Apple launches iOS 7, along with new interface for iCloud

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As promised last week, Apple has now begun to allow older iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices to start downloading iOS 7. This free update to Apple's mobile OS is a pretty major one, in terms of the changes the company has made to its user interface. It does away with the old icon design in favor of a "flat" look, much like Windows Phone devices currently have. You can expect to see many popular iOS apps to be updated over the next several days that will use the new look of iOS 7.

iOS 7 is also supposed to have a new method to search, an improved way to group images in Photos, and more. Apple has even thrown in a male voice for the first time to its Siri voice recognition system in this new update. Along with iOS 7, Apple has also made iTunes 11.1 available for download, adding in features such as iTunes Radio, where people can listen to 250 streaming radio channels or make their own. It also has Podcast Stations, where users can make their own podcast collections that automatically update with new episodes.

Apple has also decided to give its iCloud website interface a new look, one that is almost identical to the flat look of iOS 7. Apple has thrown in new interfaces for several apps including Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, and Find my iPhone.

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PittPosted:

At first I though it was kinda fruity but I like it now

PlusnetPosted:

It messed up a few of my friends iPhones, I don't really like the way it looks.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

I'm liking it so far, seems smoother for me. At first I didn't really like the app layout but I got over that quickly and doesn't even bother me now.

Dr-JPosted:

I love the new design and new way things are doen.

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

I like the design and everything about this update for my iPhone 4 it runs a lot smoother and blends in I think. Many people do not like the new design but I do :).

BoobsonPosted:

I like all the new features they implemented I just don't like the design I find it very awful and currently the iOS6 looks a lot better in my opinion.


I'm definitely not going to update for a while.

DissPosted:

gtapro151
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Urf I honestly see nothing significant in this update. Just some redesigned apps. Oh well. I expect this **** from Crapple.


This is exactly why I switched to Android.


Whys that, so you can lag around on a phone operating system on the go?


Wow, I didn't know my phone lagged. Seemed pretty smooth to me. Interesting. Secondly, any phone can lag.

Firstly if your "android" phone doesn't lag yet that means its almost new :P wait a while till it starts and you won't be able to do anything about it


I've had this phone for a year and a half. It's the Xperia Play. This thing is a hunk of ****, but with what I've done to it, it remains fine. And guess what, while your iPhail is having issues, mine is speeding along on 3 year old hardware on a 2 month old OS.


As far as lagging and how fast phones go, there are a ton of Android phones that have a way faster and better processor than the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 does have a pretty damn good screen resolution and ppi, and a pretty good camera, but I had a kind of low end Android that cost $200 prepaid (keep in mind prepaid phones usually cost a ton so this is a pretty cheap phone) which was the Evo 3D, and had it for about a year and it NEVER lagged and I did absolutely nothing to it to prevent it from lagging. I'm not hating on the iPhone but don't be a fanboy and hate on Android. Oh and by the way, you can do A LOT more on Android than on iOS. If you disagree, please tell me 3 things you can do on iOS that you can't do on Android. I can probably name about 10 things you can do on Android that you can't on iOS. Apple fanboys, stop hating. Oh ONE MORE THING, the reason why iOS is so smooth and easy to use is because they only have to develop it for ONE PHONE, where as Android, they have to adjust it at least a little for each individual phone, and theres HUNDREDS.


Finally someone that knows what they are talking about. But that is how it works. The only apps that get put on the Apple Store are ones that are optimized for their latest phone and their latest phone is the one that gets their latest firmware. Your old iPod is more than capable of handling Angry Birds, it's just they want to take your money as much as possible.


ive had plenty of andriod phones that lag and freeze the last iphone i had that had trouble running the os itself was the iphone 3g....you need a really high end andriod phone like the htc one or the s3/4 to have as smooth of experience that you get with the iphone and lets not even bring in battery life because its terrible on every andrio phone ive left my iphone in my car for a week and it has died. now as far as features yes andriod has more ill give them that. but lets not forget that every phone that comes out now looks like iphone when iphone came out there was nothing like it not even close and as far as the os itself goes much smoother as far as more you can do with andriod has that jobs is gone from apple so they wont have any new ideas.


My S3 has actually lagged quite a few times and it's froze once. All I had to do though was restart the phone.

gtapro151Posted:

Urf
Konviicted
Urf
TTG_KoReKz
Urf
JustSomeRandySkid
Aggie
Urf I honestly see nothing significant in this update. Just some redesigned apps. Oh well. I expect this **** from Crapple.


This is exactly why I switched to Android.


Whys that, so you can lag around on a phone operating system on the go?


Wow, I didn't know my phone lagged. Seemed pretty smooth to me. Interesting. Secondly, any phone can lag.

Firstly if your "android" phone doesn't lag yet that means its almost new :P wait a while till it starts and you won't be able to do anything about it


I've had this phone for a year and a half. It's the Xperia Play. This thing is a hunk of ****, but with what I've done to it, it remains fine. And guess what, while your iPhail is having issues, mine is speeding along on 3 year old hardware on a 2 month old OS.


As far as lagging and how fast phones go, there are a ton of Android phones that have a way faster and better processor than the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 does have a pretty damn good screen resolution and ppi, and a pretty good camera, but I had a kind of low end Android that cost $200 prepaid (keep in mind prepaid phones usually cost a ton so this is a pretty cheap phone) which was the Evo 3D, and had it for about a year and it NEVER lagged and I did absolutely nothing to it to prevent it from lagging. I'm not hating on the iPhone but don't be a fanboy and hate on Android. Oh and by the way, you can do A LOT more on Android than on iOS. If you disagree, please tell me 3 things you can do on iOS that you can't do on Android. I can probably name about 10 things you can do on Android that you can't on iOS. Apple fanboys, stop hating. Oh ONE MORE THING, the reason why iOS is so smooth and easy to use is because they only have to develop it for ONE PHONE, where as Android, they have to adjust it at least a little for each individual phone, and theres HUNDREDS.


Finally someone that knows what they are talking about. But that is how it works. The only apps that get put on the Apple Store are ones that are optimized for their latest phone and their latest phone is the one that gets their latest firmware. Your old iPod is more than capable of handling Angry Birds, it's just they want to take your money as much as possible.


ive had plenty of andriod phones that lag and freeze the last iphone i had that had trouble running the os itself was the iphone 3g....you need a really high end andriod phone like the htc one or the s3/4 to have as smooth of experience that you get with the iphone and lets not even bring in battery life because its terrible on every andrio phone ive left my iphone in my car for a week and it has died. now as far as features yes andriod has more ill give them that. but lets not forget that every phone that comes out now looks like iphone when iphone came out there was nothing like it not even close and as far as the os itself goes much smoother as far as more you can do with andriod has that jobs is gone from apple so they wont have any new ideas.

gtapro151Posted:

nice i had this months ago though lol

GossipPosted:

-Mark I updated to iOS 7 as soon as I got home from my classes.

I really like it and a lot better than iOS 6.

I think they made a good improvement and change with this.


It was confusing at first. It changed all my friends numbers to iCloud addresses. Confusing.


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