{"id":7101,"date":"2013-06-21T16:07:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midastouch.goldgenie.com\/?p=7101"},"modified":"2013-06-21T16:07:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:07:30","slug":"ios-7-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/ios-7-review\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 7 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/529-00114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/529-00114.jpg\" alt=\"iOS 7\" width=\"529\" height=\"265\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7111\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s annual Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco followed much speculation. Usually the giants of innovation release a few more leaks ahead of the Conference, but this year the key players left more to the imagination than usual<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new iPhone is expected to be unveiled in the autumn but the big buzz surrounded the new IOS 7 Operating System for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Here we take a look at the key changes, mainly focused around design:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New-look App icons \u2013 In place of App icons that attempt to mirror their counterparts in the real-world, Apple is opting for simplicity and continuity across their Apps, with subtle motion. So for example, if a thunderstorm is predicted on a weather forecast, the App will display a thunder cloud. Apple\u2019s head of design John Ives said that this was part of an effort to achieve order amidst complexity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Run more Apps simultaneously \u2013 With IOS 7, your device will be able to run a greater amount of Apps at the same time. It\u2019ll be simpler to switch from App to App with an easy swipe across the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Smart App Updates \u2013 IOS 7 will note which Apps you are using most regularly and ensure the content for these Apps is always up to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy Access Control Centre \u2013 IOS 7 allows you to access a control centre with an easy bottom screen swipe. The control centre contains functions such as flight mode, brightness adjust, and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleaner Calendar \u2013 The Calendar has been streamlined and simplified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy Access Contacts \u2013 You can now access your address book while reading messages with a simple left-screen swipe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple share with AirDrop \u2013 This is a new feature enabling IOS users to easily share data among Apple devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Better photo organisation \u2013 iPhone pics will now be allotted moments \u2013 for example \u201cDay at the Beach\u201d or \u201cTrip to Paris\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>New Look Siri Personal Assistant \u2013 With a less robotic voice that now comes in a choice of male or female, the new Siri can tell you what people are talking about on Twitter, perform a Bing search, play your most recent voice mail, or adjust your phone\u2019s brightness \u2013 now in German and French too, with more languages scheduled soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The crowning glory: iTunes Radio \u2013 A new mobile device music streaming facility for IOS 7 that personalises your playlists based on what you\u2019ve bought on iTunes and listened to in the past. It also includes a one click iTunes purchase service. Free with ads, if you opt for iTunes Match $25555 per year service you can have it without advertising. It is coming to the US this autumn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Early murmurings on the new iOS 7 are looking good, with a nod from engadget and a CNET preview calling it \u201cthe most radical overhaul ever for Apple&#8217;s mobile software, bringing a cleaner, flatter, brighter look and a fistful of new features\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apple announced that iOS 7 will also be compatible for the iPhone 4, followed by the iPad 2, and the iPad Mini after that. Developers were given access to a test version on Monday 10th June. Everyone else will have to wait until the autumn, which is also when Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone. A version of iOS 7 is also being created for cars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Last week\u2019s annual Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco followed much speculation. 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