Concept Video iOS 7 Hints at Possibilties
Apple makes changes to iOS 7 team and designer concepts start to surface.
With the recent departure of Scott Forstall (former Senior VP of iOS Software Dev), Apple have subsequently replaced him with Jony Ive. With this change in management many people are hoping to see some major changes in the UI of iOS. Previous versions of Apple's mobile operation system have all had their ups and downs, but with a consistent cry from the public to change the notifications system and user interface.
Apple have also began fishing engineers out of their OS X department to work on iOS 7, which will probably be launch during Apple's annual WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference). With recent reports pointing to their corporate schedule falling behind, Apple is obviously pulling out all the stops to impress everyone in June.
In the mean time, some interesting concepts have started to appear, showcasing potential feature changes to the operating system. Most of these point towards enhanced lockscreens and handy widgets, gaining inspiration from different features already available to user through jailbreaks. The video below shows a designer F. Bianco showcasing some original and elegant solutions to user complaints. Feel free to check the video out, and give your opinion on what software changed you expect or would like to see from Apple.

I wonder why they post Apple News on this site? It brings the ire of the 'Droid fanboys
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Too bad no one's doing that for Android
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iOS 7 aka Android 2.0. "Ooooooh settings? what is that? I have seen that yet? Apple are such innovators, I can't wait for Android to copy 'Settings'.
Wait, no, you mean Apple might DO THINGS? That is huge news.
little or how much your laggy apps will crash. However all those force closes keep you from taxing ANY android device's shitty battery life.
Making a concept is not the same beast of making a real operating system... doing mock screens is even faster!
Correct. BTW, how's Siri working on that iP4?
Riiight....
Which things are you referring to? AFAIK, app drawers and sliding notification bars with access to settings are old news. People have been pointing that out for a long time, and all I see here is a rendering attempt to make iOS a bit more functional, like Android already is. Sorry if you feel these are negative comments, but it's just the truth exposed.
Sooo ... copying WP8 as well? It's a bad time for Apple if they are stealing ideas from jailbreakers too
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Making a proper critique is not the same as the trash talking that is rampant on here
Actually, I agree with you on the things that iOS 7 needs. Instead of talking out of my a$$ I own both 6.1.3 and 4.2.2 - and Google needs to work on making the OS a bit more stable (I still experience more crashes on my 7 - I also experience quite a bit of sluggishness - I had to root and swap kernels to get over that. Glitches aside - improving the interface for tablets would be nice - it still feels like a large screen phone - though Samsung's newest Galaxy is getting close to the Nexus 7.
The point is both OS could use some work - You're sorry I want Key Lime Pie to improve? Wow, you must think Android is perfect and couldn't be any better... Sigh
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Nexus 4, iPad Mini, Retina Macbook Pro 13
Wife has the Galaxy S3 and an iPad 3.
I have owned several Android tablets, and find them to be a miserable experience for the most part (Nexus 7 included). The iPad has far better apps, better build quality and better battery life. However, I cannot stand the iPhone for my daily smartphone device. That being said, I will NEVER again buy another Android device that is not a Nexus. HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola (now getting away from it, but still) all crud up their devices with terrible UI's and lagging updates.
My rMBP is the best laptop I have ever owned. The build quality is supurb, along with everything else. I like to think I am a balanced person, as I have no loyalty to one brand or another, I just have a loyalty to what works best (for me). I hope they continue to produce products that drive each other to produce the best each device can be.
TH caters to the iHaters seen by the articles they choose to post...lol.
Correct. BTW, how's Siri working on that iP4?
Riiight....
Which things are you referring to? AFAIK, app drawers and sliding notification bars with access to settings are old news. People have been pointing that out for a long time, and all I see here is a rendering attempt to make iOS a bit more functional, like Android already is. Sorry if you feel these are negative comments, but it's just the truth exposed.
Hey, I like apple, but am not blind...Siri plain sucks for a lot of things. I have Google Now voice search on my Ipad as well. Guess what, it gets things wrong also even though it does better. Google happens to just bring up web links for everything, it sucks at context, which is where siri does better, when it can understand that is.
Still...even though it sucks..it doesn't crash...
Sooo ... copying WP8 as well? It's a bad time for Apple if they are stealing ideas from jailbreakers too
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That'd be great if the stock crashed, then regular ppl could afford some
Even Android doesn't get all the features Google promises. There is a good one I wish IOS would get, the ability to map stuff on your computer then click an icon in chrome and it pushes the map/directions to your android device.
Google promised that in Jellybean and I still don't see iy on my wife's S3 anywhere.