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Why iOS 7 will drive some of you nuts: UI lag due to slow animations [video inside]

oh, so 1/5 problems you complained about is an actual issue. Good thing in the real world, most people don't open the multi task before trying to go to the home screen, which is probably why a lot of people don't know what you are talking about.

You see, most people would open the multi task when they want to switch between apps which are open, and there is no lag in doing so. If they want to go to the home screen to open a new app, they would press the home button and open the next app, where again, there is no lag.

So while yes, there is a slight bit of lag when going from the multi task to the home screen, how often do you do that?? There is pretty much no need ever to try and open the multi task before going to the home screen. Why you are doing so is a mystery to me. Even if there was no lag, you are wasting more time going from app to multi task and then to home screen than you could just hit the home button.

If you are so concerned about wasting valuable time, why are you taking extra, pointless steps to get to the home screen??
 
Thank you for this video. When I got my new 5s, I was using iOS7 for the first time. There was something about iOS7 that I didn't like, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I was not sure why my new 5s and iOS7 didn't feel responsive, and why my screen didn't seem to be registering all my finger taps. After watching your opening videos, I now see the animations are EXACTLY the problem. It indeed is driving me nuts. It may seem like a non-issue for some, but considering I immediately noticed the problem, I guess it is in fact an issue for some of us who try to get around quickly on the phone.

I think this is part of why so far I have been unimpressed with my 5s. It doesn't feel faster than what I had (a 4s with iOS6). Don't get me wrong; I like my 5s. It just felt surprisingly "same-y" despite upgrading from a 4s. The slowness makes me feel a bit disconnected from the phone.
 
[MOD NOTE]
Stop the bickering and discuss in a civil manner the topic.
 
xxBURT0Nxx said:
oh, so 1/5 problems you complained about is an actual issue. Good thing in the real world, most people don't open the multi task before trying to go to the home screen, which is probably why a lot of people don't know what you are talking about.

You see, most people would open the multi task when they want to switch between apps which are open, and there is no lag in doing so. If they want to go to the home screen to open a new app, they would press the home button and open the next app, where again, there is no lag.

So while yes, there is a slight bit of lag when going from the multi task to the home screen, how often do you do that?? There is pretty much no need ever to try and open the multi task before going to the home screen. Why you are doing so is a mystery to me. Even if there was no lag, you are wasting more time going from app to multi task and then to home screen than you could just hit the home button.

If you are so concerned about wasting valuable time, why are you taking extra, pointless steps to get to the home screen??
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I'm to delighted to hear that you are now getting some of the problem. Next step? Re-watch the video, start at 0:39. That's what happens when you switch between apps. Try a bit harder, you're getting there

// I did that video to demonstrate the lag. That's not the way I use iOS. And yes, the return home animation does not have lag
 
hieubui.rtz said:
I'm to delighted to hear that you are now getting some of the problem. Next step? Re-watch the video, start at 0:39. That's what happens when you switch between apps. Try a bit harder, you're getting there

// I did that video to demonstrate the lag. That's not the way I use iOS. And yes, the return home animation does not have lag
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umm, no there is no lag between opening apps. I open app after app after app and have absolutely no problems having to wait.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0SzBTuP34
 
If there is no lag, so animations are just too long... Look please at the OP's video when you use multitasking, you can not scroll fast for example with safari after openning the app.
 
coco67 said:
If there is no lag, so animations are just too long... Look please at the OP's video when you use multitasking, you can not scroll fast for example with safari after openning the app.
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The original video has no basis here, that is a video taken months ago while iOS 7 was still in beta. There have been substantial improvements in speed since then, and most of the "lag" is no longer there. :rolleyes:
 
The slow speeds really get me when I accidentally press the wrong button, because it takes so long to correct it.

I agree that the phone feels more disconnected and less responsive overall as a result. The number of times I have to tap a button more than once to get a response... I hope this is something they address, although with the way things are going, I don't see why we should hold hope.

My home button lag is worse than average because I have triple-click-home set to invert colors (which I need to prevent my eyes from steaming up in low light conditions with all the white light)
 
xxBURT0Nxx said:
umm, no there is no lag between opening apps. I open app after app after app and have absolutely no problems having to wait.

YouTube: video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0SzBTuP34
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I already said there's no lag in the back to home animation. In fact, Apple should make everything else like that: allow user to interact before animations stop
Rewatch my video at 0:39 and look how long it takes before scrolling actually works after swtching app
 
So we should wait for iOS 7 jailbreak and then some of developpers will make a tweak to speed up the animation, great ! :D
 
I have to agree with everyone who feel more disconnected from their iOS device because of iOS 7.

