"Hey Siri" support and possibly wireless charging case alongside AirPower charging mat.
iOS 7 Concept Features Widgets, New Lock Screen, Mission Control and More
Earlier this week, a number of Apple-focused bloggers claimed iOS 7 was running behind schedule and that it would bring a significant user interface refresh.
Designer F. Bianco has posted a set of images to Flickr with some interesting thoughts on what useful changes Apple could make to iOS 7 to improve the user experience. Apple's user interfaces will likely face new scrutiny now that Facebook has laid out a new vision for how phone users interact with their devices with Facebook Home.
One of the more interesting concepts that Bianco shows is a 'widget' mode for apps that allows users to see quick information or change app settings straight from the home screen, as well as a quickly accessible settings screen that can slide out from the side to quickly adjust settings.
Turning Bluetooth on and off, for example, takes four distinct steps and the process could be much improved with a quickly accessible preferences screen.
Designer F. Bianco has posted a set of images to Flickr with some interesting thoughts on what useful changes Apple could make to iOS 7 to improve the user experience. Apple's user interfaces will likely face new scrutiny now that Facebook has laid out a new vision for how phone users interact with their devices with Facebook Home.
One of the more interesting concepts that Bianco shows is a 'widget' mode for apps that allows users to see quick information or change app settings straight from the home screen, as well as a quickly accessible settings screen that can slide out from the side to quickly adjust settings.
Turning Bluetooth on and off, for example, takes four distinct steps and the process could be much improved with a quickly accessible preferences screen.
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75 months ago
Slow news day?
Pretty much. "Here's something totally made up by some random guy that has no influence on what Apple is already doing!"
75 months ago
Some of the ideas are good but the widgets concept is about as dumb as it is on Android. Why not just open the app and get the full deal rather than the limited info that comes with widgets? The apps on iOS open blazing fast. It's not like opening Photoshop or something on a slow spinning hard disk.
Heck, I never use widgets even on my old slow Mac. And Apple has had widgets on Mac since forever it seems. I'm pretty sure they know full well whether people on average find them useful or not. My guess is not really.
Heck, I never use widgets even on my old slow Mac. And Apple has had widgets on Mac since forever it seems. I'm pretty sure they know full well whether people on average find them useful or not. My guess is not really.
75 months ago
Slow news day?
It's official. This comment is everywhere. It's the new "Safari is snappier" and "Steve Jobs wouldn't have..."
A quick forum search showed that this comment is happening almost once a day now.
75 months ago
Turning Bluetooth on and off, for example, takes four distinct steps and the process could be much improved with a quickly accessible preferences screen.
I never understood the additional steps compared to turning on/off flight mode to be honest.
75 months ago
"Apple's user interfaces will likely face new scrutiny now that Facebook has laid out a new vision for how phone users interact with their devices with Facebook Home."
Facebook home is nothing but hype. Doesn't look appealing to me or anyone I've talked to. The last thing I want is a constant facebook stream of pictures of other people's babies and whiny and/or self-promoting status updates flooding my phone (which is all facebook has become as I've gotten older). Just look at the facebook demographics, its users are aging and young people aren't adopting it. People who tend to use Facebook the most are also on the lower end of the economic scale. Facebook is on its way out.
iOS really does need an interface update though.
Facebook home is nothing but hype. Doesn't look appealing to me or anyone I've talked to. The last thing I want is a constant facebook stream of pictures of other people's babies and whiny and/or self-promoting status updates flooding my phone (which is all facebook has become as I've gotten older). Just look at the facebook demographics, its users are aging and young people aren't adopting it. People who tend to use Facebook the most are also on the lower end of the economic scale. Facebook is on its way out.
iOS really does need an interface update though.
75 months ago
I'd put Tim Cook on my Xmas card list if I could toggle Bluetooth from the home screen.
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