I doubt it very much. Apple has always been against customization, I doubt they are going to open their "caged" (in so many ways) system.
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Is there any color customization?
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I doubt it very much. Apple has always been against customization, I doubt they are going to open their "caged" (in so many ways) system.
People with better eyes think otherwise
I don't want to have to JB just to add a little color to my iPhone. I'm pretty sure if Apple offers 2-6 different color themes to iOS (ie Apples bundled iOS 7 wallpapers) they can keep there "theme" in tact.
and that world is so minuscule it's not worth spending resources on.
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I used to theme a lot, but then realized over time it did not enhance my user experience. But made for some good cooler talk. Apple has added a few widgets that IMO are not necessary, Maybe they will lighten up a bit and add colors.
We are discussing whether or not apple will implement this in the future. What do you think?
I hope they would. Its kind of ridiculous they don't allow it or even font changes. I also think it could increase user experience as some stock apps would look better and easier on the eyes. When jailbroken I loved that I could change fonts. I also hate the green used for non iPhone sms messages.
Why not let us choose what they mean, how about letting us choose different text colors for different people, this would be great for group messages or to help make sure that you do not send a text to the wrong person.
Agreed that there should be a visual clue implemented to make it abundantly clear you're in a group message.
If you've ever worked for a software company that offered multiple "themes" in their products, you'd understand why Apple hasn't touched it with a ten foot pole (until now in Yosemite).
It is a colossal pain in the side and ultimately not worth the effort.
It is a colossal pain in the side and ultimately not worth the effort.
Perhaps to avoid bunch of upset customers saying "my messages were blue colored but I got charged for SMS a whole bunch thinking they were iMessages (even though I myself was the one changing the color of messages to something else)." Give consumers more choices when it comes to inconsequential things like that and you'll end up with more headaches to deal with over nothing. It's not worth it for Apple.
I think in that case, a customer who doesn't know enough to remember his or her colors assigned to iMessages wouldn't be the kind of person to go into settings and change them. It would also warn the user when they make the changes that message rates apply to the messages in (insert color here).
They could easily allow you to only change the color of iMessages so that there is clear distinction between SMS and iMessage. They could also allow us to change colors for both but add a visual watermark to the messages that indicate SMS or iMessage.
Personally I don't think that Apple should allow much customization of colors or fonts to stock apps. There is meaningful information conveyed through using constant colors. You know the nature of the transmission through the color of the bubble. Custom fonts would lead to spacing and formatting issues.
However I do think that Apple should provide a solution through implementing an iMessage API where an app could interface with the iMessage backend. (though I'm not sure how this would be done securely). This would essentially allow for unlimited theming of your messaging client while leaving the default client untouched.
However I do think that Apple should provide a solution through implementing an iMessage API where an app could interface with the iMessage backend. (though I'm not sure how this would be done securely). This would essentially allow for unlimited theming of your messaging client while leaving the default client untouched.
Okay let's be real here. We all know which of our contacts use text and which use iMessage. It isn't going to be "too hard" for us to know the difference. And if you're the sort of person that would be confused by new colors, you probably wouldn't change it in the first place.
And Apple would simply just not bother with any of that at all to avoid anything extra for them to worry about or deal with that they simply don't need to at all.
Of course they don't have to deal with it. But a lot of people want it. They didn't have to increase screen size, but are finally doing so. Maybe they will open up to some limited color changes. Like I said, I'd even buy a theme made by them so they can make sure it looks good.
I'm torn here, I agree with the Apple philosophy and the ease and simplification of the layout, yet I find more user pleasure typing on Jelly Bean onward when I mess with a friend's LG or similar Android phone. It makes you want to get in the app and text. I think that the Apple messaging system may be TOO sparse. There has to be a way to bring some 'magic' into it without clutter.
Bordem culture. Its a problem that Apple really does not have to accommodate.
Of course they don't have to accommodate it. They haven't since the original iPhone came out.
But it's 2014. We should have the ability to make things a bit personal
But it's 2014. We should have the ability to make things a bit personal
Will a noticeable number of people go for an iPhone because of increased screen size or perhaps leave for another phone that has a larger screen? Fairly likely. Will a noticeable number of people go for an iPhone or leave for another phone over being able to customize the color of messages or some other inconsequential parts of the UI? Fairly unlikely.
Sadly, I'm not sure how likely it is that that will make it out of jailbreak. Most people don't care, after all. Maybe they'll consider it eventually, though!
It's not the customization in itself - that would be inconsequential indeed, but the fact that if implemented right it hugely enhances the user experience. Like I said above, the app in Jelly Bean - in my experience at least - I've found it makes you want to use it. It's not that I can put this or that background but the general way it is implemented and my reaction to it tells me the Android team managed to get something sort of right. Apple can still care about "little things" like this without going against the UI "getting out of the way of the content". If the background can move around and that doesn't get in the way of the content, I think they can make Messages a little more magical (and I do NOT want to return to the skeuomorphism days, it just takes a little bit). Instead of ugly widgets or this and that, I've always felt the keyboard and the messages app are the best things that could be improved in future versions of iOS. It's stuff you are ALWAYS doing and that makes it of importance.