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Table of versions: iOS 7.x – portable iOS devices
Version 	Build 	Baseband 	Release date 	Features
iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad Mini	iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad Mini	iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad Mini	iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad Mini	iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad 2, iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and iPad Mini
====7.0[edit]==== 	11A4400f
Beta 2 	4.3.01 P4S4.14.01 P5 	June 24, 2013; 1 day ago 	
*UI and Human Interface
:*Flatter design and move away from skeuomorphism in general.
:*Less weighted system Helvetica font.
:*Full Screen apps that make use of the system status bar and navigation bar.
:*Translucent design in tab bar, navigation bar, status bar, system keyboard, Control Center and Notification Center.
:*Opaque design in Alert view, Action sheet and share sheet.
:*Border-less buttons in general.
:*Back navigation gesture by swiping to left edge of the screen.
:*System wide dynamic font size which is configurable in Settings.
*Home Screen
:*"New" banner on new apps have been replaced with blue dots.
:*Build-in app icons remove glossy effect.
*Control Center
:*System wide, accessible by swiping upward from the bottom of the screen.
:*A unified area to quickly access toggles and controls for system settings and services, and using AirDrop andAirPlay.
:*It is accessible in the lock screen.
:*FlashLight (device-specific features that come with physical camera) toggle button provides function as a torch.
:*Landscape support.
*iOS in the Car
:*provides Siri integration in selected car models to offer eyes-free and hands-free satellite navigation, telephony, music and iMessage integration through the car's screen, which will be supported with any new cars released by select vendors in 2014.
*AirDrop
:*Integrates Apple's ad-hoc Wi-Fi sharing feature AirDrop for the iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation), iPad Mini, and iPod Touch (5th generation).
:*Alert view for receive invitation from other devices, option to accept/cancel.
:*Options to set discoverable: Off/Contacts only/Everyone
*Inter-app Audio
:*Register audio streams to share with other apps.
:*Provides for MIDI control of audio rendering, remotely launching other registered Inter-App Audio apps.
*Notification Center
:*It is accessible in the lock screen.
:*Today tab for previewing the events calendar, stocks and tomorrow events; provides traffic info on places visit frequently.
:*Bounces when swiped down quickly.
:*Landscape support.
*Folders
:*Unlimited number of subpages.
:*Newsstand icon can be moved inside any folder.
*Newsstand
:*A dedicated app, previous version is a kind of folder and short cut to Store.
*Alert
:*A countdown for snooze
*Spotlight
:*Accessible on every page of the Home screen by swiping downward from the top of the screen.
*Multitasking
:*Redesigned switcher with horizontal scrolling for previewing all running apps and swipe upward gesture to kill any app.
:*Smart Background app running mode to fetch the data based on network connectivity and users habit.
:*Landscape
*Wallpapers
:*New wallpapers.
:*Dynamics Wallpaper.
:*Gyroscope-responsive parallax wallpaper effect based on user's movement (available for iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch (5th generation)).
:*Panorama wallpapers
*Weather
:*Dynamics animation for different weathers.
:*Shows sun rise/ sun set humidity, chance of precipitation and wind speed
*Phone
:*Block list.
:*Contact pictures on Favorites.
*Contacts
:*New fields in Contacts - "Add Social Profile" and "Add Instant Message".
:*Chat/Facetime/Mail button next to the contact information, no longer need to scroll down to the bottom.
*FaceTime
:*FaceTime Audio.
:*Block list.
:*A dedicated app on iPhone, like previous version in iPod Touch/iPad.
*Messages
:*Long SMS.
:*Block list.
:*No longer have to scroll the the top to access "Call" "FaceTime" and "Info".
*Safari
:*Full screen browsing.
:*Unified text field for both URL and search.
:*Bookmark icons appear when text field is activated.
:*Top-hit, Google suggest, Bookmarks and History appear while typing on unified text field.
:*Preview tabs are no longer limit to 8, it uses 3D vertical animation for previewing the opened tabs; long press to edit positions, swipe to remove.
:*Reading List shows website thumbnails on the right.
:*Scrolls articles one-by-one vertically from Reading List.
:*Supports iCloud Keychain for website login & Wi-Fi network passwords, credit/debit card management, and other account info.
:*Swipe gestures for back/previous history that found in the counter part of OS X.
:*Parental controls
:*Private button to enable "Do not track me" feature per website within the app, previous version this config appear in Settings for the every website.
:*Recent links - a reading list of all user's friends on Facebook or Twitter post
:*Reading List button, new round glasses icon pays tribute to Steve Jobs.
