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iOS 7: All The Little Things! (Featuring iOS 7.1)

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Small Changes

Here are a few I haven't seen posted:

1. When charging, there is a little flashing lightning bolt next to the battery icon.
2. The dynamic (moving) backgrounds respond to the phones movement (you can flip the phone upside down, and the bubbles will start falling the other way as if reacting to gravity).
3. World Clock will tell you how many hours behind or ahead a city is (example: Sydney - Tomorrow - 15 hours ahead).
4. Playlists, songs, artists, albums, genres etc. all have cover art next to them.
5. You can create an iTunes Radio station from songs already on your phone (based on artist or song).
6. Swiping down from the middle pulls down "spotlight."
7. New fields in Contacts - "Add Social Profile" (you can choose from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Myspace, Sina Weibo). "Add Instant Message" (you can choose from Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, QQ, Gadu-Gadu, or Add Custome Service). There are options to add phonetic first, middle, & last name.
8. Accessability chages: "Enhance Text Legibility" "Enhance Background Contrast" "Reduce Motion""Subtitles & Captioning" (allows you to toggle "Closed Captions + SDH" and lets you choose the style of the captions) "Ambient Noise Cancellation" "Switch Controls" (allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive device). You can now create custom gestures with "Assistive Touch."
9. Restrictions changes: "Editing & Deleting Photos" "iBookstore" "Car Display." Under "Allowed Content" you can restrict access to books with "Explicit Sexual Content," restrict access to websites with "Adult Content" or for "Specific Websites Only." Restrict access to your microphone from specific apps.
10. Mail, Contacts, & Calendars changes: Under "Add Account" Microsoft Hotmail is now Outlook. An option to "Shorten" names (abbreviate) to fit more names on a screen.
11. Cannot choose a font for "Notes" anymore.
12. There is now a "Blocked" list in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime settings ("You will not receive phone calls, messages, or FaceTime from people on the block list"). You can also change your voicemail password in Phone settings.
13. In Maps settings you can now choose "Preferred Directions" (driving or walking).
14. In Safari settings: AutoFill now shows a list of saved accounts and credit cards. There is a "Do Not Track" switch and "Smart Search Field" options.
15. Compass: swipe right for a built in level.
16. Mail changes: When reading an email, swipe from the left side of the screen to return to your inbox. While in "Mailboxes" view, when you hit edit, you now have the option of including "Unread" "To or CC" "Attachments" "All Drafts" "All Sent" & "All Trash" to your list of mailboxes.
17. You can add filters before you take a picture (like PhotoBooth).
18. Phone changes: Contact photo is next to everyone in your favorites list (if you don't have a photo assigned to that contact, it will simply show their initials in the circle where their pic would be). When you dial a number, you can see your background through the keys when you push them.
19. In Messages you no longer have to scroll the the top to access "Call" "FaceTime" and "Info"
20. In the App Store, "Genius" is now "Near Me." There is a wish list.
21. When you set an alarm, the little clock on the status bar now has bells on top of it.
22. The signal indicator in the status bar is now 5 dots instead of 5 bars.
23. In Safari, you can now turn on private browsing within the app. It's in the bookmark/shared links/reading list section (the open book icon).

There are more, but I'm done......
 
JSandefer said:
Here are a few I haven't seen posted:

