Ondrej Holzman iOS 7 will be rolling out to millions of iPhones, iPads and iPod touches around the world in the next few hours, and the first thing users will notice is the radically redesigned user interface. Hand in hand with this, however, are also the basic applications on which Apple demonstrates the possibilities of the new iOS 7. In addition to graphic changes, we will also see several functional innovations.
All Apple applications in iOS 7 are characterized by a new facelift, i.e. a new font, new control element graphics and a simpler-looking interface. In essence, these are the same applications as in iOS 6, but they are actually quite different, more modern-looking, and fit perfectly into the new system. But even though the apps look different, they work the same, and that's what's important. The experience from the previous systems was preserved, it just got a new coat.
Safari
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Safari is certainly one of the most used applications in iOS, browsing the Internet on mobile devices is becoming more and more popular. That's why Apple has focused on making browsing the web even more enjoyable for users than before.
The new Safari in iOS 7 therefore displays only the most important controls at a given time, so that as much content as possible can be seen on the screen. The upper address and search bar has undergone a significant change - following the example of all other browsers (on computers and mobile devices), this line is finally unified in Safari, i.e. in a single text field you enter either a straight address or a password that you want to search for, for example in Google. Because of this, the keyboard layout has partially changed. The space bar is bigger and the characters for entering addresses have disappeared - dash, slash, underscore, colon and the shortcut for entering the domain. All that's left is an ordinary dot, you have to enter everything else in an alternative layout with characters.
The behavior of the top panel is also important. To save space, it always displays only the top-level domain, regardless of which part of the site you are in. And when you scroll down the page, the panel gets even smaller. Along with this, the bottom panel where the rest of the controls are located also disappears. In particular, its disappearance will ensure more space for its own content. To re-display the bottom panel, just scroll up or tap the address bar.
The functions of the bottom panel remain the same as in iOS 6: back button, step forward, page sharing, bookmarks and overview of open panels. To move backward and forward, it is also possible to use the gesture of dragging your finger from left to right and vice versa.
Safari in iOS 7 offers even more viewing space when used in landscape mode. This is because all control elements disappear when scrolling.
The menu of bookmarks has also undergone changes. It is now divided into three sections – the bookmarks themselves, the list of saved articles and the list of shared links of your friends from social networks. Open panels are displayed in 3D in a row in the new Safari, and below them you will find a list of open panels on other devices if you use Safari and its synchronization. You can also switch to private browsing in the preview of open panels, but Safari still can't separate the two modes. So you either view all panels in public or private mode. The advantage, however, is that you no longer have to go to the Settings in a lengthy and above all unnecessary way for this option.
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The new application in Mail in iOS 7 is mainly known for its new, cleaner look, but Apple has also prepared several minor improvements that will make working with electronic messages easier.
Working with individual conversations and emails is now easier. The swipe gesture after the selected conversion or e-mail now offers not only the option to delete them, but also a second button Další, through which you can call up a reply, forward the message, add a flag to it, mark it as unread or move it somewhere. In iOS 6, these options were only available when viewing a message detail, so now we have two ways to access these actions.
In the basic view of all mailboxes and accounts, it is now possible to display custom folders for all marked messages, for all unread messages, for all drafts, messages with attachments, sent or e-mails in the trash. This can be achieved with the click of a button Adjust and selecting individual dynamic components. So if you have multiple accounts on your device, a unified inbox that displays all unread messages from all accounts can be very beneficial for you.
A calendar app that users were replacing with third-party solutions. In iOS 7, Apple comes with new graphics as well as a slightly new look at things.
The calendar in iOS 7 offers three layers of calendar view. The first annual overview is an overview of all 12 months, but only the current day is marked in color. You will not find out here which days you have scheduled events. You can access them only by clicking on the selected month. At that moment, the second layer will appear - the monthly preview. There is a gray dot for each day that contains an event. The current day is colored red. The third layer is a preview of the individual days, which also includes a list of the events themselves. If you are only interested in a list of all scheduled events, regardless of date, just click on the magnifying glass button where this list has been moved. At the same time, you can search directly in it.
