The new UI seems targeted at younger people

[waronxmas]

The new UI is a also a little too unprofessional in more formal corporate settings. I'll probably not install iOS 7 on my phone since I do presentations from it occasionally.

So let me get this straight, you're having an opinion before actually trying it?

Let me be honest and say that I was a little skeptical of the new UI. I agreed it was time for a change (iOS was largely unchanged for 6 years, a testament to Apple's brilliant design), and was willing to upgrade, but not willing to look like a 16 year old school girl. The colors from the screenshots floating around the web seemed crazy to me. I even questioned if this was the begging of the demise of Apple.

And then I used it.

iOS in person, on a retina display, cannot accurately be understood from screenshots. It's a totally different experience on par with the first time I used iOS on a first gen iPhone. All that stuff about layers Ive was going on about suddenly made sense. Most interesting of all is how quickly iOS 6 and apps not updated for the iOS 7 UI looked antiquated.

Now granted, the UI is not completely refined yet since this is the first release, but my suggestion to you is go for it. It's a big change, but a worthwhile one.

EDIT:

I forgot to add that I am in my mid-30s and work in Corporate PR/Communications. My job is basically one long presentation and I am constantly in front of everyone from retail staff to executives. So I understand your point about not looking foolish at work. All morning I have endured nothing but a constant barrage of questions in every meeting about why my iPad looked so different. LOL

 

[dannyyankou]

I love it. But I'm 19, so what do I know?

 

[BenTrovato]

It definitely is "less professional" than iOS 6 but professional keeps getting redefined every year. So while it will appear less professional right now, a year form now, if not sooner, it will seem completely normal.

 

[DomC]

As technically an "older" user I have no problem with the UI in general but as a graphic designer I think it need refinements. Many things have been addressed in other threads and forums so there's no use going into them.

Yes, the colors of the Stock icons are garish, but with the exception of a couple I'll hide them in a folder.

My 2 biggest visual complaints are the animations and the abundance of white. After using the phone for a while these things actually start to hurt my eyes and give me a headache. These are not about fashion or fad but point to a serious usability issue that I'm seeing others talk about as well.

 

[Jack Dangers]

It definitely is "less professional" than iOS 6 but professional keeps getting redefined every year. So while it will appear less professional right now, a year form now, if not sooner, it will seem completely normal.

I agree. I remember fresh out of college one would never imagine working for a company called Yahoo! or Google. Just seemed unprofessional to name your company like that, but how times have changed.

That being said, I love iOS7. It's great, fresh and a welcome change. After installing on my phone yesterday, my iPad running iOS6 seemed stale...

 

[wolsoncpa]

Awesome. Yet another "I hate the UI thread"... it just never gets old, does it?

BTW, I'm 42 and I like it. Does that make me young?

 

[nefan65]

looks like my husband will be dumped, because I will not be married to someone who wants a stale operating system on their Apple Iphones. He has about 4.

One for me so he can call me on his private line.

One for work.

One for his bitchy mother.

One for the rest of his moronic family.

Now to work out custody of the mac.

All seriously, do you really do that or are you just taking the cat for a walk with us?

I didn't think I really needed to put /s on the end, did you?

 

[Jambalaya]

I'm 50 and like it very much

The new icons are larger, bolder and easier to see
the new reader in safari is great
the message fonts are really easy to read with my glasses
the fonts in notes are clearer

 

[nefan65]

Back in my day, we used to have to FLIP the phone open to make a call, and DAMN IT, WE LIKED IT!

You kids and your fancy I messages, and wiz touches...

<<ZZZ Drifts off to sleep in the recliner>>

 

[Jambalaya]

It definitely is "less professional" than iOS 6 but professional keeps getting redefined every year. So while it will appear less professional right now, a year form now, if not sooner, it will seem completely normal.

This is a good point, remember when we all used to wear suits to the office and keep our jackets on, then no jackets, then no ties, now no suits ...