Apple iOS 7 beta review: Evening the odds

14 June 2013
The last couple of iOS updates were hanging on the wrong side between too little and too late. The user interface is six years old now and while it has been repeatedly polished in every revision so far, it was decidedly starting to look stale. And it's not just a matter of visuals either...

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  • 15 Jun 2013

Anonymous, 15 Jun 2013Stop pointing your fingers at apple and say that they stole... moreYour fruity company is the hypocrite because it hates copiers but it's the one doing it. As SJ said in an interview "we are shameless in stealing other people's great ideas".

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    • AnonD-140890
    • PSv
    • 15 Jun 2013

    the question is when it will be released??? if its gonna be released on september I might probable forget all about it then. I hope it will be released around july or august

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      • 15 Jun 2013

      Anonymous, 15 Jun 2013Stop pointing your fingers at apple and say that they stole... moreAsk your God Apple why they sued others for making phones in rectangular shape with rounded corners.

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        • AnonD-1825
        • p77
        • 15 Jun 2013

        Guest, 15 Jun 2013Microsoft, Nokia, and Google as well as all the manufacture... moreHow they can prove it? If you do some research jailbreak community has done all of those things a lot earlier than android or wp etc. Apple has borrowed or paid or hired people to use jailbreak tweaks before, in that world there is many great talents and great ideas.

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          • AnonD-79632
          • QGM
          • 15 Jun 2013

          "but others will have a point too in calling it a blatant copycat, and even a cartoonish mess." ....yup

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            • uF0
            • 15 Jun 2013

            AnonD-134749, 15 Jun 2013Copied windows phone front,multitasking and flat icon theor... moreYou must be new to android world.

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              • Anonymous
              • HI$
              • 15 Jun 2013

              Dude dynamic wallpapers arent live ones in the android since the 2.1...icons arent just like ssymbian belle.notification is not android's.come on in the keynote he was just describing android JB.Apple died when Jobs did.

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                • rJ4
                • 15 Jun 2013

                Copied windows phone front,multitasking and flat icon theory. And what did it copied from android? You all are saying?

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                  • 15 Jun 2013

                  Faixy, 15 Jun 2013When it releasefall 2013 (by september)

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                    • Anonymous
                    • v0q
                    • 15 Jun 2013

                    Stop pointing your fingers at apple and say that they stole some things from this and that. Either way all of these companies have stolen features and design from other manufacturers. Some people are just hypocrites.

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                      • 6iS
                      • 15 Jun 2013

                      Back swipe gesture is copied from UC Browser.

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                        • AnonD-13148
                        • uF0
                        • 15 Jun 2013

                        Apple will always be Apple - too dirty in business.

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                          • AnonD-13148
                          • uF0
                          • 15 Jun 2013

                          Apple copies samsung and android and then sues them. Wtf?

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 15 Jun 2013

                            Really?, 15 Jun 2013You think basic UI for camera is a disadvantage? That's why... moreAgreed 100%

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                              • 15 Jun 2013

                              From the point of view of a 60 year old, this interface is too white and severely lacks contrast! Constrast makes a huge difference in readability and with the stark white background and the fine font I have great doubts about being able to easily read this in all lighting situations. Not to mention the glare off a lit white background. Not impressed with the look. Hopefully the functionality will prevail.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nGw
                                • 15 Jun 2013

                                I see some of the disadvantages are Android features.

                                GSMArena. Why not just put, "disadvantages against Android"?

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                                  • recklesslife85
                                  • nGC
                                  • 15 Jun 2013

                                  How can you review a beta? Looking for web hits nothing more.

                                  As to all you Android fanboys - Android is a rip off of old windows phone and many other platforms. Android never innovated anything. iOS did when it first came around and Android and others copied. Don't fool yourself thinking its the other way around. I own a S4 and a i5 and I'm still yet to see anything innovation on the Android side.

                                  At the end of the day there just phones/os but you treat them like a sports team. Sad how pathetic humans really are. Kids and their toys.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • t7L
                                    • 15 Jun 2013

                                    android is still better...
                                    im excited to see LG G2

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4QS
                                      • 15 Jun 2013

                                      cool dude, 15 Jun 2013The true innovation was when jobs was alive...... time has... moreWhat planet are you from? That was steeling at it's height. Since then Apple has apologized and made changes. Not huge steps truly, but a start.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4QS
                                        • 15 Jun 2013

                                        Guest, 15 Jun 2013Microsoft, Nokia, and Google as well as all the manufacture... moreThis is reality...Reality sucks. Only the true thief can get away with such illegal unjust actions....The victim on the flip side needs a super case to get any where.