All they had to do with iOS 7 (other than more functionality) was keep the current UI, just get rid of the gloss, and patterns! The UI was beautiful, even if flattened. But.... this.... this... is going too far.
It's horribly ugly.
There are a wide range of folks who post here that seek change and "refresh" and to forsake "long in the tooth" (where the heck did that phrase come from?), and feel things need updating.Although i like iOS 6 and all the former versions, iOS 7 is like a breath of fresh air.
I don't understand people.
iOS 6 comes out and everybody is b.itching about how it's the same and it needs to change.
iOS 7 gets announced and people complain that it's too different.
Make up your f'n minds!!!!
I like iOS 7 and glad apple is doing something different with iOS.
Originally Posted by manu chao:
American companies have vice-presidents but no president, only chief officers and a chairman.
Ah, yes, iOS 7 where buttons aren't buttons but just plain text. Simplicity!
There are a wide range of folks who post here that seek change and "refresh" and to forsake "long in the tooth" (where the heck did that phrase come from?), and feel things need updating.
Then there is a segment I am clearly in that says if it works don't break it. Make the new changes to new systems and leave my old system alone. I can't tell you how much business process and mission critical apps have been broken by a software update that prevents reversion to what actually works.
Not all users want to be in a constant state of change and retraining.
New features and benefits are great and when you buy a new device or have an opt-in update process, great, but some change is bad.
One would not know that all that well reading this site.
Rocketman
Sure, and removing the text would make it even simpler.Buttons make it more clear it's clickable making it more simple than not having it. Removing the button makes the design more simple but not the usability.
In all seriousness, I do like the direction iOS 7 has taken. Having used it since WWDC, I (along with my Pixar and Cupertino friends) have a few points of contention:
- Icons are too simple, a little nuance and/or gradient would be nice.
- Brightness/contrast too low. Apple may have intentionally done so to lower brightness to save device batteries, yet even at 25% it's difficult to distinguish the white background from the subtle grey lines, separators, etc. This is especially challenging with the new keyboard.
- Colors are too divisive. There is a lack of consistency between the overall light grey and white background meshed with very bright greens, reds, and yellows. It makes sense in concept as this would better distinguish items/text/buttons/etc, yet it's too much of a difference and becomes counterproductive.
Otherwise, solid for a first beta release. Many features I had to jailbreak to use are now stock: blocking numbers - iBlacklist, multi-tasking design (Auxo), improved folders and customization (Springtomize), contacts search finally includes numbers, addresses, etc. and others. I hope a little more polish (not gloss) is added during the beta stage.
btw like your avatar, I have the same collection of Mail icon replacements. Currently using the Richard Feynman stamp.![]()
I am not forsaking new tech at all. Just saying don't break the old in the process. That's all.Lol, there will always be crotchety old codgers with backwards thinking like this... Fortunately, people like Steve & now Tim and Jony aren't held back by any such nonsense. You're free to switch back to a rotary phone if you choose.. I'll be here embracing the first striking change to iOS in 6 years & NOT referring to that as "a constant state of change".
You'd think by now more humans would recognize that our chief strength is adaptability.. it always has been. I truly do not understand the staunch reluctance of acceptance of, and fear of new & exciting tech.
There are a wide range of folks who post here that seek change and "refresh" and to forsake "long in the tooth" (where the heck did that phrase come from?), and feel things need updating.
Then there is a segment I am clearly in that says if it works don't break it. Make the new changes to new systems and leave my old system alone. I can't tell you how much business process and mission critical apps have been broken by a software update that prevents reversion to what actually works.
Not all users want to be in a constant state of change and retraining.
New features and benefits are great and when you buy a new device or have an opt-in update process, great, but some change is bad.
One would not know that all that well reading this site.
Rocketman
I am not forsaking new tech at all. Just saying don't break the old in the process. That's all.
I got rid of the landline entirely in three properties in favor of IP phone (Ooma) and dumped cable and satellite in favor of Roku and browser based live shows. I think that's pretty bleeding edge (for my crotchety age). Besides I'm getting a new Mac this month or so, so I am OSXM ready.
I want a Mac and iOS app that remembers the URL's for live show locations and makes surfing them as easy as a cable Box and management as simple as a Tivo. We need an app for that pending the major update to Apple TV.
Rocketman![]()
Thank you for the valuable insight of use to the majority of end users.Well, I don't think you need to worry.. :0) I have tested dozens of apps so far with the first beta of iOS 7.. nothing is broken!! Every single thing I've heard from fellow users that tested betas of iOS 5 & 6 is consistent amazement over how polished, refined, and stable this release is for a first beta!
The changes are not subtle, but not wildly different enough that you have to "relearn" anything.. You'll just notice your workflow being a bit easier due to refinements made across the board..
If Ive is Vice President of design who the hell is president of design?
Forstall's wringing his hands somewhere
I think this is more true then most people think. When Ive leaves Apple, that will be a worry. Steve leaving Apple would be nothing in comparison. Not even a drop in the ocean in comparison.
It just hurts my eyes to be honest.
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Well of course in context it makes sense, like the word 'Send' in Messages. That's pretty obvious. I think some people are more concerned, and rightly so, that Ive has broken some of the fundamental philosophies of OS design that defined Apple, namely form and function being on an equal level to make it obvious even for inexperienced users what to do. Hence well-designed UI elements and icons. And in that sense making a button, because that is what it is, look like a hyperlink is really not the best design decision. It is quite obvious that this decision was taken purely from an aesthetic point of view, and that is in my opinion a wrong one.
I find your forum avatar offensive though. Very offensive.
Ok, they can have vice-presidents without having a president.Hmm...I'll have to tell the president of my company that.