How else would they animate it? Zooming makes a lot of sense to me as I can figure out what app I clicked faster. Also the rest of the UI zooms in and out so it only makes sense.
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What I never understood about iOS 7 haters
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How else would they animate it? Zooming makes a lot of sense to me as I can figure out what app I clicked faster. Also the rest of the UI zooms in and out so it only makes sense.
Suprisingly I get a better battery life on my 5S compared to my iPhone 5 on iOS6; granted I cant compare the two since they are different phones, but Im suprised especially from what ive read on these forums on the iOs7 battery
But that's not really related to it being bad or even really worse depending on what people like/want for their personal use as far as their own needs/wants go.
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And by your logic then its not necessarily good either. But the demand and expectations are what make it bad. The amount of resources required to keep up with this demand is borderline wasteful, and the stress of trying to stay current and progress is not healthy for the designers and engineers, possibly even retailers who take losses. This is not necessarily in the now, but in due time it will get there with this exponential growth.
What I'm saying is that someone liking iOS 6 (and below) design and someone wanting to stick with what the version of iOS they have and what it does for them requires absolutely no justification nor can be said as something weird or bad--it's a personal decision that is different for everyone and no one else's opinion of it really matters at all. Developers can decide what they want to do with their apps and the people can decide what works for them and what they want to do (upgrade or not).
If Jony and Craig follow the path of Forstall, they will rest on their laurels (UI-wise) for 5+ generations and then do a radical redesign all in one update.
What they should be focusing on is gradually refining and refreshing the design over a few updates to keep it from going stale.
Hopefully Jony will do what he does with the iOS devices: Change the design every other year and have under-the-hood updates in between. The design changes wouldn't (and shouldn't) be too radical, it would be like going from an iPhone 4 to 5 if you catch my drift.
But yeah, toning down the color palette, refining the buttons and reducing the white space in apps would be welcomed changes. Hopefully Jony has grown as a UI designer and even though I have mixed feelings about iOS 7 (love a lot of the new features but not too crazy about a lot of the new UI elements), I would like to see how iOS evolves over the next couple of years under his design direction.
Like humankind has become so much more sophisticated since 2007.
Give me a fast working, pleasant looking iPhone please.
Give me a fast working, pleasant looking iPhone please.
So what? Who said thay they find it exciting? And why do you think using the same icons and lockscreen for a long time is a problem? I couldn't care less about the look of the OS because I only see it for about 5 seconds until I open an app and no more.
How people could get bored of an UI, which has nothing to with entertainment is astounding to me. iOS isn't a game. The term "bored" is irrelevant. What matters is usability because it is nothing but a middleman between you and the apps.
Long time lurker, first time poster...and I see a lot of people here asking this question and not being able to wrap their head around the answer. As a graphic designer and someone who was a longtime iOS user (and who recently switched to Android shortly after iOS 7 was unveiled), I would like to hopefully shed a little light on this issue.
The BIGGEST problem with iOS 7 is that they threw the baby out with the bathwater. iOS 6 was a very mature operating system and a lot of it "just worked". And I will agree that it could have used a "slight" faceliftkey word being "slight". The overall interface simply needed some of the gloss and texture removed, and it would have been just fine. Instead, Ive and his group went totally overboard and removed/tweaked more than was necessary. As a result, you now have an interface that in many cases is:
1) too bright.
2) bringing up accessibility problems that weren't previously an issue.
3) degrading the user experience (9 icons per folder page on iPad?).
Additionally, a lot of the ire for iOS 7 is also directed towards the icon design/color scheme, and rightfully so. Apple has always had a reputation for taking the "little things" into consideration when it comes to design. As a graphic designer and a tech geek who uses his phone constantly during the day, it bothers me when I see inconsistencies in the design of an app or iconsomething that iOS 7 is guilty of. For example, the gloss on Game Center (and what is that object supposed to be?), the flat color on Calculator, the gradients on many others, etc.
And there's no possible way to deny itthe fact that Apple has added SO MANY tweaks under Accessibility and changed many of the visuals in the updates shows that they were in the wrong. Remember, this is a company that prides itself in paving the way in the industry and insisting their way is the right way. Unfortunately, Apple's way is a little off right now. As a result, I switched to Android and have been happy with my choiceI am free to change the look and feel of the phone to my liking and many of the apps and games that I use are available on the Play Store. If Apple were to fix many of the design issues that plague iOS right now, I would be happy to switch back. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening soon.