Gestures are also supported in the new Calendar, thanks to which you can scroll through individual days, months and years. Even in iOS 7, however, the Calendar cannot yet create so-called smart events. You must manually fill in the event name, venue and time. Some third-party applications can read all this information directly from the text when you type, for example Meeting on September 20 from 9 to 18 in Prague and an event with the given details will be automatically created for you.
Reminders
In the Notes, there are changes that should make our tasks even easier. You can sort the task lists into tabs with their own name and color for easier orientation. Tabs are always opened and closed by clicking on the title. Pulling down the tab lists then reveals a hidden menu with a field for searching and displaying scheduled tasks, i.e. tasks with a reminder on a certain day. Creating new tasks is still very easy, you can assign a priority to them more easily, and location-based notifications have also been improved. By choosing the area where you want Task Reminders to alert you, you also set a radius (minimum 100 meters), so this feature can be used even more precisely.
Phone and Messages
Practically nothing has changed on the two basic applications, without which no phone can do. Both Phone and Messages look different, but work the same.
The only new feature of the Phone is the ability to block selected contacts, which many will welcome. All you have to do is open the details of the given contact, scroll to the bottom and then block the number. You will then not receive any calls, messages or FaceTime calls from that number. You can then manage the list of blocked contacts in Settings, where you can also enter new numbers. In the list of favorite contacts, iOS 7 can finally display at least small photos for faster orientation, the list of all contacts remained unchanged. During the calls themselves, photos of the contacts are no longer so important, because they are blurred in the background.
The biggest news in Messages, but a very welcome one, is the possibility of sent and received messages. Until now, iOS only displayed the time for a few messages at a time, even though they didn't have to be sent at the same time. In iOS 7, swiping from right to left shows the time for each message. Another change is the Contact button when viewing a conversation, which has replaced the Edit function. Pressing it brings up a bar with the contact's name and three icons for calling, FaceTime, and viewing the person's details. It was already possible to call and view information and contacts in messages, but you had to scroll all the way up (or tap on the status bar).
The editing function hasn't disappeared, it's just activated differently. Just hold your finger on the conversation bubble and it will bring up a context menu with options Copy a Další. Clicking on the second option opens the editing menu, where you can mark multiple messages at once, which can be forwarded, deleted, or delete the entire conversation.
There is one more news regarding the phone and Messages – iOS 7 changes the already almost iconic notification sounds after years. New sounds are ready in iOS 7 for a new incoming message or call. Several dozens of pleasant ringtones and sound notifications replaced the previous repertoire. However, the old ringtones are still available in the folder Classic.
FaceTime
FaceTime has undergone very fundamental changes. This is new on the iPhone as a separate application, previously the function was only available through the call application, while on the iPad and iPod touch it was also available in previous versions of the system. The app is very simple, it shows a list of all contacts (regardless of whether they have iPhone contacts or not), a list of favorite contacts and call history just like in the phone app. An interesting feature of the application is that the background is made up of a blurred view from the phone's front camera.
The second big news is FaceTime Audio. The protocol was previously only used for video calls on Wi-Fi and later on 3G. FaceTime now enables pure voice VoIP with a data rate of about 10 kb/s. After iMessage, this is another "blow" for operators who are already losing profits from SMS. FaceTime Audio also works reliably on 3G and the sound is significantly better than during a normal call. Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to make calls outside of iOS devices, so other multi-platform VoIP solutions (Viber, Skype, Hangouts) will not replace it for many people. However, due to integration into the system, FaceTime is easily accessible from the phone book, and thanks to audio calls, it could be used more than its video variant.
Camera
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The camera turned black in iOS 7 and started using gestures. To switch between individual modes, you don't have to tap anywhere, but just slide your finger across the screen. This way you switch between filming, taking photos, taking panoramas, as well as a new mode for taking square photos (Instagram users will know). The buttons for setting the flash, activating HDR and selecting the camera (front or back) remain in the upper panel. Somewhat inexplicably, the option to activate the grid has disappeared from the Camera, for which you have to go to the Device Settings. What is new is the button in the lower right corner (if you are shooting portrait).
