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[General Topics] mbucks911:
the first think i thought when i saw it is that it kinda looks like the colors were inverted. the second i thought it looks like they took cues from the google cards theme in google now and the play store. overall its nice they got a change and i think it will be cool to use, just not for me to own. i still don't think i could go back to an iphone.

o ya, and the new font and lock screen are nice, but i think that is because it is very android-esque, not the old ios theme
[General Topics] dr.devman:
Bro be ready to be flamed. You're in xda: a windows and android forum
[General Topics] Overdose1986:
Nah, android isn't for everyone...

I know I always get bored of iOS in less than 2 weeks, so no more iphones for me
[General Topics] Endoran:
They certainly are pretentious in their videos aren't they? It's like they are blessing us by allowing us wee humans to use such a device! It's becoming harder to swallow as the disparity between reality and the reality they try to create widens.

At any rate tho, the interface looks pretty, but as others have mentioned I feel like they took a lot from android. Also, reminded me of windows aero/glass interface in vista and 7. I'm curious if battery will take a hit.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Topics] sohamssd:
Point is, though touchwiz's icons maybe childish, you can change it. Download an alternative launcher and boom, you're done. You cant do that with iOS.

You'll be stuck with their "my little ipony iedition" forever once you buy an ios7 idevice.
[General Topics] gotzaDroid:
I like it, but what really grinds my gears is that I had that almost exact same setup, frosted glass and all with jailbreak tweaks on my old 4s a year ago. From the control panel, to card based multi tasking, they've all been available on cydia for a looong time. So no, apple didn't steal from android or webOS add much as they sole from jailbreak devs that apple SLAMS for being bad.
[General Topics] LoVeRice:
Say goodbye to those old iphone that cant handle all those features
[General Topics] myturbo1:
I think it has some cooler features now.

But how is this a major update ? Lol what a joke.
[General Topics] trillo69:
I'm disappointed with xda. Do you really like those rainbow colours? Totally agree with the "iOS My Little Pony Edition" :laugh:
[General Topics] exb0:
I only like the "frosted" transparent keyboard. Hahahhaa
[General Topics] liam.lah:
Is that the Roboto font?
[General Topics] ketjr81:
I don't know what happened to Apple, everything that is an update looks like they are playing catchup.

I would rather Apple come up with some innovative stuff so everyone else can come up with new stuff too. I'm surprised they didn't add widgets though. Quick settings coming from the bottom instead of the top and calling it control center? Even the icons look familiar.
[General Topics] JDYx:
Apart from the control centre which Android has had for many versions (built in/apps), all the other new 'features' just seem to be visual changes, which I personally think look a total mess. iOS7 doesn't seem to add much useful functionality
[General Topics] XupModz:
There's no genius in that company anymore with jobs gone his expertise and touch in everything gone too
[General Topics] eastway11:
Its some feature looks like Holo.

I prefer to iOS 6 as iOS..:rolleyes:
[General Topics] androidfoshizzle:
The tilt wallpaper should have been android along time ago
[General Topics] anims:
iPhone 4 vs iOS7

You don't want to.. :)

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[General Topics] randomnoob83:
It is I remember this ROM for the HTC amaze that did that
[General Topics] Prydar:
It looks nice but it annoys me how through half of the wwdc video they're slating other mobile OS, then they go and basically copy features from them. New marketing technique I guess
[General Topics] bozzykid:
It's not new. They have been doing that at their WWDC keynote for at least the last 3 years.
[General Topics] Testraindrop:
Why is it so laggy? :eek:

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[General Topics] maxld:
It was the same when iPhone 3G got 4.x update.
[General Topics] djluis48:
Because its an iPhone 4. The processor runs @ 800mhz, single core.
[General Topics] simonr43:
I like what they showed, but along with most of the other commenters the restrictions still in place mean I will be sticking with my nexus 4 for the foreseable future.

