Depending on where you come from, the iOS 7 may be the bigger, and better, piece of news than the new iPhone duo. Certainly true if you have the iPhone 5 and you intend on holding on to it, unfazed by what looks like a dilemma between a marginal upgrade and a candy-colored downgrade.
It's not about the phones though. Not yet. There's two of them for a change, which means Apple will be keeping us busy with double the usual amount of hardware to review. However, we cannot ignore the fact that we took the first glimpse of the new iOS 7 this summer as a sign - a promise? - of a better, new exterior design to come.
Yes, we liked the iOS 7 and, as it's about to start hitting the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 on September 18, we're taking a closer look at what's the biggest overhaul of the platform since it debuted in 2007. What makes it different this time is that we're not focusing on the new stuff but exploring the OS head to toe.
Let's start with a closer look at the list of features.
Complete UI overhaul with adaptive colors and system-wide Back swipe gesture
New system icons and folders, animated icons available
System-wide parallax effect
Dynamic wallpapers
Control Center with toggles, multimedia controls and shortcuts
Updated Notification Center with three tabs
New adaptive multitasking with new card interface, background refresh of apps and services
Updated Safari browser with unified search filed
iTunes online radio service
AirDrop file sharing
Inclinometer within the Compass app
Camera filters with live preview and new square mode
New Photos app with better photo organization, picture editing
Weather app with live weather animations
Updated Maps with Night mode and Turn-by-Turn walking directions
New Siri interface, new supported commands, new voices
Contact Blacklist
FaceTime audio calls
Activation lock
Automatic app update
Cellular data usage breakdown
Chinese-English, Italian, Korean and Dutch dictionaries
iOS in the Car coming in 2014 in selected cars
It's not about the phones though. Not yet. There's two of them for a change, which means Apple will be keeping us busy with double the usual amount of hardware to review. However, we cannot ignore the fact that we took the first glimpse of the new iOS 7 this summer as a sign - a promise? - of a better, new exterior design to come.
Yes, we liked the iOS 7 and, as it's about to start hitting the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 on September 18, we're taking a closer look at what's the biggest overhaul of the platform since it debuted in 2007. What makes it different this time is that we're not focusing on the new stuff but exploring the OS head to toe.
Let's start with a closer look at the list of features.
Complete UI overhaul with adaptive colors and system-wide Back swipe gesture
New system icons and folders, animated icons available
System-wide parallax effect
Dynamic wallpapers
Control Center with toggles, multimedia controls and shortcuts
Updated Notification Center with three tabs
New adaptive multitasking with new card interface, background refresh of apps and services
Updated Safari browser with unified search filed
iTunes online radio service
AirDrop file sharing
Inclinometer within the Compass app
Camera filters with live preview and new square mode
New Photos app with better photo organization, picture editing
Weather app with live weather animations
Updated Maps with Night mode and Turn-by-Turn walking directions
New Siri interface, new supported commands, new voices
Contact Blacklist
FaceTime audio calls
Activation lock
Automatic app update
Cellular data usage breakdown
Chinese-English, Italian, Korean and Dutch dictionaries
iOS in the Car coming in 2014 in selected cars