To me, it even feels like i don't want to use my iPhone 5 n the same way anymore. It just doesn't respond to all my taps as it used to and its driving me nuts really. The thing i used to LOVE about my iPhone was the ability to do everything lightning-fast.

It also really gives me headache that all apple need to do is to speed up every animation like 2x or 3x speed and it should be fine.

We can only hope that they will, or I surely wont be buying another iOS device.
 
Hassan212 said:
Ios 6 vs ios 7 , multitasking lag

http://youtu.be/5ewG1EAVUlI
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again, I want to ask why you are trying to go from the multi task switcher to the home screen?? Most people I know would open the multi task switcher to you know, switch between apps. Kind of silly to me that you are complaining about the speed, yet you are choosing to add an entire extra unnecessary step to the process of getting to the home screen. If you are in an app and want to go home, just press the home button. Way faster than trying to open the multi tasking switcher first.

While there might be some slight lag in the steps shown, I fail to see why you would even produce these steps in the first place, especially if you are so concerned about speed that a half second is causing you to complain??
 
Most likely because that's just one example of the lag occurring. It happens in many other scenarios as well.
 
xxBURT0Nxx said:
again, I want to ask why you are trying to go from the multi task switcher to the home screen?? Most people I know would open the multi task switcher to you know, switch between apps. Kind of silly to me that you are complaining about the speed, yet you are choosing to add an entire extra unnecessary step to the process of getting to the home screen. If you are in an app and want to go home, just press the home button. Way faster than trying to open the multi tasking switcher first.

While there might be some slight lag in the steps shown, I fail to see why you would even produce these steps in the first place, especially if you are so concerned about speed that a half second is causing you to complain??
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Just like what Altis said this is one example of the lag. If you use the multitasking switcher to go to another app the lag will be there just like it was when going back to the home screen.

I don't want to wait every time I jump from one screen to another. Ios 6 didn't have this problem why should ios 7.
 
xxBURT0Nxx said:
again, I want to ask why you are trying to go from the multi task switcher to the home screen?? Most people I know would open the multi task switcher to you know, switch between apps. Kind of silly to me that you are complaining about the speed, yet you are choosing to add an entire extra unnecessary step to the process of getting to the home screen. If you are in an app and want to go home, just press the home button. Way faster than trying to open the multi tasking switcher first.

While there might be some slight lag in the steps shown, I fail to see why you would even produce these steps in the first place, especially if you are so concerned about speed that a half second is causing you to complain??
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Since you have admitted that there are lags after multitask menu, I'd like let you know that people use multitask menu to switch apps (like you said) and there is lag every time, regardless what you are switching to (NOT JUST THE HOME SCREEN). If you did paid attention to my video, you should've seen the lag before you can do a scroll (or do anything)
 
kevpan815 said:
I have NOT noticed any SLOW animations and I have already played a couple of games like Sonic The Hedgehog, Final Fantasy 5, and Wheel of Fortune.
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We are talking about the lag that occers after system animations, NOT games #.
 
Altis said:
Most likely because that's just one example of the lag occurring. It happens in many other scenarios as well.
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So, let me see if I get this right:

1) Find a way that the system lags (no matter how unusual or unrealistic the usage is)
2) Repeat over and over until it annoys the crap out of you
3) Come here and post about it

Does that sound about right?


In my daily usage I have found iOS 7 the least bit laggy. But hey, I'm just a regular Joe using my iPhone the way I've always used it.
 
iOS 7 really kills workflow for me. I'm one of these people that knows the next 3 taps before the screen even shows the buttons. I'm just so familiar with the phone/apps. iOS6 was excellent for this because the animations were so minimal and the phone was usually on par with the average person's reaction time (animations stopped a good measure of time before you were ready to tap on something). With iOS7, I'm constantly waiting for the interface to finish its showboating before tapping on the next object. If I tap while the animation plays after unlocking the phone, either swiping doesn't work yet (for like 2 whole seconds) or the app icon will be highlighted but won't actually open until the animation stops.

I'm really bored with how slow iOS7 is because of this. I'd go back to iOS6 in a heartbeat and never look back if I could, but I can't. The only alternative is that keep begging Apple to stop ruining the experience with animations that are far too long or at least offer a feature (like Android) to change animation speeds.

Another thing: if you're one of those people completely fine with the animations (which is fine) but keep insisting that we're using our phones wrong and to "relax" or any of that crap, just save yourself the energy and get out. Not all of us use our phones like seniors. Believe it or not some people out there have the familiarity and reaction speed to find iOS7 animations too slow. You don't? Great, but you don't represent us, so stop trying to.
 
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