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iOS 7: All The Little Things! (Featuring iOS 7.1)
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I know it won't happen but I would love to see Control Center have the ability to be customized.
It only checks like once a day or so. And with server issues today and probably over the next day or two it'll probably be hit and miss in general.
Great Siri improvement
Siri has been improved a hell lot!! I am an Indian and Siri used to understand very few words though I do not have a very bad accent. However, in iOS 7, Siri understood me even though I have a sore throat...or maybe because I have a sore throat!
Siri has been improved a hell lot!! I am an Indian and Siri used to understand very few words though I do not have a very bad accent. However, in iOS 7, Siri understood me even though I have a sore throat...or maybe because I have a sore throat!
There is now a dedicated Videos, and Panoramas folder within the Albums folder in the stock Photos app.
Edit: also, if you're out of the messages app and you get a message, when you go to the app it doesn't automatically go to that thread with the unread message.
Edit: also, if you're out of the messages app and you get a message, when you go to the app it doesn't automatically go to that thread with the unread message.
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On an iPad 2:-
How come none of my calendar meetings show when I go to notification view? I have calendar enabled, it just says no entries.
Also, when viewing the calendar in its app, by year, how come there's no underlined dot or an indicator for something for a day that has an event or meeting in it?
How come none of my calendar meetings show when I go to notification view? I have calendar enabled, it just says no entries.
Also, when viewing the calendar in its app, by year, how come there's no underlined dot or an indicator for something for a day that has an event or meeting in it?
That's why I tend to use either Battery Doctor or Battery Saver by Kingsoft Technologies, as it tells you what stage of 100% you are at eg trickle 100% or fully charged. It was free & the time & it also can accelerate/re-allocate memory. Also encourages you to develop the best charging habits eg one full charge per month
When updating, it may have turned one of your calendars off...it did to my work one...
Just go to the bottom center and tap on "calendars" and make sure there is a check mark next to the one you keep your appointments on (or multiple ones).
Email can no longer be deleted by swiping in iOS7. Ouch
It can. The swipe to delete is no longer left to right it's right to left now
Didn't lose any information when I updated to iOS7 on my 4s.
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I am not to big a fan of this. I wish they kept left to right for delete as well.
I'm in mourning
First, let me establish that Im an Apple afficiando. 3 generations of iPhone. 2 iPads, Apple TV, Imac, Macbook Pro. That being said...
Well, after a full afternoon, evening, and early morning with iOs7 on my iPad, my review is I really, really dont like it. Not just mildly. Really. Its not because its change; I love change that brings new possibilities, opens new doors. That's why I moved from PC to the Apple Universe. Ultimately, to me, iOS7 is a large collection of arbitrary changes that bring no new real functional advantage over the previous configuration, and the interface itself is just plain ugly. Instead of a slick looking dock, we now have a solid opaque rectangle that the docked icons lie flat on. Instead of sophisticated dimensional icons, we now have 8-bit-style flat color images. And all of the tweaks internally? Well, as I say, all I find is a different layout that does essentially the same thing; swipe left instead of right, flick up instead of hover and x-out and Im finding that Safari is loading slower and clunkier than before. And, of course, the very first app I loaded up, a great little game Ive been playing the last week or so and am ALMOST finished with dies under 7. Natch.
Honestly, I think the interface makes it look like an iPad made by Playskool.
8 bit icons? They looked that way when they were new because that was the MOST that could be done under the 8-bit, 16 color architecture available at the time. So, what do we do with the worlds first 64-bit phone? Design an 8-bit style interface. Brilliant.
1. I wish, really wish, there was some way to back out of 7 and go back to 6 on my iPad.
2. I am NOT loading 7 on my iPhone. I dont want it looking the way my iPad looks, not at all.
3. Its made my deliberations over whether to upgrade to a 5s come to a full stop. I have no interest in committing to a phone that looks like this. I love the phone, but not like this. My analogy is Toyota. I owned a series of Toyotas in the 80s and 90s because they were essentially the highest quality vehicles on the market, and looked great. I havent owned one since the last 90s. I still think they are of superior quality. But, they've lost anything remotely attractive in their appearance. While I appreciate the quality, I LIVE in the ambiance of the vehicle itself, and cant stand the vanilla appearance theyve devolved to. That pretty well describes my feelings about the iPhone/iOS experience at the moment. Its dour, lacks energy, and has lost its sense of immersion into a unique environment.
