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Overhyped
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I think if people had a way to meld iOS and Android on their phone, they would still complain about the OS.
In my opinion, it would be best to wait until the actual release, and test the OS for several months, before categorically stating that the OS is over-hyped.
In my opinion, it would be best to wait until the actual release, and test the OS for several months, before categorically stating that the OS is over-hyped.
Widgets, bloatware, outdated software, skins, fragmentation, lag, viruses, etc. All things I don't want or need on my phone. That was 90's windows and it can stay there.
Exactly. Sure, they can add widgets and all sorts of stuff just to check a checkbox on a feature list, but at the end of the day what does it really matter? I'd rather use great apps because developers love the platform and iOS enables developers to create great things.
What I've been hearing/reading so far is that developers are quite happy about the changes. Everybody is a bit unsure about the icons, and they don't know if little (design) things are intentional or not finished yet due to it being just a first beta, but they like the overall direction of iOS because it gives them a lot of new opportunities.
By the same token Android is overhyped. I would be using it to perform the same functions I'm performing now. Is it more fun or more efficient in some ways? Maybe. Mind blowing? No.
Its unappealing to look at for me. Ill admit im very superficial, and looks make up 50% of any decision I make (on both devices and people). I honestly bought the iphone because of the looks of the OS and the phone. While I do believe it's something i could get used to, doesnt mean its something I'd love. Im still designing my apps based off the graphics of the previous OS's just because I couldnt even dream of letting that go. <<all personal preferences.
That all depends on the internals of the phone. You put enough demand on any device and it'll be bound to get choppy.
Thats true, I bought the galaxy s4 which is the most powerful android and it was still laggy.
It's highly unlikely any new, major feature (e.g., split-screen multitasking a'la WinRT or Sammy's higher-end devices) will be added to the final version.
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Too bad iOS7 still lags badly behind Android and even, in many respects, WinRT when it comes to actually doing things - for example, sensor reading, layers in the stock Camera apps, advanced multitasking (iOS7's one is a watered-down version compared to WinRT / Android) etc. And the new API's don't help this much, no matter what Apple states.
The day Apple gives us widgets will be the day everyone on Macrumors suddenly loves them and always wanted them. Virtually everyone who jailbreaks their iPhone adds widgets, so I find it funny when a tiny but vocal minority on a website claim "nobody wants them", as if only their opinions matter.
If someone asked for the parallax effect a couple weeks ago it would have been trashed here, now that Apple added it everyone loves it, gotta laugh..
If someone asked for the parallax effect a couple weeks ago it would have been trashed here, now that Apple added it everyone loves it, gotta laugh..
No, but when I see samsung devices, the preloaded widgets make the home screen a complete mess. Widgets here, apps there, and no order. That is the exact opposite of what Jony Ive described about iOS 7.
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You missed AirDrop, iCloud keychain, unified URL/search bar in Safari and probably a couple of other 100 things.
And to be honest, your other suggestions may be a welcome addition to some, but hardly "ground breaking" considering they already exists on other platforms.
This. There are plenty of small features that haven't been talked about, as there are too many of them. There are also innovations which aren't present in other platforms. Things like dynamic typing, the system-wide UI dynamics and translucency, and all that stuff. They do make a difference.
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Not to mention the cost of battery life and the CPU cycles used in grabbing and updating information for all those useless weather apps someone downloads so they can show off to their friends. Seriously, widgets are overrated. The homescreen should not be a place to start hanging around. It should act as a very easy and rapid place to access your content. Notification centre (with the Today menu) and control centre should be able to serve the purpose without ******* up the home screen.
So on theory Android are actually reskins.
The transition from Android 2.x > 4 (3.0 is the tablet version) can also be considered a reskin too.
The thing is that Apple has changed how the entire OS feels. Reskinning simply means changing how the OS looks. iOS 7 feels entirely new to me imo .
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This, +1
I still don't get widgets. I mean, widgets for Email? Are you kidding me? I have seen people using the tiny widget to scroll through their inbox. Why not just open the app? It is useful if it updates and shows NEW emails, but using widgets to browse through your emails is pointless and way unintuitive.
The transition from Android 2.x > 4 (3.0 is the tablet version) can also be considered a reskin too.
The thing is that Apple has changed how the entire OS feels. Reskinning simply means changing how the OS looks. iOS 7 feels entirely new to me imo .
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This, +1
I still don't get widgets. I mean, widgets for Email? Are you kidding me? I have seen people using the tiny widget to scroll through their inbox. Why not just open the app? It is useful if it updates and shows NEW emails, but using widgets to browse through your emails is pointless and way unintuitive.
Ahem...you do realize there are billions of people on this planet and not all of them feel the way you do about widgets right? What would be the harm in giving everyone the choice to use them then you could turn them off and the rest of the planet could turn them on.
3 widgets... You forgot the Weather...
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Ahem...you do realize there are billions of people on this planet and not all of them feel the way you do about widgets right? What would be the harm in giving everyone the choice to use them then you could turn them off and the rest of the planet could turn them on.
There is a choice... It's called Android...
With practice you can nearly quadruple your WPM with a keyboard like swiftkeys.
This sentence takes 21 key presses with swiftkeys. Versus iOS taking 51 key presses one of which was to stop iOS autocorrect from correct the name swiftkeys.
But it takes a little practice. Once its learned your habits its practically a mind reader.
Widgets: only for someone who is too lazy to tap the app itself - I mean, it's not as if that requires you to exert some unbearable amount of effort... YOU JUST TAP IT AND IT OPENS.
Widgets: Android phone designers can't bear to not be able to justify such enormous screens, because negative space is considered a bad thing, in circles where designers have no taste or sense of proportion.
Most widgets end up opening the app ANYWAY when you tap them... so what, exactly, is the point? It's just another redundant step to come between the user and the information they need.
Widgets: Android phone designers can't bear to not be able to justify such enormous screens, because negative space is considered a bad thing, in circles where designers have no taste or sense of proportion.
Most widgets end up opening the app ANYWAY when you tap them... so what, exactly, is the point? It's just another redundant step to come between the user and the information they need.
Nicely said. Widgets are just a gimmick. Like a Ford Mustang with a non functioning hood scoop.
So you know the full workings of iOS 7 then?
Are you even using it? Its not "just" a reskin.
The navigation around settings and apps has changed.
Multitasking now intelligently updates your apps in the background dependent on when you use them most.
Maps gives you more info than before when using navigation.
Compass can now be used as a "level" also.
Photos app has had a complete redesign
Weather gives you more info
Appstore now runs faster
Camera is enhanced
Safari is redesigned
Reminders is redesigned
ETC ETC ETC ETC
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I've not met a person who's added widgets via a jailbreak.
You think the "minority" don't want widgets?? haha. Take a good read of this site and come back to me on that "minority".