Libor Kubín The announced iOS 7 has already reached not only developers. Thousands of regular users installed the unfinished version on their iPhones. Many of our readers share their first impressions and evaluations of this news in the discussions a few tens of minutes after the announcement.
I was looking at that iOS 7. They beat that in Apple (Android, Windows 8…) Unfortunately, I don't feel like an expert (in icon design, user experience, etc.) to be able to judge the look and functionality from the few videos and pictures I've posted. But I would like to share a few observations with you.
I have to have that
So I downloaded and installed the latest iOS 7. And I have to tell you that… There are dozens and hundreds of instructions on how to install the latest iOS 7 on the Internet. And dozens of other articles deal with how to restore things to their original state without losing the bouquet (data). According to the statistics of apple store visitors, we have thousands of iOS developers in our Czech country. Where did they come from? And what's so weird about that?
Beta can also be woe
Apple released iOS 7 to registered developers only. So this is not a public beta version, as some media erroneously reported. It is not the final operating system, so there may be bugs (errors) in it. Therefore, all those interested in the use of this version from among the general user public WE DO NOT RECOMMEND. There's no point in worrying about data loss, malfunctioning equipment, who doesn't want to...
Developers and NDA
The developers are happily testing the beta, so why can't I, the regular user?
The developers are bound by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which regular users playfully break by installing the beta, but above all they provide Apple with much-needed feedback. Few users will send so-called bug reports to Cupertino. He would much rather present his indignation on social networks or in discussions.
Thanks to the inquisitive spirit of many amateur experts, some developers also receive negative comments in the App Store. An application that ran smoothly in iOS 6 suddenly does not work in iOS 7, crashes, etc. The beta version is there primarily for developers to test and debug their applications, not for enthusiastic laymen.
Final wisdom
In more than twenty years with computers, I have learned one thing. It works? It works, so don't mess with it. If I really need my computer and phone to be usable, I'm definitely not going to risk installing unpatched software.
If the previous warnings don't deter you from installing the iOS 7 beta, keep in mind:
- Back up all data and settings before installation.
- Do not install the system on work / production equipment.
- You do everything at your own risk.
AMEN!
Very nicely written and totally agree! ;)
Hello, I can download io7 even if I am not a registered developer. ? :)
Yes, for example through torrents
I don't recommend it for your own good.
I have had experience with iOs since the very beginning and only now, as a non-developer, I started to install iOS 7 BETA for the first time. After a five-day experience, I can only confirm the above. It's great to have a new op in your iPhone. a system with a radically new environment, however, I have an iPhone because nothing bites, it doesn't fall, and it just works without maintenance. However, this cannot be said about the beta version of iOS 7, which is really full of bugs. On the other hand, I have not yet come across any bug that would be essential for comfortable use.
My recommendation:
If you have at least a little patience, wait for the final tuned version. If you simply have to see the new iOS in action, accept that your iPhone won't run as smoothly as you've been used to for years.
Nothing cuts, doesn't it bite? So you probably have a completely different iOS than I use, the last version where it was possible to say something like that was about three, since then it has been biting, crashing (including Apple applications), for no apparent reason. (Yes, if I compare it in Windows mobile or Android on slow HW, it is somewhere else, but new Androids with dual cores (which is comparable to what is in the iPhone 4S+ and iPad 3+, run more smoothly (when I don't use it, some (obscure application)).Overall, the transition from iOS6 to WP8 was similar to the transition from Windows mobile to iOS (everything works, doesn't crash and looks fine - I don't mind the application, because it's what I'm using and the shortcomings like volume merging, etc. those will disappear over time (that's how it was with every transition and to be honest, some things on iOS are still not finished)) Overall, I'm quite looking forward to Windows 8.1 and some interesting tablets so I can get rid of the iPad 3 as well.
As a developer, I test iOS6. And the fact that the applications were crashing was the lesser evil. Far worse for me was the fact that when a new beta was released, and I didn't install it, it appeared on the mobile display in the morning in a few days/weeks. "Device not activated" etc. The only thing left was to download the new beta. But in the morning you usually don't have much time. And it annoys a lot. And there were more such "trifles". That's why I'm waiting with iOS 7 until it's at least an RC version. Just because it's something new, I don't need it at all costs.
