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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  • AnonD-155632
  • utu
  • 15 Jun 2013

BTW, after all the lawsuits Apple have been filing against other manufactures and all, they have finaly managed to steal from everyone else I guess.
Atleast people who used to buy Nokia phones will get confused and buy a iPhone instead.

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    • AnonD-155632
    • utu
    • 15 Jun 2013

    I have been using this and why does it feel like my android phone but everything upside down???
    And everything looks like Nokia feature phones.
    And the multitasking looks like the card UI from my Veer 4G.

    Are they trying to make a mash-up of all the OS's???

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      • Anonymous
      • as5
      • 15 Jun 2013

      I had pretty same user interface two years ago on Android. MIUI, to be more specific.
      Now who's copying who?

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        • Anonymous
        • Ld7
        • 15 Jun 2013

        Android has become the OS everyone is copying these days. Or maybe the video is fake because it looks like an older version of Android with some Home Launcher in the looks of iOS. Anyway, didn't even know that previous iOS versions were so behind their time. Multitasking in 2013??? LOL

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          • AnonD-1825
          • p77
          • 15 Jun 2013

          This is very cool http://youtu.be/ybLFPuvJa-g

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            • AnonD-1825
            • p77
            • 15 Jun 2013

            Tom-Helge, 14 Jun 2013Come on man, don't be blinded on Apples praise mode that ev... moreI dont like the icons(some of them) which apple made, but the guy who you said didnt do any better (of course this is only matter of taste) if you like them ok, i dont for me those look too amateur and also just weird, like that music note with odd colors phone icon again weird colors and black phone just doesnt work etc., i hope the icons still change before the launch and i think they will!

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              • Aikato
              • ubJ
              • 14 Jun 2013

              Whatever Apple make haters may continue hate it & lovers continue love it. The important is we are happy whatever we purchase because thats the money we hard earn. Everybody win win win. I love technology. Thanks to Apple,Android,MS & BB.

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                • HOo
                • jBu
                • 14 Jun 2013

                HTC ONE better than all. i07 nothing special with old design. just longer, and longer screen and design stay the same.

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                  • sunny
                  • 6PI
                  • 14 Jun 2013

                  hey! copy or not... if its helping... its good. but not my point.
                  I am here to say that iphone will be the next champion of cartoon characters :-D Hahahahahaha

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                    • Aikato
                    • ttk
                    • 14 Jun 2013

                    RaReSh BORCEA, 14 Jun 2013This OS is just a copy from everybody else!!! The UI is the... moreAnd remember before Android features was born. Jailbreak already using it. So, most of these new iOS7 features are taken from jailbreak. Thanks to genius jailbreak developer. FYI androind is just only born because of limitation of ios. The same year first iphone was born is jailbreak also was born. Android gingerbread, ics& jb was in 2011. How would you say that ios7 is copycat from android. Its clearly that all OS features are copy from jailbreaker. Thanks jailbreak community. Dont mess with me because I use android froyo, gingerdread and now jb. I love both platform but calling ios7 is from android is not fair for jailbreakers because they are soul of all of these.....

                      AnonD-1825, 14 Jun 2013Doesnt look that good really, too white, also lack of style... moreCome on man, don't be blinded on Apples praise mode that everything looks so good and so on.

                      When the rest of the OS explodes in the color white, then the rest should be in style with that.

                      You don't make an OS that have a white home screen, a blue settings menu, and a pink camera interface just to make an example on this.

                      If you want it to look good, then use the same color all over it.

                      To many color variations looks to childish.

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                        • AnonD-1825
                        • p77
                        • 14 Jun 2013

                        Tom-Helge, 14 Jun 2013The fact that someone actually thinks iOS 7 looks good is m... moreDoesnt look that good really, too white, also lack of style. He actually didnt make any of those icons looks better than what apple did.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 4Zm
                          • 14 Jun 2013

                          i dont like apple but lets be real here, the thing doent look too bad.

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                            • t1$
                            • 14 Jun 2013

                            I didn't expect this from Apple's iOS7.. This is just another copy of Windows 8, Android and Symbian.. The UI is completely a copy, a mixed copy of the three OS. Wish Jobs was alive. Apple makes amazing phone when it comes to the hardware designing of the phone and software like iOS 5. The icons resembles of the icons of Symbian, Notification bar Android, fonts are of Windows Phone 8(Music playing in the status bar) I'm completely let down by Apple.. Earlier Samsung, and now Apple. No iPhone for me this year. Would rather buy a Jolla phone running on Sailfish OS.

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                              • AnonD-8044
                              • mq1
                              • 14 Jun 2013

                              Apple don't half talk a good story bloody hell ive had a new theme everyday on Symbian years ago..This jonny ive goes on about they worked together with precision to create something extraordinary,something never been done before,something of beauty...Together using the best of our abilities and top level craftsmenship and finest engineers we've created something gorgeous..Its taken the upmost of our abilities and hours checking the finest detail to bring the user the best in engineering and technical prowess to achieve this level of simplicity..


                              Ok that's not word perfect but folk must know what I mean..They talk like hypnotists trying to instill this euphoria into the mind by pushing subliminal constant chants to make us believe they have spent hours to deliver what we see..They have not done any different to any other company that's has to go through testing and design stages ,,,what about building these huge suspension bridges and buildings in earthquake zones these are design feats of technological prowess not a few crap coloured symbols and a card system copied from WEB O/S and pull down menu from Android...My god Apple you spurt some tripe from your mouths.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • H5K
                                • 14 Jun 2013

                                AnonD-100090, 14 Jun 2013The fact is Apple are done with innovation and are now play... moreiOS 9, coming to a memory leak near you!

                                No thanks, my only hope for Android as an OS is if modders can get Android apps running on webOS.
                                I loved my HP Touchpad.

                                  The fact that someone actually thinks iOS 7 looks good is making me to believe that those peoples must be somekind of a fluffy Hello Kitty Online lover.

                                  There are way to many color variations in the OS / icons that makes the viewing experience pretty bad.

                                  Take a look at this and see for your self on how Apple actually should have themed iOS 7: http://www.baekdal.com/opinion/fixing-the-ios-7-icons/

                                  Apples design team are horrible. Hire the man in the article and get iOS 7 some really nice looking UI.

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                                    • YbM
                                    • 14 Jun 2013

                                    i still prefer my i5 over my GN!!

                                      The best smartphone + the most advanced os = cant wait to update my iphone 5
                                      Thanks Apple!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • v0X
                                        • 14 Jun 2013

                                        The best os for a smartphone, lots of unique & new features that many people will enjoy