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What DON'T you like about iOS 7?
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I hate how it's make for kids, the reams of txt in notification centre and how the calendar has been dumbed down
Exactly... In iOS 6 we had a calendar that resembled the real world calendar, we had notes app that resembled real world notebook... Ohhh, what pain, what shame... Now they got rid of that... And now we have two apps that resemble nothing, but also look like nothing... (And not just those two...)
Things I don't like about ios7
I just upgraded last night. My daughters upgraded right after it was released and really like it but they admit it took a little getting used to. Here are my main complaints.
1. The screen is too washed out. I'm always on the go and I find the text is not dark or bold enough to stand out against that bright background. It's just harder to read than it was before. I don't understand how anyone could compare the old screens to the new ones and say the new ones are easier to read. I'm all for making things look nicer but they should not lose their functionality and to me if I have to take longer to read text, be it an email or text message I am losing functionality and that should not happen with an "Upgrade".
2. I don't like that it forces me to enter an unlock code when it goes to sleep. I've gone into settings and turned that off but that hasn't stopped it from asking for one. Again, if that can't be fixed then it's costing me time not saving me time.
3. Phone numbers are also screwed up. You can't see as many on the favorites screen as you could before and they are again washed out. Is Apple afraid of making them darker? What could be the reason why there is so little contrast between the letters and the background?
4. I agree with other posts that when you select the camera app you have the screen come into focus. That's also a time wasting action. I should see things on my screen immediately. I do like the circle becoming a square when it is recording but I would still like to see the pulsating button which gives you a visual cue that it recording. The timer text is just too small to see if you are my age (60+) and you don't have your glasses.
5. I also agree that when you get a phone call you should have the answer button as the biggest one. The other options are too close to the answer button and could easily choose something else by mistake.
I hope Apple isn't arrogant and listens to its customers.
I just upgraded last night. My daughters upgraded right after it was released and really like it but they admit it took a little getting used to. Here are my main complaints.
1. The screen is too washed out. I'm always on the go and I find the text is not dark or bold enough to stand out against that bright background. It's just harder to read than it was before. I don't understand how anyone could compare the old screens to the new ones and say the new ones are easier to read. I'm all for making things look nicer but they should not lose their functionality and to me if I have to take longer to read text, be it an email or text message I am losing functionality and that should not happen with an "Upgrade".
2. I don't like that it forces me to enter an unlock code when it goes to sleep. I've gone into settings and turned that off but that hasn't stopped it from asking for one. Again, if that can't be fixed then it's costing me time not saving me time.
3. Phone numbers are also screwed up. You can't see as many on the favorites screen as you could before and they are again washed out. Is Apple afraid of making them darker? What could be the reason why there is so little contrast between the letters and the background?
4. I agree with other posts that when you select the camera app you have the screen come into focus. That's also a time wasting action. I should see things on my screen immediately. I do like the circle becoming a square when it is recording but I would still like to see the pulsating button which gives you a visual cue that it recording. The timer text is just too small to see if you are my age (60+) and you don't have your glasses.
5. I also agree that when you get a phone call you should have the answer button as the biggest one. The other options are too close to the answer button and could easily choose something else by mistake.
I hope Apple isn't arrogant and listens to its customers.
The simple answer is they weren't. White letters on a light green bar is almost unreadable, which is the case for most of the new phone buttons.
The control center can be hard to either summon or dismiss at times and I have many missed swipes trying to open/close the damn thing. Still useful, though.
Oh shoot. There are so many things that bother me... My list below won't be complete because I won't remember them all.
• color and animation like all of you mentioned.
•Animation makes things time consuming. I am too busy and impatient to wait for things to do their thing while opening, waking up, closing, or shutting down. Things should open and close like when a mail is deleted. That mail delete is the fastest thing on iOS 7.
• calendar doesn't show the events without going into each date.
• that "favorite" in the bookmark messed things up. Why is it there? I was fine without it.
• background picture zoom in out doesn't work with me.
• battery charging lock screen doesn't show the big battery image any longer. It is too hard to see the tiny battery that is hiding in my lock screen picture.
• closing apps in multitasking view is glitchy and I find the old way better because I could see up to four apps in one view vs 3 on ios7.
• battery definitely wears out faster since update.
