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Comment by simonbarker87

12 years ago

At the risk of getting flamed, you haven't actually tried it in the real world yet - you've looked at it on you monitor ...

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runjake  12 years ago

I have. I'm typing this from iOS 7. My opinion has changed little from seeing it on the Keynote to actually using it. Some graphic details don't seem as bad in person and others are much worse.

On the plus side, it's very speedy. Plus, it makes existing 3rd party apps look glorious, with their attractive, last-generation looks.

  • _phred  12 years ago

    I have a theory that the accelerometer-linked 3D "layer" effects might make the flat interface more usable in person. As in, the subtle perspective shift would make it obvious that a button is a button, etc. Can you comment on that? Are those effects extended to all of the UI elements?

    • runjake  12 years ago

      It seems like a pretty gimmicky effect right now, although if you hold it in a certain way it does have a cool 3D effect. The scrolling animation stutters quite a bit currently. I anticipate they'll have that fixed by release.

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    • silenteh  12 years ago

      I personally hope the accelerometer-linked 3D will not also help to make flat the battery which already does not last long.

    • gurkendoktor  12 years ago

      They aren't, and even the little layer effect on the home screen is nothing but a gimmick. I don't wave around with my phone while I use it and would never have noticed the iOS6 volume slider effect if blogs hadn't pointed it out.

    • gtmtg  12 years ago

      I have the beta, and as of right now they aren't - the effects are only for the wallpaper.

  • Simucal  12 years ago

    Are you running the same iOS 7 as I am? "Very speedy" is the last thing I would call it. Every animation seems to have horrible lag on my iPhone 5.

    This early build doesn't seem to be optimized very much.

    • runjake  12 years ago

      Yep, it's much speedier than iOS 6 on my Verizon iPhone 5, and I'm coming from the bias "WTF are you doing Apple?!". Like I said, the only performance issues I've noticed are with the parallax scrolling background, it's still a bit stuttery.

    • runjake  12 years ago

      Yep, it's much speedier than iOS 6 on my Verizon iPhone 5, and I'm coming from the bias "WTF are you doing Apple?!". Like I said, the only performance issues I've noticed are with the parallax scrolling background, it's still a bit stuttery.

miguelrochefort  12 years ago

The same can be said for Windows Phone.

  • freyr  12 years ago

    That nobody in the real world has actually tried it yet?

    Fair enough. But I remember when Apple first made the iTunes icons monochromatic, and everyone complained that they'd no longer be able to distinguish the icons. People seemed to adapt pretty quickly though.