One thing I found interesting was the fragmentation that apple are beginning to suffer from. One estimate I found said that in March 2013, only 53% of new iphone sales were iphone 5. The remaining 47% were iphone 4 or iphone 4S. Neither of these two handsets will have the full feature set of IOS7 when it is released. That also goes for ipad 3 and lower (bear in mind the ipad 2 is still a current device), and 4th Gen ipod touch and lower. The only devices that will get everything are the latest generation. Equally, further fragmentation happens when you consider that the 4S gets some things that the 4 doesn't etc.

So whilst Apple may boast that 93% of their user base are using the latest version of the OS, that is not the whole story. Anyone who has just bought an iphone 4 on a two year contract is going to be pretty miffed as they find out their brand new phone will not get the full update. IOS 7 for the iphone 5 is not the same OS as IOS7 for the Iphone 4S which is not the same as IOS7 for the 4 etc.

To me this is as a result of Apple trying to enter the cheaper range of the market by continuing to sell older generations of their devices. From a buyer's perspective they will not recognise it is old technology, they will simply see that their brand new device is going to be left out of the IOS7 upgrade to a greater or lesser extent. This could undermine the argument that "well at least apple always provide first class update support for all their devices, unlike android handset manufacturers".

Anyway, just my opinion...
[General Topics] daniel98:
I wonder why google doesnt sue apple. They stole every damn thing in the ios 7 from android!!!
[General Topics] simonr43:
Incidently, I think it looks like Google are going the other way to apple on this. More and more features that were previously part of the android OS have updates available in the play store, meaning that as new features are announced, it is less important what version of android your device runs, as you will be able to pick and choose the new features you want and simply download them without waiting for manufacturer or carrier updates. This is mostly relevant to those on android 4.0 and over, but it does mean that the historic disappointment suffered by android users in the past (seeing announcements of new features and knowing that they won't get them for months, or maybe never) should become much less of an issue as that part of the market increases.
[General Topics] trillo69:
I wondered how iPhones would perform multitasking with 1GB of RAM. I know how now...
[General Topics] garth719:
Google won't sue apple cus were too busy creating. But I'd love to see that happen. Anyways the new iOS looks pretty and flashy but that's exactly what apple has been from the start. Flashy but lacking functionality, openness, and practicality. Siri was a complete waste of time IMO. Until they open source their software there not going to succeed like Google does. The openness of android is what keeps us light years ahead of the competition
[General Topics] Exodian:
Never been a fan of apple but they seem to be succeeding just fine.
[General Topics] maxld:
iPhone 4 has 512mb
[General Topics] flintdragon:
I think I can appreciate what iOS brings to the mobile arena and overall think it is a good phone but just not for me. But the one thing I absolutely hate about Apple is what I can only describe as snooty behavior. Every new feature (or copied in most cases these days) that is described seems to be accompanied by the words "works with other apple platforms". It is a walled garden which everyone will admit but because it is used to keep people in AND out, it leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. Friends using facetime come across to me as "oh, you don't have facetime, I guess you aren't worth talking to then".

As for Google, they seem to go beyond normal support for all type of platforms much to the dismay of some Android fanboys like bring Google Now to iOS.

Is it just me? It's getting kind of personal with me now...
[General Topics] garth719:
Well I guess you don't watch the news enough
[General Topics] randomnoob83:
Stop *****ing and whining they did a good job compared to how it used to be. Was it a game changer? No. Was a good upgrade from iOS 6 I think so
[General Topics] Exodian:
More on hand cash than most governments and some of the best selling products ever made with a dedicated fan base to continue buying them seems pretty successful to me.
[General Topics] atrako1973:
To analyse this. People needed to think that ios didn't change since launching in 2007, so by ios (how close it is) standard it's major change but by android standard it's just another skin
[General Topics] garth719:
This was an unnecessary argument. Anyone who is anyone knows they were a success and have had world changing products. But they're not on the forefront anymore. And i was just expressing my opinion why... on this "opinion friendly" thread
[General Topics] machoman1337:
The changes are commendable, but still not enough for me to ever buy another iOS device.

Went through two iPod touches (2nd and 4th gen) before getting my first smart phone. I am familiar with jailbreaking and homebrew apps so I do have above average knowledge of iOS.

