iOS 7
The first thing you may realise when you try to download iOS 7 in the first few days after launch, is that it will take a really, really long time. Mine bounced between 1 hour and 20 hours a lot and I had to try again a couple of times, just due to the sheer amount of people trying to download it. But stay with it as it is well worth it in my opinion.
Downloading iOS 7:
- Go to Settings - General - Software update.
- If your iDevice is compatible, then it will show up iOS 7 on the screen.
- Select download and agree to the terms and conditions.
- Your download will run in the backround so you can continue to use your phone whilst downloading.
- After it is downloaded a message will pop up saying the update will start in ten seconds or you can click to start it up straight away. It will then install which will make your phone restart a few times and then will turn off.
- Turn on to be greeted with the iOS 7 welcome screen and start setting up the new features.
Start Screen |
Hello screen |
Here is the complete list of all the new features to grace your new phone.
New design
Redesigned interface updates the entire system and every built-in app
Subtle motion and animation; layers and translucency provide depth
Elegant new colour palette and refined typography
Updated system sounds and ringtones
Control Centre
Quick access to commonly used controls and apps with a swipe up from the bottom of the screen
Turn on and off Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb; adjust screen brightness; access media controls; turn on AirPlay and AirDrop
Quickly access torch, timer, calculator, camera and music controls
Notification Centre improvements
New Today view gives you an overview of your day, including weather, calendar and stocks
Notifications dismissed on one device dismiss across all your devices
Multitasking improvements
Preview screens of open apps when you switch between them
Permits any app to keep content up to date in the background
Camera improvements
Swipe through different camera modes — video, still photo, square aspect and panorama
Real-time photo filters with iPhone 4S or later, and iPod touch (5th generation)
Photos improvements
Automatically organises your photos and videos based on time and location into Moments
iCloud Photo Sharing supports multiple contributors and videos, plus a new Activity view
Add photo filter effects
Flickr and Vimeo support
AirDrop
Quickly and easily share content with people nearby
Securely encrypted transfers with no network or setup required
Supported on iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini and iPod touch (5th generation), and requires an iCloud account
Safari improvements
New iPhone tab view that lets you easily switch between open web pages
Unified smart search field for both search terms and web addresses
Shared Links shows web pages shared by people you follow on Twitter
iTunes Radio
Streaming radio service
Pick from over 250 featured and genre-focused stations
Start your own station from your favourite artist or song
Siri improvements
New, more natural-sounding male and female voices for US English, French and German
Integrated Wikipedia, Twitter search and Bing web search results
Change settings, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and brightness
Supported on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad with Retina display, iPad mini and iPod touch (5th generation)
App Store improvements
See apps relevant to your current location with Popular Near Me
Discover age-appropriate apps in the Kids category
Keep your apps up to date automatically
Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Turning off Find My iPhone, erasing your device, reactivation and signing out of iCloud requires your Apple ID password
A custom message can be displayed on your device even after a remote erase
iTunes Store improvements
Preview and buy songs you've heard on iTunes Radio while inside the iTunes Store
Add to, and shop from, your iTunes Wish List
Scan code with camera to redeem iTunes Gift Cards
Music improvements
Play music purchases from iCloud
Rotate your iPhone or iPod touch to browse your music with the Album Wall
Videos improvements
Play film and TV programme purchases from iCloud
View similar films and TV programmes from Related
Maps improvements
Turn-by-turn walking directions
Automatic night mode
Bookmarks shared across devices via iCloud
Mail improvements
New Smart Mailboxes, including Unread, Attachments, All Drafts and To or CC
Improved search
View PDF annotations
FaceTime audio calling
Block unwanted Phone, Messages and FaceTime callers
Support for sending long MMS messages
Pull down on any Home screen to reveal Spotlight search
Scan to acquire Passbook passes
New ringtones, alarms, alerts and system sounds
Definitions of a selected word for additional languages: Italian, Korean and Dutch
Inclinometer in the Compass app
Wi-Fi HotSpot 2.0 support
Some devises have a bug that causes all messages unable to be sent
Some devises have a bug that causes all messages unable to be sent
Accessibility features
Individuals with limited physical motor skills can now control their device using Switch Control
Customise closed caption style
Handwriting input support in VoiceOver
Maths input support using Nemeth Braille in VoiceOver
Select from multiple premium voices for speak selection and VoiceOver
Support for Made for iPhone Hearing Aids and stereo audio for iPhone 5 and iPod touch (5th generation)
Enterprise features
Manage which apps and accounts are used to open documents and attachments
Per-app VPN
App Store licence management
Enterprise single sign-on
Remote configuration of managed apps
Automatic data protection for third-party apps
Exchange Notes syncing
Install custom fonts
New management queries and restrictions
Education features
Mobile device management for Apple TV
Request AirPlay Mirroring from a student device to Apple TV
Pre-configure AirPlay destinations and AirPrint printers
Streamlined MDM enrolment
Ability to restrict changes to accounts
Web content filtering
Authorised apps can initiate single app mode
Configure accessibility settings for single app mode
Features for China
Tencent Weibo integration
Chinese-English bilingual dictionary
Improved handwriting input with improved accuracy, stroke order independence and support for simultaneous multiple character input
Bug fixes
Some features may not be available in all countries or all areas
With over 200 new features (some big and some small) this update has a lot. However, this comes at a price as you have to have 2.9 GB available on your iDevice before the update. Depending on which iDevice you use, this update will take different amounts of storage.