The BIGGEST problem with iOS 7 is that they threw the baby out with the bathwater. iOS 6 was a very mature operating system and a lot of it "just worked". And I will agree that it could have used a "slight" faceliftkey word being "slight". The overall interface simply needed some of the gloss and texture removed, and it would have been just fine. Instead, Ive and his group went totally overboard and removed/tweaked more than was necessary. As a result, you now have an interface that in many cases is:
1) too bright.
2) bringing up accessibility problems that weren't previously an issue.
3) degrading the user experience (9 icons per folder page on iPad?).
Additionally, a lot of the ire for iOS 7 is also directed towards the icon design/color scheme, and rightfully so. Apple has always had a reputation for taking the "little things" into consideration when it comes to design. As a graphic designer and a tech geek who uses his phone constantly during the day, it bothers me when I see inconsistencies in the design of an app or iconsomething that iOS 7 is guilty of. For example, the gloss on Game Center (and what is that object supposed to be?), the flat color on Calculator, the gradients on many others, etc.
And there's no possible way to deny itthe fact that Apple has added SO MANY tweaks under Accessibility and changed many of the visuals in the updates shows that they were in the wrong. Remember, this is a company that prides itself in paving the way in the industry and insisting their way is the right way. Unfortunately, Apple's way is a little off right now. As a result, I switched to Android and have been happy with my choiceI am free to change the look and feel of the phone to my liking and many of the apps and games that I use are available on the Play Store. If Apple were to fix many of the design issues that plague iOS right now, I would be happy to switch back. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening soon.
True, but if that's the case the iPhone should've been 'dated' back at the iPhone 4
Right, but I am referring to a general mass populous as a whole, not individuals. People seem to want change more and more regarding technology. Its a cultural way of thinking now, good or bad, it is what it is.
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The 5S has the same quoted battery specs as the release day i5, which was running iOS6.
The 5S has a bigger battery...
Besides, I am obviously talking about the battery performance of iOS7 on devices which previously ran iOS6. The 5S has never run iOS6 and so is pretty redundant when it comes to o/s battery life comparisons.
I see what you're saying. My iPhone has the same battery life (at least I think) since I purchased it over a year ago and it's running iOS 7 just fine.
The same battery issues occur with every software update so it's not really purely iOS 7 since every update has caused them. (even iOS 6 did, go look it up)
In general that's mostly true. Although it does seem like more battery related glitches in particular related to iPhone 5 seemed to have surfaced with iOS 7 updates somehow (even if purely coincidentally, although that would seem a bit too coincidental).
That may be true however there are more iPhones in the world then there used to be and more people follow Apple rumors than before and are likely to post about it.
There's certainly that. But then there are still not as many report of battery oddities of the type where phone shuts off before getting to 0% and similar strange things when it comes to other models since iOS 7 as there are related to iPhone 5, even with that many more people posting about it all.
I hope that in iOS 8, the wallpaper shows through in a translucent way in place of the white screens in all the apps.
It would still be whiter than the actual wallpaper and still be readable, but the color would bleed through.
I never stated why you did or didn't buy your iPhone nor did I state that what I think of you had any impact.
What is childish is grown men comparing a mobile OS to "Fisher Price" and "PlaySkool" like it's the best patter in the world. You have no idea how ridiculous you, and those who also make the same statement, sound when making such comments.
It looks NOTHING like a Fisher Price or PlaySkool toy and you know that fine well. You just seem to think you sound "cool" throwing it around when in actual fact nothing could be farther from the truth.
At first I didn't like 7 (change 
) But now I love it. It runs great on my 5S and the OS is fast, stable, and reliable.
It did force me out to look for some new apps and I found replacements for the ones I didn't like that imo are even better than before. (e.g., calendar, music, weather, notes)
But as far as the iOS7 goes I love it!!!
) But now I love it. It runs great on my 5S and the OS is fast, stable, and reliable.It did force me out to look for some new apps and I found replacements for the ones I didn't like that imo are even better than before. (e.g., calendar, music, weather, notes)
But as far as the iOS7 goes I love it!!!
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