• I want the time, cell bars, battery percentage showing all the time on safari in landscape view also.
• the safari bottom bar is damn too thick when it is there.
• weather app icon should be live. Not the clock icon. Who cares about the clock icon??!
• flash light brightness should be adjustable when it is on instead of display brightness.
• control panel pops up far too often when I am pulling the screen up on safari.
I am forgetting six million things.
There are few things I like about ios7 like easy wifi and Bluetooth on/off.
But the bad outweighs the good too much. I want iOS 6 back on my iphone 5.
OFFER ROLL BACK OPTION NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
• color and animation like all of you mentioned.
•Animation makes things time consuming. I am too busy and impatient to wait for things to do their thing while opening, waking up, closing, or shutting down. Things should open and close like when a mail is deleted. That mail delete is the fastest thing on iOS 7.
• calendar doesn't show the events without going into each date.
• that "favorite" in the bookmark messed things up. Why is it there? I was fine without it.
• background picture zoom in out doesn't work with me.
• battery charging lock screen doesn't show the big battery image any longer. It is too hard to see the tiny battery that is hiding in my lock screen picture.
• closing apps in multitasking view is glitchy and I find the old way better because I could see up to four apps in one view vs 3 on ios7.
• battery definitely wears out faster since update.
• I want the time, cell bars, battery percentage showing all the time on safari in landscape view also.
• the safari bottom bar is damn too thick when it is there.
• weather app icon should be live. Not the clock icon. Who cares about the clock icon??!
• flash light brightness should be adjustable when it is on instead of display brightness.
• control panel pops up far too often when I am pulling the screen up on safari.
I am forgetting six million things.
There are few things I like about ios7 like easy wifi and Bluetooth on/off.
But the bad outweighs the good too much. I want iOS 6 back on my iphone 5.
OFFER ROLL BACK OPTION NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
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Am I the only person who thinks that ios 7 looks like ubuntu or android with apple theme 
, for me the features are okay but the new design is not "stylish" at all
, for me the features are okay but the new design is not "stylish" at all iCal is now a bit of a joke.
iTunes is totally pointless in landscape format. All it shows is your cover art from your library not the current song or any controls.
Internet drop outs - this is driving me insane. 5 or more times a day my iPhone 5 loses internet connection. The only way to get it back is to reboot the phone. It seems this problem is impacting Optus network users here in Australia.
iTunes is totally pointless in landscape format. All it shows is your cover art from your library not the current song or any controls.
Internet drop outs - this is driving me insane. 5 or more times a day my iPhone 5 loses internet connection. The only way to get it back is to reboot the phone. It seems this problem is impacting Optus network users here in Australia.
Since it's not happening to most, can't really be planned then.
Maybe something weird with the charger and/or cable? If you can, try different ones, just to see if there's a difference.
Aside from that, perhaps take it to Apple, if you can, and see what they say about it.
-access calendar by touching title or empty spot on notification center (currently you can only access it if you have an event to click on)
-long press wifi in control center to access wifi network screen
-Double swipe to pull up control center when something is already down there like the keyboard (or just make that gesture neater)
-generally more use of the long press to access auxiliary settings/menus
-long press wifi in control center to access wifi network screen
-Double swipe to pull up control center when something is already down there like the keyboard (or just make that gesture neater)
-generally more use of the long press to access auxiliary settings/menus
I think you are making a very good point. What I noticed when the first updated apps were rolling out is that many users seem to expect developers to adopt Apple's new design as much as possible. One example is the recent update of Instagram, which has been criticised for not updating its icon and keeping its iconic logo (the product's identity!). The same is true for apps with many beautiful skeuomorphs like Wunderlist, whose developers have put a lot of effort into designing the app and are threatened by the perceived 'outdatedness' of the design, just because of iOS 7.
This is what bothers me the most about iOS 7, that there seems to be widespread belief that the design is modern and better and that iOS 6 was simply old and a thing of the past, something we all should just forget. Hence users don't want to see any skeuomorphs anymore, thereby forcing developers like you to disregard their artistic skill and essentially make very simple (and boring) design to maintain consistency among iOS. It also shows a certain arrogance on Apple's part to redesign iOS 7 in such a way as to render a lot of good work useless, because it does not fit the design philosophy anymore. We may lose out on beautifully designed apps, which is what has drawn me to iOS years ago and partly kept me from going to another OS.