Apple has prepared eight filters for iOS 7 that can be used in real time when taking photos (only iPhone 5, 5C, 5S and fifth generation iPod touch). At the press of a button, the screen switches to a matrix of nine windows that show a preview of the camera using the given filters, making it easier to decide which filter to use. If you select a filter, the icon will be colored. If you are not sure which of the eight will be the best, you can add a filter even after taking the photo.
An interesting change is also the fact that iOS 7 offers a few pixels smaller window for the preview of the captured shot, but paradoxically, this is to the benefit of the cause. In iOS 6, this window was bigger, but you didn't actually see the whole picture when you took a photo, as it was finally saved to the library. This is now changing in iOS 7 and the full photo can now be seen in the reduced "viewfinder".
The last improvement is the ability to take photos in batches. This is not quite the "Burst Mode" that Apple showed with the iPhone 5s, which will not only allow you to quickly take photos, but then easily select the best photo and discard the rest. Here, just by holding the shutter button, the phone will start taking pictures in the fastest possible sequence until you release the shutter button. All photos taken this way are saved to the library and must be deleted manually afterwards.
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Pictures
The biggest new feature in the image library is the way to view their dates and locations, which makes browsing through them a little easier, whether you have created different albums or not. Images, like Calendar, offers three preview layers. The least detailed is the preview by year of acquisition. When you open the selected year, you will see photos sorted into groups both by location and date of capture. The photos are still very small in the preview, however if you slide your finger over them, a slightly larger photo will appear. The third layer already shows photos by individual days, i.e. the most detailed preview.
However, if you don't like the new way of viewing photos, iOS 7 also maintains the current way, i.e. browsing by created albums. iCloud shared photos also have a separate panel in iOS 7. When editing individual images, new filters can also be used, which can be applied directly during photography on selected devices.
Hudba
The music application remained practically the same in iOS 7 in terms of functions. In terms of appearance, Music has been recolored in a combination of colors, as in the entire system, it is placed on the content, in the case of music, it is album images. In the artist tab, instead of the cover of the first album in the sequence, the image of the artist that iTunes searches for is displayed, but sometimes it happens that instead of the image, only text with the name of the artist is displayed. We can also see improvements in the album list, which resembles iTunes 11.
The player's main screen has replaced the repeat, shuffle, and Genius list icons with text. The album tracklist looks the same as the artist's album lists, plus you'll see a nice bouncing bar animation for the song you're playing in the list. The iconic Cover Flow has disappeared from the app when the phone is rotated to landscape. It was replaced by a matrix with album images, which is much more practical after all.
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Another new feature will be especially welcomed by those who buy their music in the iTunes Store. Purchased music can now be downloaded directly from the music application. The biggest novelty of the music application in iOS 7 is therefore the brand new iTunes Radio service. For now, it is only available for the US and Canada, but you can also use it in our country, you just need to have an American account in iTunes.
iTunes Radio is an internet radio station that learns your music tastes and plays the songs you should like. You can also create your own stations based on different songs or authors and gradually tell iTunes Radio whether you like one or another song and whether it should continue playing it. You can then buy every song you listen to on iTunes Radio straight to your library. iTunes Radio is free to use, but you will occasionally encounter advertisements while listening. iTunes Match subscribers can use the service without ads.
App Store
The principles of the App Store have been preserved. Along with the new facelift, however, several changes have come. There is a new tab in the middle of the bottom panel Near Me, which will offer you the most popular apps that are being downloaded around your current location. This function replaces Genius.
Many users will certainly be pleased with the implementation of the Wish List, i.e. the list of applications that we would like to purchase in the future. You can access the list using the button in the upper right corner, and you can add applications to it using the share button for the selected application. Only paid applications can be added for obvious reasons. Wish Lists sync across devices including desktop iTunes.
The last new feature, and perhaps the one that will become the most used, is the option to activate the automatic download of new updates. This means that you will no longer have to go to the App Store for each new update, but the new version will be downloaded automatically. In the App Store, you will only find a list of updated applications with an overview of what is new. Finally, Apple also increased the size limit of downloaded applications over the mobile Internet to 100 MB.