The lack of USB mass storage and/or MTP support is the #1 dealbreaker for me when it comes to iOS. I want to connect my device to any computer, whether I own the computer or not, whether the computer runs Mac, Windows, or Linux, and drag and drop any kind of file between the device and the computer. And if the device is capable of reading the file, then any such file transferred that way should be automatically usable on the device.

In other words, I want the device to be natively usable like a USB flash drive.

I always hear rebuttals like "there's an app to kind of do that" or "there's the cloud" but neither "solution" is perfect, and besides, what's wrong with having the best of both worlds? Let the sheep use iTunes if they want to, and let the power users use UMS and/or MTP if they want to. Not going to affect the device functionality in any negative way.

iOS has its strengths, no doubt about that. But until this very basic feature makes its way into iOS, I can't see myself switching back. If I leave Android (unlikely), I'd go with BB10 or WP just because they have USB storage modes.

P.S. I find comments about "X stole this from Y" annoying in this field. If a competitor has a really good and well-liked feature, then by all means, include it in your own product! Google, Microsoft, Apple, even BlackBerry "steal" ideas from one another all the time.
[General Topics] trillo69:
That's true. But really I can't understand this new rainbow look. I love my Nexus but you can be sure that if I had to use that theme I would sell it.

Mathias Duarte if you are reading this, please don't rainbow holo.
[General Topics] Exodian:
And you have every right to express your opinion. As do I. Apple was and still is a massively successful company. Their latest phone is the best selling in its class, just like the one before that and the one before that. They hold some 70% profit share in the smartphone market and are leader in tablet sales as well. Your statement was that they are not successful when they very much still are. As for them not being on the forefront anymore, well, they never really were. Apple does not innovate. They take already existing ideas and improve upon them. Apple itself even stated that. Improvement is not innovation. I agree that Google has more success with innovation. This is why iOS will never have the same beauty that android does. But it does not lessen apples success in any way.
[General Topics] calyxim:
I quite like it and I want it to be better and better. We need competition.

Android was 3 years ahead of the game. With this release that gap shrank to 2 years :D

FFS Apple, you made the Google boys lazy.
[General Topics] Ace42:
Terrible look, when I heard it'd be flat I thought of metro ui, but the iOS 7 colors are bad.
[General Topics] DAVIDCREATZ:
How iOS 7 copied Android.

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-copied-android-in-ios-7-2013-6?op=1
[General Topics] naripsta:
I'm loving the flat icons. But yea, as mentioned before, looks like MIUI..but a bit cleaner.
[General Topics] bust1337:
I like the new design of the photo and message app, finally they got something new after years. About the rest, kinda too colorful the new app icons... Rainbow

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[General Topics] corwest:
On a development site it is. :good:
[General Topics] resynx:
Aside from the obvious fact that continue copy to Android (but really, it's not a surprise at this point anymore), I think iOS 7 looks beautiful. I would never switch of course, I mean the core functionality is the same, but it looks very nice in my eyes. But I'm kind of jealous their messaging app just got another step better than ours, again. Google should have implemented the 'slide back to message list' in the same way as we can slide out in the Hangouts app (and YouTube, etc.). All in due time, Google doesn't even need to sweat anyways~ :)
[General Topics] blackhand1001:
I personally think its really ugly. Looks like a bad Chinese knockoff of iOS like miui or the skin that ships on the huawai ascend ii.
[General Topics] jebatkun:
u can see it in hangouts.in the future,hangouts will unified all messaging apps....:thumbup:
[General Topics] noobdeagle:
That frosted keyboard is the only thing i like but i think we can theme the android one to do that :P

that music app when he turned it landscape with all the album covers looked really familar to me tho, my cowon S9 did that exact same thing back in 2008.
[General Topics] randomnoob83:
I believe Google said they'd support SMS soon and it'll replace the Google+ messenger
[General Topics] Evilspawn:
No custom roms ..closed os...etc. No thanks
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Jony Ive's iOS7 inspiration:
[General Topics] BaconStep:
That tumblr is the best thing I've seen in months
[General Topics] NexusHeat:
What kind of heterosexual adult male would want to walk around with a home screen with that pansy color scheme? Holy crap.
[General Topics] TobiS87:
Well, Google never said that. People just expected that based on weird rumors.

