It's not a released product because it won't come out until new phones are announced.
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iOS7 is the slowest operating system I've ever used.
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It's not a released product because it won't come out until new phones are announced.
But as you can see from everyone else's reply, you're wrong and it does not need fixing. Seems you've got issues unrelated to the beta and more likely related to a botched upgrade.
FYI, iPhone 5 64 GB here as well and I have no performance issues. A few bugs (expected in a beta), but no performance issues.
I suggest you do a fresh install.
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Uh... iOS 7 is marvelous, it's the fastest I've ever used in life.
This. When iOS 7 GM comes out and it's still slow, THEN there will be something that needs fixing.
No, not obviously. What he is reporting is a performance issue that the rest of us are not experiencing. It's likely that the issue is related to his upgrade, not iOS 7 itself.
Here's the problem. Beta process is intended to be used for testing and bugs. It's not anywhere close to finished. Each beta comes with different issues. The final OPTIMIZED version won't be available until the GM. People's argument that "it's already in beta 6 it should be better by now" doesn't hold up.
That may be true of some people, but not all of us. The truth is the title "slowest operating system" is clearly indicative of some other issue and is not true of the OS itself since most people are not having the same experience.
I understand that. When people don't acknowledge the fact that it is buggy and say its perfect, that's where they draw the line.
We're going to have to start doing some verification of claims here because it is far from perfect. If you can show me it's fast and perfect then I will believe you.
And because there are things to be fixed. It's not finished. That's why it's still called "beta".
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I know you've been around awhile, but did the word "beta" slip your mind or something? It's a beta because it's not done and there ARE things to be fixed...Beta 6 was just that. An emergency release to fix an issue....
The OP is right, iOS 7 does lag, at least in its beta form.
The phone will not react to any gestures until the animations are 100% complete.
Here's how to check it for yourself:
1. Double-click the home button to trigger the multitasking switcher.
2. Look for the Mail app (or any app with scrolling space).
3. Tap on it and IMMEDIATELY start scrolling with your fingers uninterruptedly. Once again, make sure you start swiping with your fingers as soon as your tap on the Mail app in the multitasking switcher.
It will not scroll until the animation is 100% complete.
I hate iOS 7 for that.
The phone will not react to any gestures until the animations are 100% complete.
Here's how to check it for yourself:
1. Double-click the home button to trigger the multitasking switcher.
2. Look for the Mail app (or any app with scrolling space).
3. Tap on it and IMMEDIATELY start scrolling with your fingers uninterruptedly. Once again, make sure you start swiping with your fingers as soon as your tap on the Mail app in the multitasking switcher.
It will not scroll until the animation is 100% complete.
I hate iOS 7 for that.
It's almost out of beta. Shouldn't have too many problems. I'm pretty tired of the "beta excuse" when it's only a few weeks out from being deployed. Oh well. Keep saying it. We don't really need to acknowledge anything is wrong.
How do you know it's nearly out of beta?
I followed your directions. Could not reproduce.The OP is right, iOS 7 does lag, at least in its beta form.
The phone will not react to any gestures until the animations are 100% complete.
Here's how to check it for yourself:
1. Double-click the home button to trigger the multitasking switcher.
2. Look for the Mail app (or any app with scrolling space).
3. Tap on it and IMMEDIATELY start scrolling with your fingers uninterruptedly. Once again, make sure you start swiping with your fingers as soon as your tap on the Mail app in the multitasking switcher.
It will not scroll until the animation is 100% complete.
I hate iOS 7 for that.
How do you not know? iPhone announced Sept. 10. Week before they release it to employees. Week before iPhone 5S goes on sell it's released to the rest of the public....
The animations are faster in iOS 6, that is why you think it is quicker. In terms of the OS, 7 is light years ahead...
Let's take a look at the facts shall we?
- The General experience with users on this forum who have iOS 7 installed seems to be positive even with older hardware. For those having difficulty they ask for help with issues they are experiencing.
- What does the OP do? He complains, complains, throws in an Android comment and complains and not ONCE asks for help.
Carry on nothing to see here.
Obviously the OP never used iOS 2.0 (what was it even called back then?) where application installs took several minutes and rebooting took even longer. iOS 7 is incredibly polished and ridiculously fast, by comparison.