*iCloud
:*Video Support
:*Notification Sync across different iCloud devices.
*Maps
:*Automatic Day/Night Mode that responds to ambient light and current time to switch between day and night color schemes.
:*Turn-by-turn walking directions with estimated time.
:*Maps bookmarks syncing.
:*Receives notification data send from the Maps app in OS X Mavericks (version 10.9).
*Clock
:*Icon shows the live time.
*Music
:*iTunes Radio services.
:*Scrub along the song to get to a certain part directly from the lock screen.
*App Store
:*Automatic app updates, switch to enable/disable in Settings,under iTunes, App store.
:*New catalogues for kids based on ages.
:*Genius tab replaced to "Apps Near Me" tab - recommendation based on user's location.
:*Volume purchase.
*iTunes
:*Smart download of TV episodes.
*Photos
:*Album are organized by Places, Moments and Years from the EXIF data as the base of the collection.
:*Share Sheet that shares photos to iCloud, social networks and AirDrop (if available).
:*New default album "Panorama Photos".
*Camera
:*Control redesign; swipe horizontally to select the still images, videos, square photos and Panorama modes (if available).
:*Live Image filters (if available).
:*SDK for 60 FPS video recording.
:*Digital zoom while video recording.
:*Redeem iTunes gift card using front camera.
:*Panorama reduces when battery is low
*Calendar
:*Removed list view.
:*Years view.
:*Week view.
:*Integration with Map, users are notified with transit information when entering places information.
:*Integration with Mail.
*Game Center
:*Secure game scores.
:*Authenticated players.
:*turn-based game modes.
:*Ranking-style leader boards.
*Compass
:*Inclinometer.
*Mail
:*New smart mailboxes.
:*Improved Mail search.
:*Hotmail is now Outlook when adding an account
:*Flagged, Unread, To or CC, Attachments, All drafts, All sent, All Trash smart mailboxes.
*Notes
:*No longer change fonts in Notes
*Settings:
:*Per App cellular data usage permission
:*Per App using microphone privacy permission
*China features
:*Tencent Weibo social network integration.
:*a Chinese-English bilingual dictionary.
:*improved Chinese input including handwriting recognition for multiple Chinese characters.
*Siri
:*Updated voices, and a new male voice (in select regions/languages). English (US), French and German will be available with the launch of iOS 7 (additional languages will be added over time).
:*can control certain system settings, such as turning on or off Bluetooth and changing display brightness.
:*Search from Wikipedia and Bing search engines.
:*Instruction "Launch Maps" gives users a choice between Apple Maps or other map apps.
*Reminders
:*Geofencing.
*Passbook
:*Scan and recognize barcodes/QR codes.
*Find My iPhone
:*Re-activation with iCloud account if the device have been wiped remotely using Find My iPhone service, to prevent unauthorized usage of the lost device.
:*New version along with Beta iOS7 in the developer center
*Enterprise
:*Enterprise single sign-on.
:*Per app VPN.
:*Managed app config, for more efficiently deploying and managing iPhones and iPads.
*Accessories
:*Setup and configure Wi-Fi accessories, such as AirPlay speakers.
:*Alert error message "This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iPhone" when connecting to uncertified cables or MFi accessories.
:*Location Beacons – a new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify nearby devices, which serve as trail markers in a park, exhibits in a museum or product displays in stores.
:*Bluetooth LE profiles; including time, notifications, keyboards, and stereo sound.
:*MFi game controllers.
*Screenshot
:*No longer included in the Assistive Touch appear on the layer of the image.
:*Screenshots no longer go to Photo Stream.
*Trusted Devices
:*User is warned when plugging their iOS device into their Mac/PC, "Trust the currently connected computer? Trusting this computer will allow it to have full access to your device and all of its data."
*Other
:*New First-Time setup menus.
:*Add Passcode Lock during Setup Assistant (added in Beta 2.)
:*WiFi Hotspot 2.0.
:*Vimeo and Flickr social network integrations.
:*View PDF annotation.
:*Italian, Korean, and Dutch dictionaries.
:*Voice Memo app removed (in Beta 1, added in Beta 2.)
:*When charging the battery, rather than an image of a battery on a lock screen, x% charged appears under the clock, before reverting to the date.
:*1xRTT icon on CDMA iPhones changed from "o" icon to "1x" icon in the status bar.
:*GPRS icon on GSM iPhones changed from "o" icon to "GPRS" icon in the status bar.
:*Dots representations for cellular signal strength in the system status bar.
Version 	Build 	Baseband 	Release date 	Features
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