and signal bars
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You don't, but a lot of people do. They're annoying and take up way too much space, especially on T-Mobile.
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Excellent points!!! Well done. Hopefully they bring back the iOS 6 look soon.
Everyone can have his own opinion but on such a topic it would lead to 1000s of different iOS versions.... What I meant to say is, that if you ask completely random people about iOS 7 & iOS 6 and to compare them with each other.. They will definitely vote for iOS 7 as the modern one. This point you can't ignore
I absolutely love iOS 7 and since it has a better adoption rate than iOS 6 the majority is with me
Everyone can have his own opinion but on such a topic it would lead to 1000s of different iOS versions.... What I meant to say is, that if you ask completely random people about iOS 7 & iOS 6 and to compare them with each other.. They will definitely vote for iOS 7 as the modern one. This point you can't ignore
iOS6 homescreen icons look more modern, the performance is more modern and the battery life is more modern...I will however admit that the menus and in-app presentation is more 'modern' in iOS7.
I don't like iOS 7 either. All white makes it harder to quickly distinguish and pick up information.
Also the overdone, slow animations are annoying!
Ive is good in hardware design but he does not come close to Forstall in software and user interface.
Also the overdone, slow animations are annoying!
Ive is good in hardware design but he does not come close to Forstall in software and user interface.
Thats the reason 7 looks like 7. The Asian market is the future. We have no choice but getting used to the taste of Chinese people, because their taste will decide how products will be like... unfortunately...
It is the overuse of transparency that dates iOS 7 for me.
Back in '97, when I first saw some of the early linux GUI shells incorporate alpha compositing I was impressed but quickly came to the conclusion it was of little use. It really was just a gimmick that was best switched off.
A number of years later early versions of OS X & Aqua overloaded on transparent effects but quickly dialled it back in subsequent releases.
Microsoft then went all in on transparent effects with their hideous aero interface used in Vista/Windows 7. Of course Microsoft then killed this by now cliched UI abomination in Windows 8, one of the few good design decisions they've made recently.
What happens then? Well iOS 7 pop's up and it is Vista/Bad Linux Shell/Early Aqua all over again. Anyone who thinks this is *modern* really has no idea how many times this tired old effect has been overused, abused and failed previously.
Back in '97, when I first saw some of the early linux GUI shells incorporate alpha compositing I was impressed but quickly came to the conclusion it was of little use. It really was just a gimmick that was best switched off.
A number of years later early versions of OS X & Aqua overloaded on transparent effects but quickly dialled it back in subsequent releases.
Microsoft then went all in on transparent effects with their hideous aero interface used in Vista/Windows 7. Of course Microsoft then killed this by now cliched UI abomination in Windows 8, one of the few good design decisions they've made recently.
What happens then? Well iOS 7 pop's up and it is Vista/Bad Linux Shell/Early Aqua all over again. Anyone who thinks this is *modern* really has no idea how many times this tired old effect has been overused, abused and failed previously.
The reminders app is garbage compared to the older version. Also the phone app is not as nice as the one in iOS 6.
People still want that ancient ios 6 look? Sure iOS 7 is far from perfect, but I rather endure a small annoying bug once in a while rather than have that hideous UI thrown in my face for another year. iOS 7 is the way to go, and iOS 8 will only make it even better
Sure iOS 7 is far from perfect, but I rather endure a small annoying bug once in a while rather than have that hideous UI thrown in my face for another year. iOS 7 is the way to go, and iOS 8 will only make it even better People still want that ancient ios 6 look?
Oh stop it please, it sounds fanboyish.
There is NOTHING hideous about the pre iOS 7 design. It has an elegant look to it. I have iPad's that run iOS 7 and pre iOS 7 and both designs look good. I still prefer pre iOS 7 but I wouldn't call iOS 7 hideous either with all it's design gaffs and choices.
iOS6 looks like a cheap plastic toy to me. I hated every iteration of iOS up until 7.
It's a bit of revisionist history with many Apple fans. When iOS 1-6 were out, they probably loved it and said it was the perfect UI design and couldn't get any more elegant or intuitive. Enter iOS 7, they now absolutely despise the old design and now say that every iteration was ugly up until now. But we all know that's because iOS 7 is new and shiny plus Jony Ive can do no wrong, right?