Unfortunately it is true. From normal use…like on Friday I needed to upload a video and the phone rebooted / about 5 minutes. It is much slower (I have an iPhone 4), basic applications for my regular use (iRadar, etc.) do not work for me, the icon for a few applications is missing, even though the applications are running, the controls on Facebook are quite poor, iMessage only started after 3 days... I hope the official version will be great, but I hope I'll also have an iPhone 6 :)
It will most likely be slow, because the developer version is often compiled without optimization and with debug information.
There will be something about it. I can't find it, but I would say that it was optimized normally -O3, but as you say, with debug information. Anyway, I hope that it will be faster in the final, even on 4S I have quite a problem with speed.
-O3 probably not anymore, it won't add to the debuggability.
In any case, he probably follows the best procedure, as far as we can tell:
1) Until it.
2) Do it right.
3) Do it fast.
Well, actually O3 in LLVM is a new, well-worn mod that has even better results, according to what I've read. In any case, the debug info will add to the size, perhaps it won't take away much from the speed. Unfortunately, I don't know how to find out directly from iOS.
And I'm not a developer, so I downloaded ios7.
What is this nonsense about the new system? It's always just a fake facelift!!! It's exactly the same as 6, but it looks different!!!
God! A new system!!
It's like comparing an octave from 1997 and 2003 - both are just the same!!
I dare to disagree with your opinion. From the point of view of the system as such, quite a lot has changed, and believe me, many developers will not sleep easy because of this. On the other hand, iOS7 will bring a lot of useful things for developers (and, of course, for users).
Humans are naturally curious and I understand that there is a part of each of us that wants to try a new toy. However, I strongly recommend, like the author of the article, to wait for the final product. I have been using the developer beta since its release on an iPhone 5 intended for development, and I can truly confirm that some applications are unstable and sometimes the system behaves strangely. Since the operation is mostly irreversible after installing iOS7, think twice before doing it.
The installation back goes through some DFU mod or something like that. there are plenty of instructions on the net.
I'm really happy that I can boast of 7 now. Only Teamwiewer doesn't work for me….
Although you have "Developer" written in your name, you say that you are not a developer. Your speech confirms it. If you were a developer and downloaded Xcode 5 DP1 with the new iOS 7 beta 1 SDK, and glanced at the Release Notes and Diffs, you might notice that the API has undergone the most changes since 2008.
So no, the facelift is just icing on the cake. In fact, they rewrote the entire system, SpringBoard logic, multitasking, added things like UI Dynamics, changed the way the view controller is presented, introduced state transitions - and that's just UIKit. When I take completely new APIs such as Sprite Kit, Dynamic Type, Text Kit, greatly expanded AVFoundation, AirDrop, rewritten Map Kit, new video APIs, new backgrounding API, etc., I don't remember another version of iOS that would have made such huge changes under the hood.
An informed 'developer' would recognize this.
I fully agree! excellent article. I hope those "design experts and excellent developers" realize this and stop writing nonsense.
I'm not a programmer, but according to the instructions on the net, even a trained monkey can master 7 and back 6. Why not give it a try when it's FREE!!!
It can do that, but when your iPhone stops working or you lose data, you'll think: "Why did I put it there".
Hi Horst!
Purely by chance: didn't you deal with data loss last year and the impossibility of returning to the original system after installing the iOS 6 beta? Didn't he curse Apple for dilettantism? I only if I remember correctly.
No, it really wasn't me!!!
So you're breaking the contract and arguing that it's free?
I feel that you would also rob a stingy homeless person if "there was an opportunity".
It's not even possible that there are such people, I thought to myself after reading it... and boom, a few of them immediately spoke up under the article. Waste of words…
What's your deal? I'll try and see, and especially in the fall, I don't have to look forward to this facelift.
