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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  • 16 Jun 2013

AnonD-87800, 15 Jun 2013Probably Johnny Ive loves playing barbie. hahaha, that's a deep secret Ive has.

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    • 16 Jun 2013

    Anonymous, 16 Jun 2013You are even harsher and nastier than me lol! By the way... moreHehe. You agree though

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      • 16 Jun 2013

      AnonD-141987, 16 Jun 2013Will iOS 7 be available on iPhone 4?yep,later

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        • 16 Jun 2013

        AnonD-141987, 16 Jun 2013Will iOS 7 be available on iPhone 4?Yes

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          • 16 Jun 2013

          I hated this plat form , Apple has backward !

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            • Anonymous
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            • 16 Jun 2013

            The design soooooo poor !!!!!!!!!!!
            I’m sorry

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              • Anonymous
              • KiZ
              • 16 Jun 2013

              It is just the beginning...
              They already did just the same with iMac copying PC using Intel ATI Nvidia and even make it Windows compatible.

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                • 16 Jun 2013

                Will iOS 7 be available on iPhone 4?

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 16 Jun 2013

                  Anonymous, 16 Jun 2013Actually since day oneYou are even harsher and nastier than me lol!

                  By the way, for something new, I forgot Tizen in the OS batch.

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                    • 16 Jun 2013

                    Anonymous, 16 Jun 2013Revolutionised. Yes. No-one made a touchscreen OS like Appl... moreIt was nothing that new or advanced even then.
                    It just was a little different and super restricted.
                    The only thing they really did wash push apps and get more of the general public involved because everyone goes OOOOOOO APPLE! And that's how they are rich and famous.

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                      • 16 Jun 2013

                      Picar0, 16 Jun 2013Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! OMG, is this not a ... moreActually since day one

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                        • 16 Jun 2013

                        Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! OMG, is this not a refreshing innovation, really!?

                        The only good thing they made here is the multitasking. Champagne, at the very last, they did it! But every other OS have been there long before, so wake me up for a real revolution.

                        While a supposed old and presumed customer inadapted, but features filled in OS will not be shipped anymore, they almost ripped it off, with much less functions! No micro SD card, no OTG USB, no Bluetooth transfer, no radio, among others!

                        Apple just desserves other trials to court, first from Nokia and/or Accenture for the symbianish icons, the second from customers for having fooled them beginning from the day the """company""" launched IOS 5!
                        A 2010 Symbian design with features, apps aside, from... Android Eclair, NFC added, and I feel I am nice, and this, launched in 2013! And the worst part of it is this is sold at... 600€ including VAT, if you are lucky? Taking all of these elements, combinating them with a fruity logo people considers cool and you get... Guess what? Bingo, the current Iphone!

                        You want something new? Go see Firefox OS, Ubuntu for mobile, Sailfish, or even Android and WP. What comes from the Apple are just recycled things with abysmal price-features ratio. End of story for me.

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                          • 16 Jun 2013

                          Anonymous, 15 Jun 2013Who cares? Google and Microsoft have profited off the back ... moreIf The device is good, it will be definitely patronized. But Apple thinks everybody copy them and had thrown lawsuits everywhere. Eventually people got sick hearing of the lawsuit news involving Apple almost everyday and that's where the hate generated.
                          The first iphone may look cool in its first impression but lacks even the most basic feature like sending text to many, no customizable ringtone, no bluetooth file transfer, etc. but commands a high price tag- an obvious overpricing.
                          Everybody copy somebody. That's a human nature and it promotes evolution of the products. But Apple stifle evolution and innovation through lawsuits that even ridiculously patenting the rectangle with rounded corners.
                          I even considered buying a Macbook and ipad until I keep hearing of those sickening Apple lawsuits. Hate slowly generated in my mind as I keep hearing of these news.
                          What's the reason behind the decline of Apple stock? It's the hate it had generated that turned people's back on everything Apple. Then recently it was further coupled with the lack of innovation leaving Apple playing catch up in the smartphone race.

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                            • 16 Jun 2013

                            Anonymous, 16 Jun 2013Wow....Where have you been. There has been people smart eno... moreRevolutionised. Yes. No-one made a touchscreen OS like Apple before.

                            Why not direct rage against Microsoft, who have alledgedly copied Apple, or even Commodore, who released AmigaOS before Windows?

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                              • 16 Jun 2013

                              Anonymous, 15 Jun 2013Who cares? Google and Microsoft have profited off the back ... moreWow....Where have you been. There has been people smart enough to hate crapple for ages.
                              Obviously since they released a smart phone built entirely of almost copied, bought, and stolen ideas more and more people in this side of things also were smart enough to dislike them.
                              Revolutionized? LMFAO!!!!!

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 16 Jun 2013

                                Anonymous, 15 Jun 2013Stop pointing your fingers at apple and say that they stole... moreNone as much as apple though. To both parts of your comment that is.
                                And where were you when Apple was doing this to say stop?

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                                  • 16 Jun 2013

                                  recklesslife85, 15 Jun 2013How can you review a beta? Looking for web hits nothing mor... moreThen back to reality.....
                                  Now that we are back in reality try to make a factual and logical statement.

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                                    • 16 Jun 2013

                                    AnonD-1825, 14 Jun 2013"besides the AirDrop which I believe will be used as m... moreSure thing it will be a BIG Hit and a drool(ing) factor for many Applers...
                                    but ya know why...
                                    because they were missing the simplest of all Bluetooth file sharing that all others have..

                                    so basically.. their flooding enthusiasm is only a make of the deprived experienced over years..

                                    but even with that feature (file sharing) you still have strings attached..
                                    you need both WiFi and BT enabled!!! so will it work on Cellular data?

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                                      • 15 Jun 2013

                                      Hello guys ,i installed iOS 7 beta on my iPhone but it seems that there is no voice memo app? Did apple forget to add it? LOL

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                                        • 15 Jun 2013

                                        AnonD-87800, 15 Jun 2013Your fruity company is the hypocrite because it hates copie... moreWho cares? Google and Microsoft have profited off the back of others achievements for years.

                                        This anti Apple hate didn't even originate from when the first lawsuits were filed. Bandwagon jumping fanboys have hated Apple ever since it "dared" to release a smartphone that redefined how we use them.

                                        B***hurt Nokia and Sony Ericsson fans were rubbishing the iPhone from day one. The only difference today is that those fans are now "Android" fanboys.

                                        They hated the fact that a newcomer could turn the mobile world upside down. A hip and trendy newcomer.