I will say I like iOS 7 better than I was expecting based on the screen shots I saw.
But I really really dislike the flatness -- sometimes it's not clear whether text is a button or just a text label. (I'm still not sure when the "Shuffle" button on the music player is on or off.) The lack of bevels and such also makes the layouts seem more cluttered: before things were instantly discernible and clear. Now I find myself taking a second or two to dissect screens. I don't understand why we are going backwards with UI design. A 3d bevel around a button made it clear it was a button. Sometimes it is obvious, sometimes not.
The colors overall are too... I don't know how to describe it. Too "cutesy" maybe. I kind of feel like it's a 1980's user-interface with 32-bit color. Definitely prefer the older icons.
I can live with it, but I worry about upgrading my mother's phone. I really feel like some of the basic functionality that was obvious is not as clear. I fear she will find it a little more confusing. The home screen slider, for example, make's it obvious what you should do. The new one is less intuitive.
But I really really dislike the flatness -- sometimes it's not clear whether text is a button or just a text label. (I'm still not sure when the "Shuffle" button on the music player is on or off.) The lack of bevels and such also makes the layouts seem more cluttered: before things were instantly discernible and clear. Now I find myself taking a second or two to dissect screens. I don't understand why we are going backwards with UI design. A 3d bevel around a button made it clear it was a button. Sometimes it is obvious, sometimes not.
The colors overall are too... I don't know how to describe it. Too "cutesy" maybe. I kind of feel like it's a 1980's user-interface with 32-bit color. Definitely prefer the older icons.
I can live with it, but I worry about upgrading my mother's phone. I really feel like some of the basic functionality that was obvious is not as clear. I fear she will find it a little more confusing. The home screen slider, for example, make's it obvious what you should do. The new one is less intuitive.
While I generally love the new UI, some apps like calendar don't seem to have gained any improvements in usability. I still can't find a reason to move away from fantastical.
I guess the issue here is that my workplace doesn't bother adding events by time, and just lumps them under "all day", so I end up with multiple events cramped into the small space in top.
Another thing is the lack of a revised keyboard in Safari, now that the search and address bars have been combined. Should we be getting certain punctuation like / and : without needing to tap another key to access them?
I guess the issue here is that my workplace doesn't bother adding events by time, and just lumps them under "all day", so I end up with multiple events cramped into the small space in top.
Another thing is the lack of a revised keyboard in Safari, now that the search and address bars have been combined. Should we be getting certain punctuation like / and : without needing to tap another key to access them?
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After spending some time with iOS 7, I can man up and say I was wrong earlier.
There are still a few native apps that I'm not a huge fan off, but overall, I am pretty happy with the new look and fell of iOS 7. I am sure things will be polished up in the next few iOS updates.
There are still a few native apps that I'm not a huge fan off, but overall, I am pretty happy with the new look and fell of iOS 7. I am sure things will be polished up in the next few iOS updates.
I hope your correct about updates polishing things up because although I like a few of the new things, overall I'm still regretting I ever hit the upgrade button on my phone.
It's ok (livable) on my iPad 3 though. But I don't use the iPad on a daily basis like I do my iPhone 4S.
On the phone all the bright white is driving me crazy because I work at night and it's just to bright in the dark even with the brightness turned all the way down. Which of course make the contrast between the white and light braw even harder to deal with.
I've written Apple and begged them to give us the old (Classic) theme back as a choice in the settings. I informed them that even Microsoft offered the XP theme as an option when they made major changes to their OS (Win-7).
I also told them there was no need for a flashlight since all I had to do was open up the "notes" app if I needed flashlight.
Jon...
It's ok (livable) on my iPad 3 though. But I don't use the iPad on a daily basis like I do my iPhone 4S.
On the phone all the bright white is driving me crazy because I work at night and it's just to bright in the dark even with the brightness turned all the way down. Which of course make the contrast between the white and light braw even harder to deal with.
I've written Apple and begged them to give us the old (Classic) theme back as a choice in the settings. I informed them that even Microsoft offered the XP theme as an option when they made major changes to their OS (Win-7).
I also told them there was no need for a flashlight since all I had to do was open up the "notes" app if I needed flashlight.