I'm on production to test my beta program (I gave out about 15 test keys) and I have to admit that our program sucks, but with the last programs I can see who wrote well and who flunked it. Who embellished the API and who used it well. However, I currently have 7 big problems with iOS 2: battery life (dev logs and power management on h..o), which is understandable, and then the unfinished GUI API. It's just that sometimes it bites in the display and in the Apple application. But as a developer I have to say that it's normal, I'm not bashing anyone, I'm just stating it. Compared to beta iOS6, the system is much more stable, even if some things are broken quite noticeably. Our edits will probably be good and I'm waiting for the iPad version, but I'm looking forward to it, it's a challenge ;)
I agree with my colleague, iOS 7, although it is quite stable, has some bugs, I, as a developer, have it on an iPhone that I have only for these purposes. It can happen that an error occurs and you lose your data or even your device in an instant. The beta is intended for developers and not for regular users. So, when something goes wrong, you should realize that it is your own responsibility and fault.
Ios 7 is pure nonsense, it looks like a puzzle, all kinds of scrolling crap on the start screen, one up and one down, I dare say that jobs wouldn't allow this, the icons look like coloring books for small children, not to mention how old the icons look now , what bothers me most of all is the fact that even the stupid android now has a more complete appearance.
What's up with Jobs? :-D Did you know him personally, that you speak for her in every post - what would he want and not want?
I wouldn't see it as negative, Apple really does monitor all social sites carefully and also monitors these opinions... because even the opinion of a layman is important to them, and I think that's why Apple tolerates this way of evasion and creates a more comprehensive view of its future product... I like your articles and I know you are erudite, but this time you disappointed me, because this article seems prescient and strongly mentoring... you really don't want people to stop researching, criticizing, searching, trying and taking risks, even with Apple....
Hello Jakub,
the form of the article is somewhat light, the impulse to write it was an avalanche of questions about how to install iOS 7, why it doesn't work, etc. We are happy to help our readers, but I don't see a single reason to look for solutions to problems in software that is not intended for users and will undergo several significant changes in the next 3 months or so.
The article was created as a warning. 99% of people (even if they don't want to admit it) BREAK the agreement/contract. And I see that as a problem.
I didn't expect it so soon, but unfortunately some commenters prove me right. Please note that this version is unfinished, but in less than a day you have a lot of "insider" comments about what Apple should fix, remake.
I have nothing against criticism or scrutiny. But try applying this "search" approach to a gas supplier, bricklayer, dentist, architect or car repair shop. In the best case, they will explain it to you politely, in the worst case, you will have to tow your car from the garage. To each his own…
I would recommend installing OS X, if you want to test it, in VM Ware, there you can try and try without risk.
With iOS, it's best to seriously wait, because testing can't be virtualized that easily, and how many of you have another device in your drawer for "experiments"?
I would like to write what is true in a few lines, even if someone does not like it.
1, ios7 is only a design change from a "non-programmer's" point of view, unfortunately rather for the worse...
2, feel free to try ios7, it is quite easy to return everything back to ios6 (see instructions on the net)
3, ios7 has a big problem – it is already unstable even on original Apple applications, here it can be easily deduced that what does not work from the very beginning will be very difficult to be OK in the future. Yes, it's an unofficial developer version, but if the baker doesn't know how to mix the basic dough, he can have ultra-super ingredients, but the result will be bad. I would understand very minor flaws, but these are serious flaws.
4, I'm glad that even on these pages there are honest people who will write the truth here, even though it might not seem OK to apple fans.
5, ios7 – there is really nothing to stand for, therefore in the penultimate sentence I will agree with the author in the word – do not install!!!! It's a waste of time for a design facelift.
1. The design is not ready yet, it needs to be fine-tuned.
3. Likewise native apps were unstable on iOS 5 and 6 betas. Have you tried or just need to dig into iOS 7?
5. It's worth it, but it's still beta. As a computer scientist, I simply couldn't resist, but I agree that the average user should not install it
Again, I wouldn't compare a seven with a six at all. The system worked flawlessly for me in the beta, new maps and all other applications worked. With iOS7, there is already a slightly more important redesign of the UI, so it can be grasped. I haven't tried iOS5 beta, so I have no experience with its stability in early versions.
