>> "I encourage you to download iOS 7's beta and try it out if you can"
I wouldn't be encouraging anyone to do that unless they are a developer, need to do it, and have a spare, non production device to do it on.
Re:iOS 7
by gurkendoktor on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @05:53PM
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The list of known issues with Apple's own apps is available along with the DMG. I only reverted because one third-party app I depend on was totally FUBAR.
Re:iOS 7
by FireBeyond on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @03:47PM
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As another user of iOS 7, one of those kinks - the "new" keyboard is only available in Messages.
It's on all of the new Apple apps that are included - just not any 3rd party ones.
iOS 7 is not just "flat" - at the risk of sounding like a fanboy, it's so much more than that. You're judging it based on the most obvious first impression - the icons and such.
Those can be improved, yes (especially Safari's...) but you're not reviewing the actual interface. I'm typing this comment on iOS 7 and I assure you it feels smoother. There are kinks to be worked out but the operating system's interface is more intuitive, which allows for more usable space and memory dedicated to features.
You sound kind of bitter about bloggers being fickle; getting past that, I think the design's interface actually looks very polished. It's "smarter" and only has a very small learning curve. Even apps like news:yc (what I'm using now) feel faster and "lighter" despite not yet being optimized for the iOS yet.
The whole thing feels like a more lightweight, versatile experience. I encourage you to download iOS 7's beta and try it out if you can.