1. When charging, there is a little flashing lightning bolt next to the battery icon.
2. The dynamic (moving) backgrounds respond to the phones movement (you can flip the phone upside down, and the bubbles will start falling the other way as if reacting to gravity).
3. World Clock will tell you how many hours behind or ahead a city is (example: Sydney - Tomorrow - 15 hours ahead).
4. Playlists, songs, artists, albums, genres etc. all have cover art next to them.
5. You can create an iTunes Radio station from songs already on your phone (based on artist or song).
6. Swiping down from the middle pulls down "spotlight."
7. New fields in Contacts - "Add Social Profile" (you can choose from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Myspace, Sina Weibo). "Add Instant Message" (you can choose from Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, QQ, Gadu-Gadu, or Add Custome Service). There are options to add phonetic first, middle, & last name.
8. Accessability chages: "Enhance Text Legibility" "Enhance Background Contrast" "Reduce Motion""Subtitles & Captioning" (allows you to toggle "Closed Captions + SDH" and lets you choose the style of the captions) "Ambient Noise Cancellation" "Switch Controls" (allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive device). You can now create custom gestures with "Assistive Touch."
9. Restrictions changes: "Editing & Deleting Photos" "iBookstore" "Car Display." Under "Allowed Content" you can restrict access to books with "Explicit Sexual Content," restrict access to websites with "Adult Content" or for "Specific Websites Only." Restrict access to your microphone from specific apps.
10. Mail, Contacts, & Calendars changes: Under "Add Account" Microsoft Hotmail is now Outlook. An option to "Shorten" names (abbreviate) to fit more names on a screen.
11. Cannot choose a font for "Notes" anymore.
12. There is now a "Blocked" list in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime settings ("You will not receive phone calls, messages, or FaceTime from people on the block list"). You can also change your voicemail password in Phone settings.
13. In Maps settings you can now choose "Preferred Directions" (driving or walking).
14. In Safari settings: AutoFill now shows a list of saved accounts and credit cards. There is a "Do Not Track" switch and "Smart Search Field" options.
15. Compass: swipe right for a built in level.
16. Mail changes: When reading an email, swipe from the left side of the screen to return to your inbox. While in "Mailboxes" view, when you hit edit, you now have the option of including "Unread" "To or CC" "Attachments" "All Drafts" "All Sent" & "All Trash" to your list of mailboxes.
17. You can add filters before you take a picture (like PhotoBooth).
18. Phone changes: Contact photo is next to everyone in your favorites list (if you don't have a photo assigned to that contact, it will simply show their initials in the circle where their pic would be). When you dial a number, you can see your background through the keys when you push them.
19. In Messages you no longer have to scroll the the top to access "Call" "FaceTime" and "Info"
20. In the App Store, "Genius" is now "Near Me." There is a wish list.
21. When you set an alarm, the little clock on the status bar now has bells on top of it.
22. The signal indicator in the status bar is now 5 dots instead of 5 bars.
23. In Safari, you can now turn on private browsing within the app. It's in the bookmark/shared links/reading list section (the open book icon).

There are more, but I'm done......
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Thanks for these findings! Some of them were posted on the front page of the post. :)

-Cheers!
 
JSandefer said:
Here are a few I haven't seen posted:

1. When charging, there is a little flashing lightning bolt next to the battery icon.
2. The dynamic (moving) backgrounds respond to the phones movement (you can flip the phone upside down, and the bubbles will start falling the other way as if reacting to gravity).
3. World Clock will tell you how many hours behind or ahead a city is (example: Sydney - Tomorrow - 15 hours ahead).
4. Playlists, songs, artists, albums, genres etc. all have cover art next to them.
5. You can create an iTunes Radio station from songs already on your phone (based on artist or song).
6. Swiping down from the middle pulls down "spotlight."
7. New fields in Contacts - "Add Social Profile" (you can choose from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Myspace, Sina Weibo). "Add Instant Message" (you can choose from Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, QQ, Gadu-Gadu, or Add Custome Service). There are options to add phonetic first, middle, & last name.
8. Accessability chages: "Enhance Text Legibility" "Enhance Background Contrast" "Reduce Motion""Subtitles & Captioning" (allows you to toggle "Closed Captions + SDH" and lets you choose the style of the captions) "Ambient Noise Cancellation" "Switch Controls" (allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive device). You can now create custom gestures with "Assistive Touch."
9. Restrictions changes: "Editing & Deleting Photos" "iBookstore" "Car Display." Under "Allowed Content" you can restrict access to books with "Explicit Sexual Content," restrict access to websites with "Adult Content" or for "Specific Websites Only." Restrict access to your microphone from specific apps.
10. Mail, Contacts, & Calendars changes: Under "Add Account" Microsoft Hotmail is now Outlook. An option to "Shorten" names (abbreviate) to fit more names on a screen.
11. Cannot choose a font for "Notes" anymore.
12. There is now a "Blocked" list in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime settings ("You will not receive phone calls, messages, or FaceTime from people on the block list"). You can also change your voicemail password in Phone settings.
13. In Maps settings you can now choose "Preferred Directions" (driving or walking).
14. In Safari settings: AutoFill now shows a list of saved accounts and credit cards. There is a "Do Not Track" switch and "Smart Search Field" options.
15. Compass: swipe right for a built in level.
16. Mail changes: When reading an email, swipe from the left side of the screen to return to your inbox. While in "Mailboxes" view, when you hit edit, you now have the option of including "Unread" "To or CC" "Attachments" "All Drafts" "All Sent" & "All Trash" to your list of mailboxes.
17. You can add filters before you take a picture (like PhotoBooth).
18. Phone changes: Contact photo is next to everyone in your favorites list (if you don't have a photo assigned to that contact, it will simply show their initials in the circle where their pic would be). When you dial a number, you can see your background through the keys when you push them.
19. In Messages you no longer have to scroll the the top to access "Call" "FaceTime" and "Info"
20. In the App Store, "Genius" is now "Near Me." There is a wish list.
21. When you set an alarm, the little clock on the status bar now has bells on top of it.
22. The signal indicator in the status bar is now 5 dots instead of 5 bars.
23. In Safari, you can now turn on private browsing within the app. It's in the bookmark/shared links/reading list section (the open book icon).

