Apple released iO 7 today.
iOS 7 has hundreds of new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari, Siri and introduces iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes. In addition, iOS 7 has been engineered with deep technical and design integration with both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.
iOS 7 runs on iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini and iPod touch (fifth generation).
So, provided you successfully navigated your way through the flood of traffic that ensued with so many downloading the new operating system for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and/or iPad mini, what do you like or dislike about iOS 7?
I am the original Apple fan boy from 1984. I stood 11 hours in line for the first iPhone in June 2007. I have always updated my iPhone with the latest iOS version ASAP.
So today, I updated my iPhone and IPad as well as my wife’s iPhone and iPad.
I was shocked when I saw the thinner text and no obvious buttons. After I entered my pass code, I did not notice the OK button tucked right in and not set apart and obvious.
The Contacts list text was too thin for me.Some of the Safari action button stay in the background barely seen.
OK, so after some tweaking of the text size, I find the text now acceptable. I am getting used to it although I think Ives went overboard on the buttons. What is wrong with a border around the button icons?
I am enjoying the new added features (auto app updates, new control center, notification and multitasking panels) that makes up for my slight discomfort.
So the bottom line is that iOS 7 is indeed a radical change visually. I still know how to use it but there is a slight cognitive dissonance.
Welcome iOS 7.
really? a fanboy who has been living under a rock and never saw even one preview of iOS 7 or visited Apple’s iOS 7 page and not until updating did you see this look for the first time. sorry but this doesn’t add up
I have not been living under a rock!! Why do you treat me like a troll? I have read lots of articles on iOS 7 but seeing pictures in an article is not the same as seeing in person on your own device. Can your brain visualize that or is that too complicated for you?
no, it still does not add up to me, I think of all of the people who did indeed see pictures/video/apple.com of the new interface beforehand the percentage that were shocked when they actually got it on their device would be extremely low, unbelievably low
And would one who stood in line for eleven hours on June 29, 2007 refer to the designer as Ives, when it’s really Ive?
Maybe he is talking about Burl Ives.
Hey you kids, get off my lawn!
It works fine, but the look is pure Playskool or Fisher-Price, as in “My Liitle Smartphone.”
Yes,I imagine that would take some getting used to. Fortunately for me, the transition was less traumatic, as I already had Hello Kitty gear, including a pink branded netbook with matching backpack.
And that reminds me. I recently had an inspiration for a line of newborn baby clothes called ‘Goodbye Kitty’.
Think it will sell…?
Amazing. Exceeds expectations. Like a brand new phone with a faster processor
For some people, you might find that Settings/General/Accessibility/Invert Colors makes the overall appearance much more tolerable. I suggest everyone try it, at least – you might be surprised. Reply to give an opinion once you’ve tried it.
Unfortunately, while the iOS themes are improved by inverting, that pretty much destroys anything with pictures. Wish there was a way to do both – inverted iOS theme with normal pictures.
I use this mode all the time especially when reading anything in low light situations, sure wish there was a way to enable Night Mode (see Maps after dark) all the time, a dark theme would be great
It would be even nicer if it was in the control panel where you could reach it easily and quickly.
you mean to turn on the “invert colors” feature? I assign it to my triple-home-click in Accessibility (bottom), switch back and forth all the time
Tell Siri, “Invert colours.”
hey that’s cool, it even works when I say “invert colors” but it would still be nice if there was a night mode or dark theme to reduce the amount of times I have to make that request of Siri
I like it! I set it up on my wife’s iPad without telling her and I am waiting for her reaction.
haha, I love doing that, most of the time they say “hey that’s cool!”
oh turns out iPad 2 and 3 only got partial blur effects (no keyboard, notification, and control center blur/translucency) 🙁
Love the look and feel on my 4s but it drinks the battery charge like my car does with gas with the AC on. Wish there was a feature to tell you what’s sucking the most juice.
Never mind! Went to Apple site, iTunes Support and downloaded iTunes 11.01 from there. 🙂
Starting to master it. Was WAY different than what I expected but man I am LOVING it. Very impressive Apple. Well done!
it looks ok on the 4s but i felt it was real horrendous on the iPad 2. The design cues are more in favour of a large screen iphones. Am surprised that ibooks, find friends, podcasts and itunes U are not updated to meet the new design of ios 7. hopefully they are done as they are a real eye sore. Ios 7 on the ipad needs some re thinking. The UI changes makes you feel as if you are holding a small screen device. Maybe I will get used to it over a period of time.
I like iOS 7. My poor 32g 4S memory is stuffed. I’ll be in line somewhere for the 5s and I’ll get the 64g.
A) I love it
B) An ‘open thread’? Has there ever been a ‘closed’ MDN thread…?
Closed minds, maybe, but never a closed thread. 😉
Closed minds?
I refuse to believe that…..doh!
Battery life has taken a huge hit. iPhone 5 on Verizon.. 🙁
It’s a stinking ass Microsoft knockoff turd
Blown away. Extraordinarily happy. Far better than I imagined.
I haven’t stopped playing since I got it installed!
Agreed. Just installed on my ipad and iPhone. Much better experience then the testing I’d done on friends devices. Very smooth.
Watch me create havoc.
HA! I GOT THE LAST WORD!
Very glad to see Playlist return to a much more functional state in the new Music app.
Overall IOS 7 is a great update. Can’t wait to see it on the iPhone 5S.
Seems ‘Hello Kitty’ has taken over my phone.
No real escape from Android, then.
The font and the screen are very hard on your eyes I wish it was a way to adjust the contrast to better suit my eyes and personally I think it is the ugliest update I’ve seen from Apple years it seems to work very snappy very smoothly but it is very hard on my eyes
check Accessibility settings to adjust how things appear, lots of options, some previous comments have more details
I like it, but when you group apps together, the grey background colour is very dead. Should have app to customise these & add a “roof” type cover, within & under which, that group of apps, reside. So much cleaner interface. Good developer opportunity also !!
Great!!!
Love love loving it! I’m on a 4S. Great flow and functionality, and actually I like the interface. Yes, there is definitely some things that could bear improvement, but let’s not forget that this is 7.0. I think that what they were able to accomplish in about eight months is amazing.
One complaint: I was bummed to find out that the multitasking does not extend to non-Apple apps being able to take control of audio. There’s so much great music now available in YouTube: this includes full albums, concert videos, the works. I’d love to be able to listen to this music while doing something else on the phone; unfortunately, ever since the divorce with Google, YouTube is no longer a core app and therefore this is (still) not an option.
Love that sound it makes when you plug it in! Much more of a positive sound if you will. The new rings tones are great as well. IOS7 is pleasing to the eyes and ears…
hideous!!!
Polished: from the download bar to the tips offered in setting up.
Really fun: nothing like looking closely at an OS and learning new things about it. Its not the thrill I felt when the iPhone 3G first arrived, but, it works a hell of a lot better, and faster.
Fresh.
I know we, iOS 7 and I, will soon be old friends.
I recall now that the 3G did not arrive, I got in line before dawn for it.
Yes!!! I can’t believe how many people have already installed it. It’s a nice change, still learning, but that’s half the fun. Very nice update, a lot of improvements, not sure about the calendar yet though, seems like I have to do scrolling that I didn’t have to do before. I’ll do more investigating.