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[General Topics] mhoss48:
Looks childish, and full of colors.... Yuck.
[General Topics] Lt.Win:
3 words: I. HATE. IT.
[General Topics] :
"That tumblr is the best thing I've seen in months"

Yes, it is. IMO funnier than last year Apple Maps memes :)
[General Topics] mariosraptor:
Don't be intimidated, it is just a phone, doesn't have a gender.

It won't give away your sexual preferences.

On topic: the thing is that Apple is trying. Is it enough? Don't know till the final 7 arrives.

They are opening things, but I don't get it why they move so slowly.

Eventually they will open it up, cause that will be the only way for that smartphone OS to survive.

Period.
[General Topics] jaggyjags:
I thought I'll just share this link here. So funny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndjedaoDcDE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Topics] rayiskon:
Someone mentioned earlier an "iOS7- my lil pony edition" , i think that's the best way to describe it.
[General Topics] bundi22:
Is it just me or does it seem like iOS7 theming is inspired by the new iOS google apps such as google search, gmail & maps ?!
[General Topics] DnickDominic:
I will admit, that looks very nice and straightfoward, although they are getting more complex with their firmwares to make it much better, i will diffidently be updating my ipod to this when the release drops. But overall Good Job Apple! Finally something that is desirable.
[General Topics] rahulmaheswari:
IOS 7

The part i like the best is the swipe up control centre. I really think this is much more convenient than swiping down from the top for the notification panel especially because of the sizes of the phones today. Waiting for something similar on Android. If not Stock then maybe an App or a Mod!

Thats the best part about android. Free Open and Completely Customizable. (and no iTunes)
[General Topics] sam razzy:
Overall the UI is very nice, even the sunder Pichai also astonished by the new IOS upgrade Se7eN ;) He is now trying to get hand on IOS7. Hope It won't be more than Android.. ;)

Nexus#4 with Carbon-Die-Rom#halo build attacked with FauXb4 Virus
[General Topics] trillo69:
If you use Nova Launcher you can do the same swiping up, or get the notifications panel swiping down, among other tons of customizable gestures.
[General Topics] sixaxis94:
I honestly like the new os look-wise.. Though I haven't seen it running on an ipad yet

I'm using a Nexus 4 and an ipad 3 as I still feel the tablet optimized apps for ipads are superior to those for android tabs

With that being said, my next tablet is going to be a nexus 10" one. I miss things like NFC and movie players that play avi's and mkv's among other things

But until then I'm sure I wouldn't mind messing with iOS 7 a bit.

Glad they've decided to actually bring about a change

I do admit it looks a lot like a hybrid between android and WP with elements seemingly taken from MIUI. The font looks a lot like roboto and the wallpaper they showed is a phase beam ripoff. I like the translucent keyboard however
[General Topics] Tommy-Geenexus:
Ios is bringing features we have since a long time on android, and almost nothing new.

Sent from my all new neo
[General Topics] dedm:
Cool! They have live wallpaper already, nice.. Although, just The parallax effect though, but still, it's live hehe.
[General Topics] cyberon:
Shouldn't this thread be closed already? :-\
[General Topics] ultrapirate:
Its still for the simpletons out there, but now it comes with widgets and new icons!
[General Topics] sabre31:
Still no widgets. FAIL
[General Topics] bliizzz:
what happened to android 4.3 it was rumored to launch on 10th of june, since the 4.3 discussion thread was shutdown its been pretty tough to be updated!! :(
[General Topics] monkeypaws:
Someone started one on the android general but it didn't take off. Really don't see why it was taken off here. Its relevant to our phone since we are the ones getting it first. I believe there is a similar one in the gnex forum and it hasn't been shut down. I've looked and haven't seen any more news about it.
[General Topics] samuel2706:
iOS 7?

'Did you mean WebOS?'