Here are some of the best new features: note- I have an iPhone 4 so won't have Siri etc.
Cleaner Icons |
Control Centre |
Spotlight Search
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Weather |
App Store |
Reminders |
New folder icon with multiple pages |
As you can see there are some massive changes to the interface of the device, with a cleaner feel to it. The new multitasking and notification centre is good to and gives you more customizability. One problem though is that apps not made by Apple feel out of place with the cleaner layout and some applications like GameCentre just don't look right.
Comparison:
Here is a comparison between iOS 7 (iPhone 4) and iOS 6 (iPod Touch 4) with some of the apps and the interface.
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
iOS 6 |
iOS 7 |
As you can see, iOS 7 is a much cleaner interface and while iOS 6 was good in some aspects like multiple wallpapers supplied by Apple, I think iOS 7 is better overall.
Thanks for reading, Satamer.
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Update: there is now a small update which fixes some bugs with the lock screen and keyboards among others.
Update: 7.1 contains improvements and bug fixes: from Apple:
CarPlay
iOS experience designed for the car
Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay-enabled vehicle
Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages and third-party audio apps
Control with Siri and the car's touchscreen, knobs and buttons
Siri
Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the Home button while you speak and releasing it when you're done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
New, more natural-sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English and Japanese
iTunes Radio
Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favourite artist or song
Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing
Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free
Calendar
Option to display events in month view
Country-specific holidays automatically added for many countries
Accessibility
Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator and many icon glyphs
Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages and multitasking UI animations
New options to display button shapes, darken app colours and reduce white point
New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device
Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a Home screen crash
Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
Improved performance for iPhone 4
Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
Continued user interface refinements
You have to have 1.6 GB available on your iDevice before the update. Depending on which iDevice you use, this update will take different amounts of storage.
Update 1.7.1:
More bug fixes and performance improvements. I missed the actual patch notes so if anyone else knows them then please comment.
Update 1.7.2:
Improves iBeacon connectivity and stability
Fixes a bug with data transfer for some 3rd party accessories, including bar code scanners.
Corrects an issue with data protection class of Mail attachments
You have to have 1.0 GB available on your iDevice before the update. Depending on which iDevice you use, this update will take different amounts of storage.
Update: there is now a small update which fixes some bugs with the lock screen and keyboards among others.
Update: 7.1 contains improvements and bug fixes: from Apple:
CarPlay
iOS experience designed for the car
Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay-enabled vehicle
Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages and third-party audio apps
Control with Siri and the car's touchscreen, knobs and buttons
Siri
Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the Home button while you speak and releasing it when you're done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking
New, more natural-sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English and Japanese
iTunes Radio
Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favourite artist or song
Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing
Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free
Calendar
Option to display events in month view
Country-specific holidays automatically added for many countries
Accessibility
Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator and many icon glyphs
Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages and multitasking UI animations
New options to display button shapes, darken app colours and reduce white point
New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s
iCloud Keychain support in additional countries
FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device
Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a Home screen crash
Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition
Improved performance for iPhone 4
Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000
Continued user interface refinements
You have to have 1.6 GB available on your iDevice before the update. Depending on which iDevice you use, this update will take different amounts of storage.
Update 1.7.1:
More bug fixes and performance improvements. I missed the actual patch notes so if anyone else knows them then please comment.
Update 1.7.2:
Improves iBeacon connectivity and stability
Fixes a bug with data transfer for some 3rd party accessories, including bar code scanners.
Corrects an issue with data protection class of Mail attachments
You have to have 1.0 GB available on your iDevice before the update. Depending on which iDevice you use, this update will take different amounts of storage.
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