Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[Bungle73]

Turning 3/4G on/off? Something I imagine most people do quite a few times a day.

Most people? I don't.

I don't see the point having it turned on if I'm not using it, so it remains off until needed.

What for?

 

[Kanda]

I do like automatic updating of apps

 

[Callum91]

It's simple. I'm on wifi 99% of the time, therefore 3/4G remains off. When I go out, it goes on. I come back home, it goes off and wifi on. Everyone I've ever met has done this. You're all the freaks I tells ya!

 

[Kanda]

It automatically switches to WiFi (known networks) if in range... you weirdo!

 

[Callum91]

It automatically switches to WiFi (known networks) if in range... you weirdo!

I know, I'm a manual sort of chap. Can't let the machines dictate everything.

 

[Sunray]

You probably alone in doing that. It would be a button with your name under it.

Biggest gripe is wall papers and the new font bold or not.

 

[souljacker]

You probably alone in doing that. It would be a button with your name under it.

Biggest gripe is wall papers and the new font bold or not.

Do you never answer your phone or something?

 

[Bungle73]

You probably alone in doing that. It would be a button with your name under it.

Biggest gripe is wall papers and the new font bold or not.

Can't you just change your wallpaper? A busy wallpaper has never looked very good.

Do you never answer your phone or something?

I hardly ever even use my phone as a phone, so I've shifted the Phone icon from the dock completely and moved it elsewhere.

 

[Lazy Llama]

I've changed my wallpaper, a sort of blue colour with white speckles as it just didn't work well. Similarly I've changed my lock screen as the time/date wasn't clear. A bit of rejigging moved the lighter section of the image to the bottom

And to be honest I think it all looks much better now. Wasn't sure at first, but after a couple of hours of using it I'm pretty much used to it. I like having CC at hand without interrupting the current app.

Doesn't seem any slower than iOS 6 on my iPhone 4.

 

[Bungle73]

Soesn't seem any slower than iOS 6 on my iPhone 4.

Mine neither, nor on my iPad 2.

BTW on the more recently devices you can choose a "dynamic" wall paper, which is pretty cool.

 

[Bungle73]

And you get a sort of 3D effect with normal wallpapers, which I'm sure you've seen. Not on the iPhone 4 though.

 

[Lazy Llama]

Yeah, saw those on a mate's 5 running the beta.
Can't say they're deal breakers
My phone's getting on a bit so I might get a replacement at some point.

 

[Bungle73]

Got them on my iPad.

 

[Callum91]

The URL bar at the top of Safari on the iPad is alittle too large for my liking. Unless it's optical trickery and it's the same size as it's always been?

 

[editor]

You probably alone in doing that. It would be a button with your name under it.

Biggest gripe is wall papers and the new font bold or not.

That's not what I would call an attractive home screen.

 

[Bungle73]

You probably alone in doing that. It would be a button with your name under it.

Biggest gripe is wall papers and the new font bold or not.

You do know you probably don't need all those "Games 1,2,3" etc. folders now, as folders can hold a lot more apps than they could before?

 

[editor]

There's an interesting commentary on the changes here:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2013/0...-ipad-2-life-on-the-edge-of-apples-lifecycle/

 

[Sunray]

Only just installed it, still exploring.

It needs a proper tidy as I don't play many of them any more.

 

[Sunray]

That's not what I would call an attractive home screen.

Its a picture I really like looks fine on the lock screen. I have removed it from the wall paper and chosen one of the nice Apple ones. Much better.

 

[elbows]

You can fit more than 9 icons on a screen. Or at least you used to be able to. Now all my folders go onto two pages.

Well this does demonstrate one of the pitfalls of the new design philosophy - whenever there is a battle between some visual design they are wedded to, and some functionality, design now wins.

By this I mean that the reason folders only have 9 icons is because of the design of the icon that represents folders, and the way it zooms when you click on it. This wouldn't work if there were more than 9 icons per folder page.

Given that you also hate the zoom, this explanation is probably going to make you even more angry. It doesn't bother me because I hated the old folders so I didn't have a load of existing folders with 12 apps in when I updated. And I really like the zoom animations. But I can see why others may be unhappy about this change.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I don't know why we can't config what goes in the control centre....

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I do like automatic updating of apps

Oh yeah that is awesome! Nice to wake up and have a notification like some primitive Jarvis saying I've updated your apps for you.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Ive talks about creating iOS7 (interesting throwaway comment that it started last November, Forstal was gone a little while before that):

"So there was an incredible liberty in not having to reference the physical world so literally. We were trying to create an environment that was less specific. It got design out of the way."

Read the full interview here.

 

[elbows]

Well that was a tedious, fawning interview. And I'm not sure why that comment is supposed to be interesting, since Forstals love of skeuomorphic design, his fall from power, and Ive taking over as head of human interface stuff was all well reported at the time and was obviously going to have a big impact on iOS 7.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Starting wonder if the Apple execs have been rolled out due to rumours of bad sales of iPhone 5C given how friendly the coverage is:

“There’s a segment of the market that really wants a product that does a lot for them, and I want to compete like crazy for those customers,” he says. “I’m not going to lose sleep over that other market, because it’s just not who we are. Fortunately, both of these markets are so big, and there’s so many people that care and want a great experience from their phone or their tablet, that Apple can have a really good business.”

Read the full article here.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Weren't you winging about Samsungs use of plastic on another thread recently?

 

[editor]

Well that was a tedious, fawning interview. And I'm not sure why that comment is supposed to be interesting, since Forstals love of skeuomorphic design, his fall from power, and Ive taking over as head of human interface stuff was all well reported at the time and was obviously going to have a big impact on iOS 7.

Jeez.

He picks up his iPhone and slides the Notifications Center into place; it appears like information attached to a frosted shower door, where the world behind it is still visible.

"Look at that," says Ive. "The lovely thing about translucency is you're not sitting there going, 'Where have I just been taken?' because your world is still there."

Federighi nods. "You didn't just get walled off," he says. "It's about a different philosophy."

There is nothing fucking new about translucent screens. "Different philosophy," my arse.

 

[RedDragon]

Apple's plastic is different, it's 'unapologetic'.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Weren't you winging about Samsungs use of plastic on another thread recently?

Eh?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Apple's plastic is different, it's 'unapologetic'.

Haha!