Weather
If you were hoping that the weather icon would finally show the current forecast, we have to disappoint you. It is still a static image unlike the Clock app icon which shows the current time. Big. The original cards have been stretched to the full size of the display and we can see beautiful realistic weather animations in the background. Especially during bad weather such as a storm, hurricane or snow, the animations are especially vivid and a joy to watch.
The layout of the elements has been rearranged, the upper part is dominated by the numerical display of the current temperature and above it the name of the city with a textual description of the weather. Tapping on a number reveals more detail – humidity, chance of precipitation, wind and feel temperature. In the middle, you can see the hourly forecast for the next half-day, and below that is the five-day forecast expressed by an icon and temperatures. You switch between cities as in previous versions, now you can view all cities at once in a list, where the background of each item is animated again.
Other
Changes in other apps are mostly cosmetic with no new features or improvements. Some little things can be found after all. The compass app has a new spirit level mode that you can switch to by swiping your finger to the left. The spirit level shows it with two overlapping circles. The Stocks application can also display a ten-month overview of stock price developments.
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I would like to find out why there are letters in the Phone application in the dialer? When they can't be used in any way.
If I'm not mistaken, in some countries (e.g. the USA) they like to give phone numbers with text. I probably remember it better.
That's right, this is how Datart (800 DATART) should be promoted here
That's smart :)
Does the company finally appear when calling, or just the name again?
And what about searching for contacts?
Nice article, one mistake is with the camera - the filters also work on the iPhone 4S.
Not sure when Pages, Keynote, and the like will be free? :-)
Only for devices purchased in September 2013 and later.
Small fix - weather animations don't work on iP4 ;)
I have a question about iCloud backup. My photos are now turned off (I didn't change anything before the update, my Camera Roll was backed up normally). After clicking there, I only have the option to turn on Photo Stream and Photo Sharing. Somehow I can't figure out the function when my complete photo gallery (Camera Roll) will be backed up to iCloud. Btw., I don't want to share anything with anyone, nor do I need to automatically send all new photos to the iOS device..
Thank you in advance.
I take my question back, it's right in Manage Backup -> My iPhone -> Backup Options =)
So switching to iP 5 via messages doesn't work for me... Does anyone have a similar experience?
Do you mean news times? It works for me on iP 5, but only for sent ones.
It shows me everywhere
If you mean the display of the time, it works for me on the iP5, I move the sent message with my finger to the left and it shows the sending time with emi. Too bad the delivery information is still missing…..
Well, it was emails, but then I found out that I was pulling it the other way. I haven't even tried it with messages.
I don't see itunes radio there and no spirit level either, iOS7 Iphone 5 APPSTORE also pretends it doesn't know anything.
iTunes radio is only available for the US and Canada. The spirit level is part of the compass as the other side of this application (swipe your thumb to the left)
Camera and filters... It works for me on the ip 4s, I click filters and I see 9 images with filters at a glance... Strange :)
I really like it, although there are a few little things that I've gotten used to and now they're not there.
We used to just plug the cable into the earphone, press the button and the music was always playing, now nothing happens and when I start the music via iTunes, the icon does not appear in the status bar, which always indicated that something is playing in the background .. :(
But overall, I have a good impression of the whole system, so just give it a go..
After plugging in the headphones and pressing the button, my music started, tested on ip4s
I also have an iP4s, but I just won't start anything, unless it's because I'm just streaming everything from iTunes Match and I don't have anything offline?
In any case, I miss the identifier there a lot, I assume you don't have it there either?
Well, it's not there, it's quite a mistake...
Hello,
Would someone clarify how it is with airdrop on the iPhone 4S? Nothing in the control center and nothing when sharing... Is it only for iphone 5+? Thanks
airdrop is only for ipad 4, ipad mini, iphone 5 and ipod touch 5 and later devices
:( Damn… Thanks :)
I personally like the icons on the message list. If the person doesn't have a picture there, the initials are there (if you have the person saved) :-).
what message list are you talking about? About Emails or SMS on iPhone or iPad? I don't see any snickers anywhere :(
on the iPad, in iMessages, on the left side of the list, next to the name, I have a circle in which there is either an avatar or initials. I'm not sure if it's even on the iPhone right now.
