What do YOU think about iOS 7? (Poll)

[Skull One]

Apple doesn't play "catch up". Apple's engineering approach to product design is done differently than every other manufacturer out there.

Android starts with screen size, then CPU, Cellular, WiFi, GPU, case size and last battery. Look at the 200+ different models with 18+ screen resolutions for proof. And always remember, Android is already written before they start the phone design.

Apple on the other hand works backwards. The look at case size, battery, Cellular, WiFi, CPU, GPU and finally screen. This means they have to design their software AFTER they see what the battery life can maintain to meet their current standards.

Every feature you see in Android comes at a battery cost. No if, ands or buts. iOS is designed around the battery cost and they only add a new feature once the new iPhone has the battery life to support it. Hence why older phones don't get certain features.

The net affect of this design philosophy, by Apple, is very clear. iOS is more stable than Android.

 

[Addi]

Incredibly awesome!??

 

[Skull One]

You are right on that part that you said apple is backward thinking


That explains why there RECENT products are boring and lack any form of innovations

ROTFLMAO....

Innovation does not equate to progress. And boredom is what someone perceives. Maybe you should be questioning how you are perceiving things.

Also, keep this in mind. Android was being developed back in 2005. It was introduced as an OS only, no phone made for it yet, the same year the iPhone was released (2007). The first Android handset wasn't made until late 2008 and didn't gain traction until the late 2009.

Yet the iPhone was designed and built in 2006, was released in 2007, had released generation two before the first Android phone was available for public sales and released the third generation before Android got traction in Nov of 2009.

Wonder why that happened that way? Could it be because iOS actually worked?

Innovation... Interesting choice of words for your opinion. It almost seems like you know absolutely nothing of the history of either Android or iOS.

 

[aox4121]

IOS7 is a game changer on pretty much every level. They're finally getting it! I didn't hold out a prayer that Cook could continue in Jobs' footsteps after his early bad missteps. But iOS7 has renewed my faith in Apple. Other than the terrible girlie icon color scheming others are mentioning. Icons are the easiest to change after jailbreak. I also think its hilarious how Apple has obviously watched over the shoulders of the jailbreak community as there are some direct steals from the Cydia world.

Can't beta test yet - but overall very impressed with demo on KeyNote address. I will buy a 5S immediately on launch day. I did not with the 5. Too unimpressive to lose my jailbreak on my 4S over.

Well done Apple! Been with you since iPhone 2G. Best update yet. Now you better smack it out of the park on battery life!!!!!

 

[Skull One]

Calendars+ by Readdle went free earlier today. Switched to it on my iOS 7 install this evening due to the built in Calendar app being completely useless. Suggest anyone that uses iOS 6 (or even 5) Calendar daily, get this just in case Apple doesn't fix the iOS 7 version before final release.

 

[mesii23]

My biggest gripe so far is the keyboard. It's the same miserable typing experience that it's been for a while. Apple is lagging so far behind Android in this department.

There is also a glaring lack of consistency across the icons and apps.

It will be interesting to see how the Betas progress

 

[jntdroid]

My biggest gripe so far is the keyboard. It's the same miserable typing experience that it's been for a while. Apple is lagging so far behind Android in this department.

There is also a glaring lack of consistency across the icons and apps.

It will be interesting to see how the Betas progress

I'm not disagreeing with you because the keyboard experience has to be one of the more subjective out there. But I keep hearing people talk about how the iPhone keyboard is horrible compared to Android now, and I'm simply not seeing that - and trust me, I've got a lot more experience using Swiftkey, Swype, the JB keyboard on a handful of the top Android devices than I have on the iPhone 5's keyboard.

But in my experience, I've found the iPhone's auto-correct more accurate than Swiftkey - especially with unique situations like combined words or contractions. Though Swiftkey is close, and excellent. I'm not a small person, but I'm not huge either - so maybe if I had huge hands/fingers, that would help sway me more towards Android's keyboards due to the larger screens?

For me, the touch response superiority of the iPhone contributes to making the keyboard experience faster and smoother. I do wish they would add some sort of swype-like functionality for the one-handed times, however.

 

[mesii23]

I'm not disagreeing with you because the keyboard experience has to be one of the more subjective out there. But I keep hearing people talk about how the iPhone keyboard is horrible compared to Android now, and I'm simply not seeing that - and trust me, I've got a lot more experience using Swiftkey, Swype, the JB keyboard on a handful of the top Android devices than I have on the iPhone 5's keyboard. But in my experience, I've found the iPhone's auto-correct more accurate than Swiftkey - especially with unique situations like combined words or contractions. Though Swiftkey is close, and excellent. I'm not a small person, but I'm not huge either - so maybe if I had huge hands/fingers, that would help sway me more towards Android's keyboards due to the larger screens? For me, the touch response superiority of the iPhone contributes to making the keyboard experience faster and smoother. I do wish they would add some sort of swype-like functionality for the one-handed times, however.

For me the iphone corrections are wrong 80% of the time so I spend much of my time fixing the mess it makes

Swiftkey is my go to on Amdroid. It learns how I speak and most of the time I barely have to type, I can usually just used the word predictions that crop up.

I noticed that the double click and then swipe left for music controls are gone, gonna miss those

 

[scifan57]

For me the iphone corrections are wrong 80% of the time so I spend much of my time fixing the mess it makes

Swiftkey is my go to on Amdroid. It learns how I speak and most of the time I barely have to type, I can usually just used the word predictions that crop up.

I noticed that the double click and then swipe left for music controls are gone, gonna miss those

If you want the music controls in iOS 7, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, they're part of the control centre.

 

[mesii23]

If you want the music controls in iOS 7, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, they're part of the control centre.

Thanks for the info on that one, don't know how I missed that, although I will say I haven't gotten used to control center being there, so I haven't used it much yet since I keep forgetting it

 

[Skull One]

Everyone might want to read the following: http://www.iphoneforums.net/forum/i...-majority-battery-drain-ios-7-beta-1-a-58117/

Merry something and another!

 

[xrayeyes]

It doesn't sound like iOS7 will bode well for an iPhone4? I guess it remains to be seen. I wish there was a way to downgrade easily once you install it if you don't like it. I also have major issues with autocorrect and hope the keyboard design will improve someday. I don't have a dev. acct and have not downloaded iOS7, so I will wait to see what you guys eventually have to say about putting it on an iPhone4.

 

[Tristan]

Ios 7 on iPhone 4 will slow down your phone dramatically, and its easy to downgrade, but after saying that I have a dev account,

 

[Jrome.brooks]

Remember ios7 is only on beta it's not the final product it's going to get smoothed out and apple is going to add a few things don't worry

 

[AZsteelman]

Merry something and another!

Dude, you crack me up!