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How did iOS 6 look like a cheap plastic toy? I think you're referring to iOS 7.
A lot of people fail to recognize that iOS 7.1 leverages the graphics processing of the 5 and 5s. Therefore, the 4s and especially the 4 can barely keep up.
Also, the compact screen of the 4s and 4 with iOS gives the illusion of a slower phone because everything is tight for the animations to look smooth and open.
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Cheap plastic toys look like realistic object but are really just plastic. For instance you can find small plastic basketballs, legos in the shape of trees or metal blocks. iOS 6 essentially did the same thing by putting fake leather/linen everywhere and adding gloss to the icons and buttons and essentially look like plastic buttons.
iOS 7 has pure text and empty white space and rids itself of skeuomorphism with the exception of slight textures in apps that could use it (notes, reminders)
But some people like the former and some like the latter. So.. neither is really better, I guess.
How is it garbage? I find it much easier to use because everything is now in your face instead of hidden in menus. The phone app needs some touching up, I agree, but it serves the same function and works so I don't mind.
Also, keep in mind that iPhone 5 and up run iOS 7 extremely well so your gripes with the design might actually just be because of the device limitations.
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Oh yes! I think I actually prefer the dots... Bars are so 90's
My father is 53 and he loves the dots because there is more contrast and it's physically larger.
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iPhone 5 is buggy..? Huh? There are minor bugs that comes from the new design but nothing that takes away the function of the phone.
I don't crash that much... at least nothing that made me go "Why did it crash?". I usually know what happens and just blame the app for poor coding.
Cheap? everything in iOS7 can be designed with MS paint, that's cheap IMO. Intense graphics seem to be more money consuming and time consuming, therefore less cheap. That's my rationale. Im not sure why detailed designs are cheap but flat two-toned colors are so great.
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People still want that ancient ios 6 look?
Whats so hideous about iOS 6? Did buttons that look like buttons throw you off?
90s means it's no good anymore? I guess we should stop using the internet since it more or less became widely public in the 90s and thefore simply can't be useful or good by that standard.Oh yes! I think I actually prefer the dots... Bars are so 90's
You're conflating "complexity" with "quality". The problem with all of iOS6 was it looked like shiny Fischer Price toys. There's an elegance to iOS7 that just plain didn't exist on iOS6 and before. Like they were trying to make everything look "physical".
Ugh. Like, on the left, everything is covered in drop shadows, gloss, black outlines, and reflections. Like they think we're children and need to be tricked into believing our icons are little buttons floating around inside the phone. It just looks awful.
Look at the dock, for example. The labels beneath the icons have black outlines on top of drop shadows on top of reflections with a dock that has gloss to it. That is horribly busy, it's an eyesore, and it made me roll my eyes at it every time I saw an iPhone. That's the interface for baby's first smartphone.
iOS7 flattened everything out and made it scalable so now it just has a subtle attractiveness to it.
Thanks for this post!!
Today as we know iOS 7, everything before is looking cluttered. Even my father said that with iOS 7 everything looks more clear and is better to read, as example for people saying iOS 7 is hard to read... You are in the minority and are just looking for some points to make.. iOS 7 is actually more readable.
The signal dots are one of the few things I actually dislike about iOS 7. I feel like the Status Bar is becoming quite cluttered. Signal Dots, Carrier Icon, Cellular/Wi-Fi Icon, Time, Do Not Disturb Icon, Location Icon, Alarm Clock Icon, Bluetooth Icon, and an optional Battery Percentage and the Battery Icon.
I would like a percentage for the cellular/Wi-Fi signal strength, plus I don't really need a battery icon, I only look at the percentage.
I would like a percentage for the cellular/Wi-Fi signal strength, plus I don't really need a battery icon, I only look at the percentage.
I can live with the icons but let's face it, the iOS6 dock was WAY better. The new dock ruins things for me and looks dated.
I wish the iOS 7 icons would've looked like this alleged leak from last year. No gloss, a bit flatter but still aesthetically pleasing and still undeniably Apple looking.
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The iOS 7 dock looks like a step back to iOS 1-3 and Mac OS X Tiger and earlier. They should've kept the dock 3D like iOS 4-6 but make it more frosted glass looking and less glossy (like OS X Mavericks) which would still fit in perfectly with the rest of the OS.