Oh sure, it's not on the iPhone then.. :(
I'm even surprised now that they separated the avatar even after clicking on the email, where it was always there and I quite liked it there.. :(
In any case, they added avatars to the favorite contacts on the phone and in the facetime application.. Then add them to the contact list and it will be a complete parade, I don't know about you, but I like the photos in the contact and I think the nameless list is more clear..
Does the swipe back/forward work on the iPad? I can't get it to work on my iPad v3.
Don't you know how to update the contact list from FB to mobile phone contacts? It seems to me that I have lost the connection to the FB contact for some contacts.
Settings, facebook, update contacts...
May I ask what happened to the key ring they were talking about?
It is said that it could be published together with the sharp version of Mavericks for Mac.
I have a question:
If I have about 3 apps and games on my iPad 190, will I have to somehow reinstall them, or delete them, or not run them at all? Or are there normally, I will have functional ones, they just need to change the logo or something? I don't want to lose all the hours played and nothing.
if you update it directly on the device, everything will remain as you have it.
Today I noticed great things in the messages, I don't know if it was already at 6 and I just didn't notice it, but when a colleague literally wrote to me today: "We'll meet between one and the other" the expression "between one and the other" was underlined and charged me with creating an event :)
Well, I didn't notice that and I have no idea in the previous version, but I think it's +
It's a plus... it's already been written about :-) if the event is in the sms that the iPhone identifies for a future time, it will recommend the creation of an event :-) but only until the date of validity :-) then this softness will disappear :-)
The article mainly describes the behavior of individual applications on the iPhone. There are significant differences for iPad, e.g. for Safari...
Hello, I will describe my feelings and impressions... when I first had IOS7 in my hand, I didn't like it at all, but I decided to install it and I was quite hooked... and I wouldn't go back... Safari is once again a huge disappointment for me personally, on the iMac I use Firefox and iCab mobile on my iPhone... there's really nothing nicer when I add pages via + to the panel and I don't have to scroll down with my finger and click on more and more things.... Furthermore, when you have a folder with applications and you open it, only 4×3 is visible on the 3S and the rest is only on the next page in that folder (although this is new again, it can fit more, but 4×4 was a habit for me and big one)...Furthermore, the weather is a huge disappointment for me, I don't know why, but I think the older version was much better and prettier, I'll probably have to upload the Czech ipočási application again...otherwise on older IOS I used JB because of the icons in the dock so that I had them 5, because of the delivery notes and the dictionary of foreign words, the dictionary is already available for purchase, the delivery notes can be solved with the commands at the beginning of the message, but it is a delay, but the 4 icons are still not enough :) I don't like the dock below much now...mainly it seems to me bigger thanks to color highlighting... so also eh... What I really like is the phone quick management table, flashlight, alarm clock, calculator, camera, thanks to this I don't even need these icons on the main screen anymore, they don't take notes because the habit is the yellow color , I have the same thing on my iMac... on the other hand, I really like the music, pictures, calendar, settings, it absolutely got me and put the camera update on its shoulders... so even if it's something against your taste. you can't do anything about it :)
Great summary article! Thanks for him.
Has anyone broken the iradio on a phone or pad? I managed to do it on PC iTunes and it doesn't work anywhere else even with a US account, otherwise it's a great deal :) !
It works for me on an iPhone 5 with a US account
it shows up in the itunes store on my 4, but when I select a station, it turns out to be a white screen, I must be doing something stupid..
The iPhone 5 US account works without problems... it works for me as well for MBA... I haven't tried the iPad yet...
Finally, they got at least a little closer to Android, everything that is amazing here is completely common with other OSes... When will the deliveries that Nokia 5110 already had 15 years ago finally come???
And what were they for? In the extract from the messages it was the delivery note itself, I still had that turned off on the Nokia. Stay with Android. And don't write on the forum of people who like apples.