I'm not a programmer, but by the term beta I imagine a program that works 99,999% and errors appear, for example, that I make my iPhone a hot spot and if I connect more than 10 devices, it crashes....I simply mean that BETA can to fall in extreme situations, but to not open the application Hledatajfon or Teamwiewer, that's a shame.
I stopped reading after the first sentence. Either you can't do percentages or estimate or both.
If my program worked 99,999%, I'd probably be a billionaire and buy yachts that will carry helicopters built from new Mac Pros.
Beta (of general software) falls where one wonders. That's how it works in software, that's why it's beta. Nothing against it, but since you're not a programmer, you really don't understand it and therefore can't judge what beta can and can't do :-)
Beta is a regular semi-finished product. What you are describing here could be labeled RC (Release Candidate), not beta. You are next to the fir tree. And if you don't consider connecting 10 devices to a mobile hotspot as an extreme case, you're crazy. I have never connected more than 4 devices to it in my life.
Stupidest comment I've seen here so far. When testing the iOS6 beta, half of the things also crashed. What you say is pure nonsense.
1 it's not just a design change, the control panel was added inexplicably at the bottom, probably because android has caught it at the top in one, haha
2 backup via iCloud 7 cannot be opened in 6, watch out for that
3 ios 7 has more problems, but its biggest problem is the icons made in the painting program, I would use a quote from the article... why dig into 6 when it works
4 I like to come here too
5 do not install even the final version
6 sell apple shares
the best is "sell apple shares" :-D
"It works? It works, so don't mess with it. " The gospel truth! Applies to anything. Copy 10 times every morning.
If we stuck to this motto, we would still be stoking the fire with a stone...
Development and tinkering unnecessarily with something that works are two different things.
It depends on whether you move along the gradients - then end up in the local optimum, or you want to move towards the global optimum at the cost of risk.
Beta version (according to wikipedia): “A beta version is a software product in which most of the bugs have already been fixed, but it is still unstable and its behavior cannot be relied upon. In theory, it can be said that such a product can also have destructive effects on other computer software."
It's a shame that most people don't read these few sentences before installing the iOS beta. They don't understand that they can lose data, the phone will restart and it can't be relied on. This is exactly what I criticize most of the comments. Such people are simply lost minds.
I will allow myself to disagree, if it is an unfinished product, then the manufacturer should not let it into the light of God at all. None of the reputable phone manufacturers release betas. The whole keynote is just another way to squeeze more money out of people, development. Fees, advertising and outrageously overpriced tickets, while hardware and software innovation in recent years is equal to zero!
Do you disagree with Wikipedia's definition of Beta? Phew, where have all these experts been to this day?
I didn't respond to the wiki, I'm not interested in it. I responded in particular to the second part of your post, that Apple is de facto to blame.
For the fact that he releases a beta version to developers, but they also download it, what do they stupidly develop and criticize an unfinished product?
facepalm
If memory serves me correctly, the Worldwide Developers Conference was held on June 10th. See the word DEVELOPER? No one releases anything to the PUBLIC (=light of God).
If Apple released the final version without giving the developers enough time, chaos would ensue. Apps would crash exactly like they do now on the first beta, which would be a bummer since iOS 7 is noticeably different from 6, even under the hood.
Well, yes, Apple makes a show out of it, but in the end, that's what millions of people around the world enjoy. But it's supposed to be just a demo, which users will expect in about a quarter of a year, not that they should try iOS 7 right now, especially when 99% of them only see other icons, animations and colors in the menu behind the changes. Just don't, give the developers and Apple those three months and you'll see something completely different - FINAL.
this show was fun when someone else did it, now it's a relic, just like the relic of the 4-inch display, you can't build on what SJ did and said in the past, besides, ios copied things from windows, android, so it's from what a total screw up. it's not about intuitive control at all, it's about the system giving a complete impression. SJ liked simplicity, ios7 works exactly the opposite of some incomplete, chaotic setup. they worked on it for 8 months and this is the result, wtf. unfinished demo and totally torn SJ's work, haha.
Driv was "in" to criticize skeuomorphism, so that's "inconsistency" again. I don't know what you mean by that, because iOS 7 is logically completely consistent, compared to, for example, iOS 6. But I understand, everyone else is saying it, so why not join.
