With the announcement and appending release of the new iphone 5c, and iphone 5s occurring today at Apple’s event, iOS 7 took the main stage just as much as some of the new hardware. The iphone 5c seems to be a device that has been somewhat built around the software that it is going to be running. iOS 7 is an up to date, fresh and modern take on the skeuomorphic operating system we had all grown to know and love. with that being said, iOS 7 comes packed with a tirade of new, and extremely helpful features that are making the new upgrade a whole lot much more tasty.
Roughly an hour after Tim cook left the stage, iOS 7 GM download was seeded to registered Apple developers. If you’re unaware, a golden master (GM) software release is the one that is exactly same as the software that will be seeded to consumers. In this case, the software feels both familiar, as I’ve been using all of the betas up to this point, but finally ready for a consumer side version.
We’ve put together a video walkthrough of iOS 7 GM, where I’ve described all of the new features such as new wallpapers and ringtones included in this version, and how it actually feels to be using the public release version. That can be found below.
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Whilst I’ve thoroughly been enjoying iOS 7, there’s a certain aspect to it which still doesn’t feel quite best to me. currently on the iPad version of the software, iOS 7 simply feels like a blown up version of the iphone or iPod touch iteration. Whilst it certainly ought to feel like this to a certain extent, it’s essential for Apple not to forget that an iPad actually has considerably much more screen real estate than an iPhone. This implies that whilst there ought to be a certain similarity between the interface on iPad and iPhone, there are certain aspects – like the multitasking screen – where the large screen size could be used much more intelligently. Why not stick a much more advanced toggling system there, or possibly space for customized quick app launching?
Whatever iOS 7 is, it’s many certainly a step in the best direction. iOS was becoming frighteningly behind the times, and iOS 7 seems to have reconsolidated Apple back into the mobile space. It’s only a matter of time to see whether it will successfully save them from the constant onslaught that Android is presenting.
You can download iOS 7 GM for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch from iOS Dev Center.
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