For example, to find out if the person in question has read your message. If you are writing to someone at work and they have turned it off, you wait for them to answer and the pruser is on their way. An iPhone should be more than a toy... This function is really available in every ordinary phone .
If it was solved just like iMassege with just one word after the given message, it wouldn't bother anyone :) and I would be more than satisfied :))
Hello, does anyone know what the "show as - I have time/I don't have time" item means in the calendar? What does it mean? Where does it show up? What is it for? Thanks for Re.
If you have shared an event/calendar, the people with whom you have shared it will see whether you are available at that moment or not. (or simply set the meeting as an event, logically you will be busy, on the other hand, put a note that it is your girlfriend's birthday, logically, you probably won't be busy all day with such an item ;) .. even if, who knows =D )
The pink menstrual calendar is really good, shouldn't there be more red dots? :D
you don't know how to delete ios?
Hello, sending photos does not work for me after installing the new ios. I have an iPhone 4. Can you help me please?
iOS7 consumes too much power. I have an iPhone 5 and the difference is really noticeable.
I have such a stupid question, is it possible to delete IOS 7 and replace it again with 6?
I would also be very interested. The features are nice, but nothing groundbreaking for me. I don't like the flat design, I like glass icons and skeuomorphism... Is it possible to switch back to 6.1.3 ??
Unfortunately, you can't. I'm insanely disappointed myself and I hate the iPhone now
It's great that you can hide the Newsstand application in a folder ;-) otherwise iOS 7 is really luxurious :-) I'm a big app guy and I was afraid of the change but
It's really just a matter of habit ;-)
You don't know how to do this: Open panels are displayed in 3D in a row in the new Safari.
I have Safari displayed as in 6.1.3 without 3D.
For example, it could be because you have an older iPhone (4, 4S)… some iOS 7 features don't work on older devices. For example, the "parallax effect" on the main screen does not work on iPhone 4, etc.
It works on my iPhone 4.
I deleted all the mail from the mail application, but still my mail is taking up 5GB of space on my 4s .. Does anyone else have this??
I lost the option to select the number of recently downloaded emails. Previously it was in settings-mail, contacts, calendars under mail. But this box disappeared and now I have thousands of emails being downloaded (to iphone 5).
Thanks for the reply!!!
Anyone have an idea how to display the lyrics? In six, all you had to do was click on the album cover during playback...
I have an iPad3 and when I drag to the left in mail, it doesn't offer to delete, but to archive. What should I do so that it offers me to delete it?
Uncheck the option Archive messages in Gmail settings in accounts
Calculator - is anyone else missing a calculator with a memory function besides me? It cannot be "reset" somewhere. I use it every day. The possibility of tilting to the side, when a thing that cannot even be hit with a finger changes in the pidi does not satisfy me at all...
Otherwise, other than that, first impressions are great – clean, simple, faster... but the calculator!
Me too…
I have a 4S and I'm really confused by the new pictures. When I'm in the "picture" viewing mode (that is, grouping by years, dates, places, etc.), I see significantly more pictures here than in the "album" mode. What's more, I suddenly found photos that I had deleted a long time ago or that were taken by other devices in our household (even under different AppleIDs). But these photos, which are in "pictures" mode, do not appear in iPhoto, but in "picture transfer" on the Mac when I want to download them to my computer. I have to put "save to Camera album" one by one on my mobile phone, and then it will appear in albums and in applications such as iPhoto or "image transfer)
Has this happened to any of you? I don't understand him, I don't see at all what happened and what to do with it.
I am sending you a little clarification. The filters on the camera work in real time on the 4S as well. :)
Hello. The color of one of my calendars changed from yellow to purple by itself and it cannot be changed. Neither on iPhone nor iPad nor in iCloud (I don't have a Mac). Does anyone know what to do with it? Thanks a lot.
I have the same problem. All the colors of the calendars have changed for me and unfortunately I can't change it back even on a mac.
How do I delete a contact?
Open the contact, go to edit at the top right and then at the very bottom is red "delete contact".
can i ask for the name of the app with spirit level, voice recorder and compass?
I can't not climb her
Thank you