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Re: iOS 7

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Post by josho »

dakrisht wrote: post #15
6thSigma wrote: post #14

Apple is continuously playing catch up with iOS rather than innovating like they were known for in the Jobs era. Most of these features are just copies of other popular apps/operating systems that came out over a year ago.

Couldn't agree more with this statement. WebOS + Android into one and the fanboys clapping

Really, you don't see the refinements?

At first glance the multitasking UI looks like Palm's. But, if you listen to the keynote there is a whole lot of logic built on how it's done.

Unlike my understanding of Palm/Android the apps are not continuously running and draining battery. Instead the OS chooses when to give the app cycles. E.g. the heuristic explained is something like: The radio is on and there is a strong connection, the phone just went into standby, so before powering down the radio give the most frequently used apps a few cycles to update their content.

To me that seems utterly brilliant. My phone retains its battery life while the apps stay up to date. To me that is brilliant design and why I appreciate Apple products.

Re: iOS 7

#112

Post by bhauer »

iOS 7 = iOS + Metro + Android = iMetroid.

Not bad looking in my opinion, if a little bit weak on color choices.

Re: iOS 7

#113

Post by josho »

dakrisht wrote: post #15
6thSigma wrote: post #14

Apple is continuously playing catch up with iOS rather than innovating like they were known for in the Jobs era. Most of these features are just copies of other popular apps/operating systems that came out over a year ago.

Couldn't agree more with this statement. WebOS + Android into one and the fanboys clapping

Really, you don't see the refinements?

At first glance the multitasking UI looks like Palm's. But, if you listen to the keynote there is a whole lot of logic built on how it's done.

Unlike my understanding of Palm/Android the apps are not continuously running and draining battery. Instead the OS chooses when to give the app cycles. E.g. the heuristic explained is something like: The radio is on and there is a strong connection, the phone just went into standby, so before powering down the radio give the most frequently used apps a few cycles to update their content.

To me that seems utterly brilliant. My phone retains its battery life while the apps stay up to date. To me that is brilliant design and why I appreciate Apple products.

Re: iOS 7

#114

Post by zrail »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #104

Don't mind the flatness. As someone who uses their ios devices mostly at night, I'm not looking forward to everything having a white background though. I wish there was a theme that could be enforced on all apps that could be swapped at appropriate times. You know, like Windows 3.1 in 1990.

Or if something like f.lux[1] was built in from the start. f.lux is the entire reason why I jailbreak my phone.

[1]: http://justgetflux.com

Re: iOS 7

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Post by [deleted] »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #104

Don't mind the flatness. As someone who uses their ios devices mostly at night, I'm not looking forward to everything having a white background though. I wish there was a theme that could be enforced on all apps that could be swapped at appropriate times. You know, like Windows 3.1 in 1990.

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Re: iOS 7

#116

Post by mongol »

Feels like KDE4, in a way. I think the graphical approach KDE took with KDE4, with new icons for example, made it look worse. It feels very much like Apple is no longer leading in the design department.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by spangborn »

shinratdr wrote: post #49

I love how people are simultaneously describing it as un-original and a ripoff while also invoking Android, WebOS, Windows Phone and Windows 7 Aero as to what it's "ripping off". Maybe it's actually original? If you think this is Windows Phone, you've never spent any time on that platform. Windows Phone is defined by solid colour tiles and typography. iOS 7 isn't, at all.

Just a guess, but I think they're more referring to WP's lack of depth in the UI - everything is flat.

Re: iOS 7

#118

Post by twoodfin »

The biggest surprise for me was the apparent introduction of a "double tap" action to switch between apps in the new multitasking view. I couldn't understand what the advantage of that was over a single tap.

Has Apple used "double tap" in iOS before? It seems like something they'd studiously avoided in the past.

Re: iOS 7

#119

Post by fibbery »

bane wrote: post #84
crazygringo wrote: post #30

Oh God why. I've got nothing against flat design done well, but this just makes everything so much harder to SEE . Look at the example screen for "Control Center" -- it looks like a geometric indistinguishable mess . The line around buttons is the same as the line dividing sections is almost the same as the line in sliders. The example screen for weather shows thin white text against a light blue background, which I…

the white text on light backgrounds is unbelievable

seems pretty inconsiderate toward those with impaired vision. there's little contrast, lots of light gray on white with pastel accents.

Re: iOS 7

#120

Post by hsshah »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #104

Don't mind the flatness. As someone who uses their ios devices mostly at night, I'm not looking forward to everything having a white background though. I wish there was a theme that could be enforced on all apps that could be swapped at appropriate times. You know, like Windows 3.1 in 1990.

Just use the 'Invert Color' option. Configure Triple Click for it. I use it all the time. And with this new design, it will be even better in this scenario.

Personally, I don't think I will like the super flat design though. They are swinging the pendulum into the other extreme.

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