What's up with Steve Jobs? iOS 7 is a product invented and implemented long after SJ's death, so "you can't build on what SJ did and said in the past" is just nonsense.
And again, for your own sake, wait for the sharp version in the fall and then feel free to shout in the discussion however you want. This is not appropriate here, considering that it is only a version for developers, not for normal users.
And according to what will they probably catch the shortcomings in iOS? According to a developer who restrictively uses the new iOS exclusively for simulation on his own application? Probably not! Or if the thread preview in SMS developer doesn't animate properly, is it different than non-developer?
No, only a non-developer starts shouting on Twitter and in discussions and a developer posts a bug report and shuts up. You can probably imagine which of these actions will help improve iOS more.
Jojo, that's true - Only a moron can install BETA and complain. But otherwise - it's nice that we can have it (BETA), test it and thus contribute to a higher quality final version. I just wouldn't necessarily put it down to the level that BETA is only for preparing applications, even though they are what make iOS what it is, on the other hand, the stability of iOS makes applications what they are - FUNCTIONAL, STABLE and mostly BEAUTIFUL...
I will definitely not try it and I like the article. I use my iPhone every day and I don't intend to disable it somehow. I'd rather wait for the sharp version, even if it's only a few months away. I've lasted this long, the extra few months won't kill me.
As a developer, I'm already testing it this week. It seems to me that the whole system is quite stable, the interface crashed about 3 times during the week, but it automatically started up again without the need for a restart.
It seems to me that the battery drains quite quickly and there are also a couple of small errors that I encountered - sometimes the design elements do not fit - they overlap each other and when, for example, you receive a new sms, it shows you the last one and not the most recent one.. Otherwise, what regarding the support of the application, then I didn't come across a non-functional one. ;-)
Edit: I'm testing on an iphone 5
Regarding the battery, at first I also had the problem that it was flying down as if it had been blown, but after about a week of use it suddenly calmed down and from 7:30 in the morning when I took the mobile phone out of the dock with 100%, I had the last percent at ten in the evening (the mobile phone was disconnected almost four hours, over six hours it was connected to Wi-Fi and played music practically the entire time) so it seems like a decent result for the 4S
If someone wants to try non-debugged software, leave Apple and go to Microsoft. :))
I've had air win2 for 7 years and I've NEVER had a single problem. WIN is really awesome, even if most people here don't want to hear it. It is important to have a high-quality PC - in my case air and a high-quality win7,8, or the awesome Vista - which is exactly the same as win7! I'm not surprised if someone has a problem with win7 on Aušus and similar fragments.
Well, I don't have an official developer account, I have iOS7 installed on an iPhone 4S. For all third-party applications, I am allowed to send information about errors, and if this is not possible, I try to at least somehow locate the crashed applications and notify them by email. I know it's not exactly an "official" procedure, but at least I'm helping. Otherwise, the winner of the competition for the most segfaults per unit of time (hour) is the original Maps application. This made the journey from OL to CB a little more unpleasant, but downloading the navigation from a 3rd source got me to the finish line. And in the spirit of the article, I appeal: If you don't know "what" the beta is about, please don't install it, you won't be able to provide relevant information for debugging.
iOS7 - so I have the BETA. In principle, I agree with the article, BETA is a trial version - NOT only so that developers can adapt existing applications, but also so that when the SHARP version of iOS is released, for example, what we saw with maps does not happen. It's also about more people finding out about the shortcomings and correcting them.
However, installing a BETA and then writing about how it crashes and doesn't work correctly is really stupid!
Otherwise, I am convinced that APPLE is slightly counting on the possibility that even non-developers will test the BETA - the payment has been made, you want it - so why not? Oh, it probably wouldn't be a problem to make a restriction and if the developer didn't have the app in the store, he wouldn't be able to install BETU.
So it's probably not such a problem... After all, where would APPLE be without us - paying customers :)
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It works? It works, so don't mess with it. Golden words, carved in stone! This also applies to some official updates. Unfortunately, this wisdom is respected by more experienced users. The masses ignore it and then wonder.