After a week of using iOS 7 I feel very positive about the new OS. I regard it as new rather than just a mere incremental advance for the software. It probably isn't to the taste of quite a few users but for me it has encouraged me to use features, previously available in iOS 6, that I have just ignored or have been ignorant of their availability, Notifications in particular but also Newsstand.
For me I’ve found that a background image that is dominantly blue works well on my iPad 2, obtaining clear definition of folder icons whereas it seems less successful on the iPhone 4S, on which I have chosen a background image which is dominantly green. Definitely worth spending a bit of time finding the right background that suits ones eyes. I haven’t got bored with the parallax effect as yet. Jury is out on the zooming of apps opening and switching - I think this will become more irritating with time. Both iPad and iPhone have been remarkably stable so far. My impression is that the iPad 2 is now more responsive than before, the iPhone 4S doesn’t seem to have slowed down. Safari does seems more speedy in rendering pages. Mail seems to connect to the IMAP server more speedily. Auto downloading of app updates is a great plus for saving one’s time - I found my original iPad waiting to download more than 25 app updates on return from a week away, which takes forever and sometimes requires a bit of encouragement to keep the downloading going. The Find Friends app design now seems archaic! The iWork's apps can do with a UI work over, which I hope is coming soon along with greater compatibility with the Mac versions - full table handling would be very welcome. Most other apps that I regular use seem just fine, particularly Mail, Safari, Calendar, Messages, and Photos. iPhoto and many of the 3rd party image handling apps that I prefer could do with a makeover - haven’t explored iMovie as yet. Given the legal problems that Apple has had with FaceTime routing I’m surprised that it seems to work well. A big plus is FaceTime Audio - Apple once more nibbling away at mobile carriers revenue streams. Audio seems well worth making use - surprising how many people in my Contacts have FaceTime showing as active - as calls seem very clear compared to those via mobile carriers voice call network (Must check on how FaceTime Audio class are handled in conjunction with Do Not Disturb). I see iOS 7 as a work in progress that will develop considerably. Looking forward to getting a 5S to see how it makes use of the most recent hardware. Come on October! Regards, Tony -- Tony Crooks ---------------------------------- 53 Mendip Avenue • Eastbourne • BN23 8HP Mob: 07428706227 > Tel: 01323-460789 <mailto: [email protected]> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