There are more, but I'm done......
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Thanks for the update! It's amazing!

(Not being a troll) I remember my old Sony Ericsson feature phone had #2: The dynamic (moving) backgrounds respond to the phones movement (you can flip the phone upside down, and the bubbles will start falling the other way as if reacting to gravity). Still can't forget how surprised I was about the accelerometer thing.
 
JSandefer said:
Here are a few I haven't seen posted:

1. When charging, there is a little flashing lightning bolt next to the battery icon.
2. The dynamic (moving) backgrounds respond to the phones movement (you can flip the phone upside down, and the bubbles will start falling the other way as if reacting to gravity).
3. World Clock will tell you how many hours behind or ahead a city is (example: Sydney - Tomorrow - 15 hours ahead).
4. Playlists, songs, artists, albums, genres etc. all have cover art next to them.
5. You can create an iTunes Radio station from songs already on your phone (based on artist or song).
6. Swiping down from the middle pulls down "spotlight."
7. New fields in Contacts - "Add Social Profile" (you can choose from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Myspace, Sina Weibo). "Add Instant Message" (you can choose from Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, QQ, Gadu-Gadu, or Add Custome Service). There are options to add phonetic first, middle, & last name.
8. Accessability chages: "Enhance Text Legibility" "Enhance Background Contrast" "Reduce Motion""Subtitles & Captioning" (allows you to toggle "Closed Captions + SDH" and lets you choose the style of the captions) "Ambient Noise Cancellation" "Switch Controls" (allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive device). You can now create custom gestures with "Assistive Touch."
9. Restrictions changes: "Editing & Deleting Photos" "iBookstore" "Car Display." Under "Allowed Content" you can restrict access to books with "Explicit Sexual Content," restrict access to websites with "Adult Content" or for "Specific Websites Only." Restrict access to your microphone from specific apps.
10. Mail, Contacts, & Calendars changes: Under "Add Account" Microsoft Hotmail is now Outlook. An option to "Shorten" names (abbreviate) to fit more names on a screen.
11. Cannot choose a font for "Notes" anymore.
12. There is now a "Blocked" list in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime settings ("You will not receive phone calls, messages, or FaceTime from people on the block list"). You can also change your voicemail password in Phone settings.
13. In Maps settings you can now choose "Preferred Directions" (driving or walking).
14. In Safari settings: AutoFill now shows a list of saved accounts and credit cards. There is a "Do Not Track" switch and "Smart Search Field" options.
15. Compass: swipe right for a built in level.
16. Mail changes: When reading an email, swipe from the left side of the screen to return to your inbox. While in "Mailboxes" view, when you hit edit, you now have the option of including "Unread" "To or CC" "Attachments" "All Drafts" "All Sent" & "All Trash" to your list of mailboxes.
17. You can add filters before you take a picture (like PhotoBooth).
18. Phone changes: Contact photo is next to everyone in your favorites list (if you don't have a photo assigned to that contact, it will simply show their initials in the circle where their pic would be). When you dial a number, you can see your background through the keys when you push them.
19. In Messages you no longer have to scroll the the top to access "Call" "FaceTime" and "Info"
20. In the App Store, "Genius" is now "Near Me." There is a wish list.
21. When you set an alarm, the little clock on the status bar now has bells on top of it.
22. The signal indicator in the status bar is now 5 dots instead of 5 bars.
23. In Safari, you can now turn on private browsing within the app. It's in the bookmark/shared links/reading list section (the open book icon).

There are more, but I'm done......
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I also found out by accident that you can stream via airplay while getting your data through LTE... this was always an issue for me as i have a dummy wifi setup at work strictly for airplay that has no internet so being that i used match i had to download songs to my phone before i could play them over my airplay. which also meant that i never used pandora but now with itunes radio i have use for this feature. I was always slightly annoyed that i would have to turn off my wifi at work to use the internet too but now it ignores the wifi connection since the phone apparently realizes it has no internet coming in.
 
If you put a folder in the dock it opens instantly without animation.

Hopefully this isn't a bug so you can get fast access to the apps in the dock.
 