Jon...
Lmao@ no need for flashlight app.
Agree with you Jon about the whiteness.
Notepad App is one of the apps that I can't stomach. Luckily AwesomeNote just did an iOS7 update and I'll be using that as my go to notepad.
I also keep the brightness way down most of the time, otherwise I feel like the White is burning through my retina.
I don't have a lot to complain about but I really really wish they kept the pulsating lightning bolt when charging (that was in the early betas).
Honestly, the biggest complaint I have is the music app that continuously crashes. Seeing as I use my iPhone as my primary iPod, I am in the app frequently to update my star ratings. I was hoping it would be fixed on release or even after the first couple of minor updates but even on a brand new 5S that wasn't restored from a backup, it still crashes. That's very disappointing to me.
I personally love the new design and colour scheme. I respect if you don't as everyone is entitled to their opinion and personal taste. I take exception to being called a sheep just because I like something you don't.
I absolutely believe Apple should allow people to downgrade though.
Honestly, the biggest complaint I have is the music app that continuously crashes. Seeing as I use my iPhone as my primary iPod, I am in the app frequently to update my star ratings. I was hoping it would be fixed on release or even after the first couple of minor updates but even on a brand new 5S that wasn't restored from a backup, it still crashes. That's very disappointing to me.
I personally love the new design and colour scheme. I respect if you don't as everyone is entitled to their opinion and personal taste. I take exception to being called a sheep just because I like something you don't.
I absolutely believe Apple should allow people to downgrade though.
A couple of things (of many) showing the lack of attention to detail and other little annoyances:
-Notification Center. When you open up Notification Center, instead of taking you back to the top, it leaves off where you last scrolled, so you have to scroll up to see any new notifications. Also, while scrolling, you can easily and accidentally click on the large circle to the right of a reminder without knowing it, accidentally completing that reminder for good. This is VERY dangerous, i.e. a reminder to make a payment, or an important work reminder. After months of beta testing, no one at Apple noticed these things?
-Phone app, contacts - why in the world did they eliminate some letters of the alphabet on the right? Plus, they're not as visible and more difficult to tap without opening up a contact's info. Some are missing 2 letters, some one. So if I want a contact starting with "B" it'll get me "close" maybe to the "Cs'" and I have to scroll up. Not very precise, a time-waster and shoddy design.
- Reminders. Oh please don't make this awful app the finished product. Editing info is not intuitive and a pain. Sometimes the reminders are truncated, where you only see the bottom or top half of them and need to scroll to see the entire reminder.
-Phone app keypad. What clown decided to put the "x" to backspace and delete a wrong number tap by putting a tiny "x" on the upper right corner of the screen, the most difficult and awkward part to reach with your thumb? I'm sure Ive and company dial and use this feature. They see nothing wrong with this? Scary.
-Notification Center. When you open up Notification Center, instead of taking you back to the top, it leaves off where you last scrolled, so you have to scroll up to see any new notifications. Also, while scrolling, you can easily and accidentally click on the large circle to the right of a reminder without knowing it, accidentally completing that reminder for good. This is VERY dangerous, i.e. a reminder to make a payment, or an important work reminder. After months of beta testing, no one at Apple noticed these things?
-Phone app, contacts - why in the world did they eliminate some letters of the alphabet on the right? Plus, they're not as visible and more difficult to tap without opening up a contact's info. Some are missing 2 letters, some one. So if I want a contact starting with "B" it'll get me "close" maybe to the "Cs'" and I have to scroll up. Not very precise, a time-waster and shoddy design.
- Reminders. Oh please don't make this awful app the finished product. Editing info is not intuitive and a pain. Sometimes the reminders are truncated, where you only see the bottom or top half of them and need to scroll to see the entire reminder.
-Phone app keypad. What clown decided to put the "x" to backspace and delete a wrong number tap by putting a tiny "x" on the upper right corner of the screen, the most difficult and awkward part to reach with your thumb? I'm sure Ive and company dial and use this feature. They see nothing wrong with this? Scary.
What's not to like, it's new different and colorful. If it were perfect Apple would have nothing to improve.
They made things worse on many parts of iOS. Fixing them back to how things were is not considered making improvements.
I want the time and battery life shown on top on safari in landscape view all the time.