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Why iOS 7 will drive some of you nuts: UI lag due to slow animations [video inside]
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I'm on a 4S and it's not terrible.
Spotlight search is laggy and so is the message app. Apps I use a lot like tapatalk and Facebook are pretty smooth. Multi tasking seems ok to me.
The lag I'm noticing is not just animations. It's noticeably jerky/stuttery.
Spotlight search is laggy and so is the message app. Apps I use a lot like tapatalk and Facebook are pretty smooth. Multi tasking seems ok to me.
The lag I'm noticing is not just animations. It's noticeably jerky/stuttery.
On iOS 6 with my 4S, I can swipe the home screen after unlocking while the icons are still flying in.
There is still delay when multi tasking though, but it's considerably shorter than in the video.
I was so excited for iOS 7 but it seems pretty incomplete, and apple killed my poor 3GS with a major iOS release. If only you could go back to the previous version after updating if you get issues.
There is still delay when multi tasking though, but it's considerably shorter than in the video.
I was so excited for iOS 7 but it seems pretty incomplete, and apple killed my poor 3GS with a major iOS release. If only you could go back to the previous version after updating if you get issues.
You can wait for no reason? Wow
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Didn't you say you had no issue and weren't bothered by it? Why bother posting in this thread if it doesn't affect you and you don't care about it.
I like small transitions and animations, they give it a more mature feel than just blinking information on the screen, so I don't consider it no reason.
That's good. And for others it's just as valid not to like that.
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I have been reporting this issue to Apple's bug reporter ever since beta 1 was released. I sent them videos similar to yours.
I can only conclude that Apple knew about this flaw but did not care, or decided it would be fixed later, maybe in 7.1. I suspect the problem has very deep roots in the OS and will take some real "doing" to fix.
I can say that after awhile you kinda get used to it and it's not as annoying as at first. But they still need to fix it; it's very non-iOS-like.
I have been reporting this issue to Apple's bug reporter ever since beta 1 was released. I sent them videos similar to yours.
I can only conclude that Apple knew about this flaw but did not care, or decided it would be fixed later, maybe in 7.1. I suspect the problem has very deep roots in the OS and will take some real "doing" to fix.
I can say that after awhile you kinda get used to it and it's not as annoying as at first. But they still need to fix it; it's very non-iOS-like.
The lag is definitely there. It feels like Android now.
The pinch to home screen animation is also DISGUSTING. Who the hell actually thought it would be a good idea to show a blown up, pixelated version of your icons during the animation?
The pinch to home screen animation is also DISGUSTING. Who the hell actually thought it would be a good idea to show a blown up, pixelated version of your icons during the animation?
There are enough really awesome new APIs in iOS 7 that will enable tons of cool new apps to be made that I am willing to accept a small bit of extra UI lag, just like I was willing to accept a less speedy interface when I upgraded my IIfx from System 6 to System 7.