I don't like it, I think it is ugly and it is a sad state of affairs that since Jobs died they have been lacking in any kind of innovation or motivation in some parts.
[General Topics] IRX120:
I think the new iOS 7 is exactly like a themed version of miui. Exactly. except its not android based. a dual core 1gb ram iPhone 5 costs 2.5x as much as a quad core 2gb of ram 720p smartphone (n4) with android and a better build quality

Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.944 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
[General Topics] Yadro:
As an ex-iphone user i think the interface is quite nicer.The transparent theme looks much better.
[General Topics] Illumiii:
It looks nice and clean, just like jelly bean.

If you know what I mean.
[General Topics] Testraindrop:
Yeah don't get it why this is still open, while the 4.3 thread was closed.

Sure this has more to do with The Nexus4 than Android...

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[General Topics] naripsta:
So far, all my girl friends that tried it out says its ugly lol. I think it looked nice during the presentation, but when on the actual device in front of your face, not so much.
[General Topics] rahulmaheswari:
Yes i know that and use the same. Tho nova gesture is only good when ur on the launcher pages. Its not system wide like our status bar. Jus saying reaching the bottom of the screen is much easier than reaching the top of thr screen in most of the phones today. Another concept is to use the hybrid /tablet mode on the bigger phones. Like the pa rom.
[General Topics] bennyreyes715:
A friend of mine genuinely and sincerely meant it when he said this "Forget the S4, the new ios7 will be worth getting an iPhone!"...I loled so hard I had tears coming out of my eyes. He looked at me like I was stupid and walked away. I still find what he said hilarious.
[General Topics] ak700:
It's been delayed so that Google could copy what Apple innovated. FACT.
[General Topics] minotauri:
i think iOS7 looks pretty nice, as someone who's used androids since day 1 (G1 user here). I also have an iphone and an ipad to go with my nexus so i cant wait for iOS7 to get on my ipad. a lot of what i complain about iOS has been addressed (hopefully) in this update and it looks pretty nice.

i will still use android for my phone, but ipad for tablet. (iphone is for work)
[General Topics] antnguyenn:
I actually think the updates to IOS 7 is nice. They didn't do anything innovative, but they gave their old os a a new look with some key features which was needed after years of the same old icons. Honestly, if there was not option of having stock android I wouldn't mind trying out the iphone and IOS 7 for it's simplicity (which is why I chose my nexus 4 being devoid of any excess bloatware).
[General Topics] bundi22:
Its nice.. But meh still an iPhone and you will get over it or annoyed with it after a while if you have an android especially a Nexus 4

Sent from my Nexus 4
[General Topics] bliizzz:
either ur dumb or ur dumber than what every one thinks, apple copied 75% of **** in ios from android. you dont agree ,i don't care because every one knows the truth :)
[General Topics] xmagiicsx:
Someone doesn't know about android(google search was before siri)......... android was before ios and android was a operating system bought by Google in 2005 and it was before the release of Apple's ios
[General Topics] atrako1973:
The more I look at it the more it looks like mui custom look
[General Topics] bustem:
haha good one:D

Sent from my Nexus⁴
[General Topics] :
Found today on G+

LOL
[General Topics] trillo69:
I think that was sarcasm. Many Sheldon Cooper around... :p
[General Topics] mhoss48:
The multitasking on iOS 7 is like on Sense 4/4+ but if htc sues apple, apple will win, though sense is 1 year older. #fact
[General Topics] gie62001:
I thought word "fact" is used when you actually have some concrete evidence to support your statement. However just today I've seen maybe 3-4 posts here on xda that stated it was a fact when it was just a personal opinion. So I don't know why you think apple would win and why would HTC need to sue apple for multitasking just because you think it looks like sense 4 multitasking? Hmmm interesting concept...
[General Topics] lowrider262:
If you use a custom ROM with navbar swipe shortcuts (which is pretty much all of them) you can set one to expand toggles or notifications with nova.
[General Topics] rayiskon:
as a matter of fact , htc and apple have a patent deal/settlement. there will be no suing.
[General Topics] jutezak:
I find myself looking at the notifications pane instead of the app switcher. Google, please put the open apps in the notification pane. I think it would feel much more streamlined.

Then we just have the home and back buttons left. When we get rid of those we can have the borderless phone...