Comment by dakrisht

12 years ago

Parallax is a nice touch.

At first glance, iOS 7 looks like a hybrid of Android and WebOS. Especially the card multi-tasking approach.

Notification center is cleaner but the colors are all over the place.

Lock screen is pure Android (animated wallpapers, etc.)

They might have made it too flat actually. A lot of text everywhere (the user will definitely get confused on what to tap and what not to tap) Cupertino might be used to UI but a lot of "ordinary" people are still pretty clueless when it comes to interacting with devices whether physical or virtual.

The Safari icon is simply atrocious, although the new Mac Pro looks like a really expensive trash can - I CANNOT believe Ive designed that product. It is just godawful.

Flashlight app? OK cool (RIP Flashlight app people)

Activation lock is a neat feature, probably a top-5.

Oh yeah, and photo filters - PHOTO FILTERS!!! They even included a square Instagram-like camera UI. Are you kidding me?

Apple did a great job of selling a BRAND much less so than selling great new products and features.

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cheald  12 years ago

Activation lock is definitely the coolest bit in there, but from a technical perspective, what does that mean? You're still talking about client-enforced security; will jailbreaks (/similar classes of exploits) be able work around it?

This one is a big question mark, since it means that the device is either really locked down, or activation lock is just a marketing bullet point that won't mean much in reality. I'm not sure which of those choices I prefer.

  • dakrisht  12 years ago

    Not sure. They might have (assuming) built it into the firmware... But there are always ways to get around things.

  • r00fus  12 years ago

    And what about resale? Will I need to specifically transfer my ownership via Apple?

    • cheald  12 years ago

      That was my second thought. Seems like a great way to screw people over via Craigslist.

nobodysfool  12 years ago

>They might have made it too flat actually. A lot of text everywhere (the user will definitely get confused on what to tap and what not to tap)

Yea, that's one thing which Skeuomorphism does well is I know instantly what I can interact with and what I can't. I still may not know what to 'tap-and-hold' but at least I know what scrolls, what turns, what swipes.

  • Angostura  12 years ago

    > Yea, that's one thing which Skeuomorphism does well is I know instantly what I can interact with and what I can't.

    It does it well when it is done well.

    Then there are elements like the red book mark in Contacts. where you think - what the hell is that meant to do?

    • r4dius  12 years ago

      Apple had certainly gone too far in some cases (the Podcasts app is my personal favorite with a reel-to-reel acting as UI), but many apps were finally striking a good balance. The Google Search iOS app, for example, uses dimension and light beautifully to represent what's part of the chrome, what's active, what's tappable, etc. Facebook is also finding a decent rhythm.

IanChiles  12 years ago

Agree 100% with you on the Mac Pro. It's a novel design, but I have no idea why they went with AMD processors instead of the upcoming Ivy Bridge E Xeon E5s, which will run circles around the best AMD has to offer...