4. One of Apples hallmarks has been the way its distinguished itself from its competitors; the OSx and iOS environments LOOKED unique and of higher quality than windows or android, or whatever. This new interface moves closer, not farther away, from those two environments; its a convergence I have no interest in. In particular, the flatness and color palate reminds me disturbingly of Windows 8s new blocky interface.
5. Does my opinion matter in the large scheme of things? No, of course not. But, it matters to me, and most definitely influences my purchases, and what I recommend to others. Ive already advised my daughter and wife not to upgrade their personal Apple equipment. I know there will come a time down the road where not upgrading will become unsustainable, and Ill cross that bridge when I get to it but not until I have to.
I know this is Jony Ivys thing. To me, it truly signals the end of the Jobs era. Somehow, I dont think it would ever have passed his muster. I sure as hell hope Mavericks doesnt echo this new look.
First, let me establish that Im an Apple afficiando. 3 generations of iPhone. 2 iPads, Apple TV, Imac, Macbook Pro. That being said...
Well, after a full afternoon, evening, and early morning with iOs7 on my iPad, my review is I really, really dont like it. Not just mildly. Really. Its not because its change; I love change that brings new possibilities, opens new doors. That's why I moved from PC to the Apple Universe. Ultimately, to me, iOS7 is a large collection of arbitrary changes that bring no new real functional advantage over the previous configuration, and the interface itself is just plain ugly. Instead of a slick looking dock, we now have a solid opaque rectangle that the docked icons lie flat on. Instead of sophisticated dimensional icons, we now have 8-bit-style flat color images. And all of the tweaks internally? Well, as I say, all I find is a different layout that does essentially the same thing; swipe left instead of right, flick up instead of hover and x-out and Im finding that Safari is loading slower and clunkier than before. And, of course, the very first app I loaded up, a great little game Ive been playing the last week or so and am ALMOST finished with dies under 7. Natch.
Honestly, I think the interface makes it look like an iPad made by Playskool.
8 bit icons? They looked that way when they were new because that was the MOST that could be done under the 8-bit, 16 color architecture available at the time. So, what do we do with the worlds first 64-bit phone? Design an 8-bit style interface. Brilliant.
1. I wish, really wish, there was some way to back out of 7 and go back to 6 on my iPad.
2. I am NOT loading 7 on my iPhone. I dont want it looking the way my iPad looks, not at all.
3. Its made my deliberations over whether to upgrade to a 5s come to a full stop. I have no interest in committing to a phone that looks like this. I love the phone, but not like this. My analogy is Toyota. I owned a series of Toyotas in the 80s and 90s because they were essentially the highest quality vehicles on the market, and looked great. I havent owned one since the last 90s. I still think they are of superior quality. But, they've lost anything remotely attractive in their appearance. While I appreciate the quality, I LIVE in the ambiance of the vehicle itself, and cant stand the vanilla appearance theyve devolved to. That pretty well describes my feelings about the iPhone/iOS experience at the moment. Its dour, lacks energy, and has lost its sense of immersion into a unique environment.
4. One of Apples hallmarks has been the way its distinguished itself from its competitors; the OSx and iOS environments LOOKED unique and of higher quality than windows or android, or whatever. This new interface moves closer, not farther away, from those two environments; its a convergence I have no interest in. In particular, the flatness and color palate reminds me disturbingly of Windows 8s new blocky interface.
5. Does my opinion matter in the large scheme of things? No, of course not. But, it matters to me, and most definitely influences my purchases, and what I recommend to others. Ive already advised my daughter and wife not to upgrade their personal Apple equipment. I know there will come a time down the road where not upgrading will become unsustainable, and Ill cross that bridge when I get to it but not until I have to.
I know this is Jony Ivys thing. To me, it truly signals the end of the Jobs era. Somehow, I dont think it would ever have passed his muster. I sure as hell hope Mavericks doesnt echo this new look.
It is logical, the swipe from the right will navigate you back (to your accounts, or list of emails). The same when browsing in Safari. So they had to change that behavior to remain consistent amongst applications.
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