Some UI elements in apps, such as the menu box of buttons are automatically converted to new UI elements.
 

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I couldn't go through all the pages, but I didn't see these mentioned.

1) The on/off toggles are jelly like and elongate a bit when dragged

2) The arrow-shaped handle on the Control and Notification Center turn into a straight line when your finger is on them.
 
think i found something strange. i reverted back to iOS 6.1.4 for the time being. now while i had 7, i both took pics with the camera and saved screen shots of the OS. when i restored back to iOS 6, the pics i took while on iOS 7 also restored to my photostream properly, however the screenshots didnt. is this because its beta and they are protected by NDA?
 
dictoresno said:
think i found something strange. i reverted back to iOS 6.1.4 for the time being. now while i had 7, i both took pics with the camera and saved screen shots of the OS. when i restored back to iOS 6, the pics i took while on iOS 7 also restored to my photostream properly, however the screenshots didnt. is this because its beta and they are protected by NDA?
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I believe it's because in. iOS 7 screenshots don't upload to photo stream automatically
 
Rogifan said:
Those folders don't look translucent like in the screen shot I posted. Perhaps a bug?
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Yeah the beta 1 is not the same build they show in the official video (or at the WWDC introduction).
Folders look pretty ugly in beta 1, but I think they'll be much nicer in the next one.

Same applies to the animation when sending a text in iMessage. The animation is just awesome in the Apple video (at about 3:35) but not closely as nice in beta 1. I hope we'll get the one from the video :)
 
WhackyNinja said:
I believe it's because in. iOS 7 screenshots don't upload to photo stream automatically
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they were for me. i took a bunch of pics, maybe 5, and like 10 screen shots. all of them were in photostream properly while on ios7. now that im back to 6.1.4, only the actual pics i took are still on photostream, the screen shots deleted themselves.
 
Alex89 said:
Yep
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For now... Carrier (GreddyT&T, for example) are going **** a brick when they find out. People are going to be switching to the basic minutes plan.

Remember tethering was enabled back in the day during betas even if you didn't pay for it. We'll see how long this lasts.
 
I've noticed that we can edit text in Siri.
Example :
Me : What do you know about bla bla bla..
Siri : Sorry, i don't understand.

So.. i can edit my text into something... And Siri will answer anything..

While editing, the keyboard appears.

I think this is the hidden feature of Siri.. Try it!!:):D

Sorry.. no photo, because I've downgraded my iPhone to iOS 6.. Still many bugs... Bluetooth cannot connect, I can enter Photo while my iPhone is locked, etc
 
secretscarlet said:
I've noticed that we can edit text in Siri.
Example :
Me : What do you know about bla bla bla..
Siri : Sorry, i don't understand.

So.. i can edit my text into something... And Siri will answer anything..

While editing, the keyboard appears.

I think this is the hidden feature of Siri.. Try it!!:):D

Sorry.. no photo, because I've downgraded my iPhone to iOS 6.. Still many bugs... Bluetooth cannot connect, I can enter Photo while my iPhone is locked, etc
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Thats been in there since Siri first appeared.
 
Alarm Clock

Something i noticed this morning, not sure if its on here as i haven't read the whole thread...when snoozing an alarm clock, lock screen now shows how long snooze you have left :)
 
In iOS6 you could swipe down your keyboard and read the messages, even when you were writing a new one, in iOS7 this isn't possible anymore! So for example, when you are answering a couple of questions, you have to memorize them all before you answer because you can't look back when you're typing a new (long) message!
 
KeanosMagicHat said:
One of the new features on iOS 7 is the ability to toggle cellular/mobile data access on a per app basis.

Settings > Cellular or
Settings > Mobile

and scroll down to the bottom.

To cater for the many people out there currently without an unlimited data plan, I've asked Skype many times to add in a "use on the Wi-Fi only" option to no avail.

It appears that iOS 7 may have solved this problem.

Having changed the toggle to off for cellular/mobile data for Skype, it warned me the next time I opened the application that this was the case.

Great stuff as now people can leave Skype on without worrying about it affecting their data allowance.

Will be useful for many other apps too, I expect.
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melb00m said:
Yeah the beta 1 is not the same build they show in the official video (or at the WWDC introduction).
Folders look pretty ugly in beta 1, but I think they'll be much nicer in the next one.

Same applies to the animation when sending a text in iMessage. The animation is just awesome in the Apple video (at about 3:35) but not closely as nice in beta 1. I hope we'll get the one from the video :)
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Good to know. I can't wait to hear about beta 2. I wonder if beta 2 is what they wanted beta 1 to be but ran out of time?
 
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