Unfortunately, I must agree with the assertion that 7 is just plain ugly. A number of sighted friends have described the 'new' look, each in their own way, (as well as their difficulties with using it) and it just seems to me that for whatever reason, Apple just essentially abandoned all the upscale chic look and feel of iOS for what I can only describe as a thrown together gaudy amateurish look.
For as much polish as the parallax effect has, the rest of the OS is so overly scaled down as to be just plain ugly. Just to illustrate one basic example, now what are being read by VO as buttons, in some cases, are simply a very light grey word on a white background. There are no borders making this look like a button, no indication that this item should be tapped to be activated and no really definite way to tell if the button is active or not. The font is so thin as to make it difficult to read and as I said, pretty much impossible to distinguish between being active or inactive. This is absolutely awful and inconsiderate for people with any kind of visual difficulties at all. Not to mention just the major change in user interface paradigm. I have absolutely no idea what Apple was thinking with this one and quite frankly, it makes me ashamed. This is just not cool and I really hope reason once again prevails here. apple, please do live up to your excellent standards and turn this one around right away so that everyone can enjoy this OS rather than need to suffer through it. At the very least, please consider bringing back at least some classic mode of visual interface (as you have done by keeping original ringtones) for those who can see, but whose vision might not be perfect. At the very least, consider bringing back an option for an homage to the classic look and feel. This would make worlds of difference for many people. This would go a long way to really showing that Apple inclusiveness. this is not just a matter of a new cool look. This is a matter of a whole lot of difficulty for many users whom may not even technically have vision problems but for whom this OS is just plain difficult to work with. These are just a few of my thoughts. Thanks so much for reading! Smiles, Cara :) On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: You wrote: "In short I feel that there is absolutely no reason why somebody who has an iPhone 4, 4S or 5 shouldn't upgrade." My reply: I find IOS7 to be ugly and hard to read. The improved functionality does not add enough to overcome my dislike of the new design. I know others prefer IOS7, but I'll hold out as long as I can or until Apple fixes some of the biggest visual problems. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
