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Buyer's Guide ForumsGot a tip for us? Share it...Twitter • Facebook • RSSa. Send us an emailb. Anonymous formclose (x)First iOS 7 Reviews: Everything Improved, iTunes Radio Recommendations Are 'Frighteningly Accurate'Tuesday September 17, 2013 7:08 pm PDT by Jordan GolsonAt its September 10 iPhone event, Apple provided multiple publications with iPhones running iOS 7. The embargo has now lifted on review posts, so we have gathered some relevant excerpts from each site in order to highlight general release reactions to Apple's new operating system. 
Jim Dalrymple, The Loop
iOS 7 isn’t a big change functionally from what we’re all used to with iOS 6. Apple kept most of things we know about how to use the operating system and integrated them with the design.David Pogue, The New York Times
Of course, that is the big change with the new iOS—the look and feel are newer, some would say flatter. While we were all a bit shocked with the look when it was first introduced, it doesn’t take long to adapt. In fact, there are many things I like better.
The complete absence of graphic embellishments makes it especially utilitarian — in both senses of the word. That’s good, because whatever button or function you need is easier to find; it’s bad, because, well, it can look a little boring.Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch
Then again, the new look is primarily visible at the Home screen, where a jarringly different color palette greets you on the Apple app icons, and on the options screen. The rest of the time, you’ll be using your regular apps, many of which will look no different than before.
The recommendations iTunes Radio serves up based on genres and artists I like were very (frighteningly?) accurate, and that makes for a thoroughly enjoyable lean-back listening experience. I’m still an Rdio fan when it comes to streaming music services, and their new personalized radio stations are also impressive, but Apple will provide everything most users need in custom Internet radio with this new feature, which is also available in an upcoming iTunes update on the desktop.Walt Mossberg, AllThingsD
Its new look, new user interface and new functions represent the biggest overhaul to the iPhone's core software since the original model launched in 2007. Nearly everything has been improved, including multi-tasking, notifications, access to common controls, email, Web browsing and Siri. Like any big change, it's a shock at first, but I have come to like it and consider it a step forward, despite a few issues.Other Reviews
Ed Baig, USA Today
Stuart Miles, Pocket-Lint
Myriam Joire, Engadget
iOS 7 will be released to the public tomorrow.
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sbailey4Posted: 22 hours ago at 07:24 pmDesign and no major functionality changes, that's Ive.Wow have you even seen it? Notifications-completely different, control panel-completely new, multitasking-completely different, iTunes radio-completely new, photo albums-completely different just to name a handful. So not just new design/icons. But yes new design too now that you mention it. Just sayin Luke.Rating: 20 Positives
unobtainiumPosted: 22 hours ago at 07:31 pmI didn't appreciate what a big step forward iOS 7 was until I restored to iOS 6 for a while. Not only are settings much more easily accessed in iOS 7, the whole OS just feels and LOOKS so much more modern.Rating: 13 PositiveslincolntranPosted: 22 hours ago at 07:26 pmI've been using it since dp1. iOS 6 looks so dated now. The more I use it, the more I like it.Rating: 10 PositivesAluminum213Posted: 22 hours ago at 07:47 pmEverything improved? LolThey obviously haven't updated their iPadRating: 8 Positives
attilaPosted: 11 hours ago at 06:45 am"You'll get used to it" is a really bad excuse! Apple designs used to awe by its first impression.Rating: 4 PositivesA review of the looks and UI alone is half a review.Rating: 4 Positives
sbailey4Posted: 22 hours ago at 07:25 pmWhat time do they usually post these updates?1:00pm EDT typically.Rating: 3 Positives
timboramaPosted: 22 hours ago at 07:31 pmNot exactly a "home run" from the reviews. Calendar app is definitely a step backwards.Rating: 3 PositivesblackcrayonPosted: 10 hours ago at 07:16 amI wonder if any reviewers (or trolls) will pretend WWDC wasn't packed with thousands of meaty under-the-hood improvements, which will show up to the user as app functionality?A review of the looks and UI alone is half a review.
These people come from the same genius school of thought that says massive internal improvements result in "the exact same phone."Rating: 2 Positives
A review of the looks and UI alone is half a review.
Yes, but it's a big half as it's how all users expect the geekiest of the geekiest interact with their device. Windows 8 has lots of great features too but the interface is rather clunky and uninviting which is why Microsoft is now re-engineering it. If UI and features are equally 50% of the whole OS, consumers judge the UI part before moving on to features. If they give up at UI the rest is moot.
I've been using iOS7 for a week now. There are lots of great new features, but -- and I hate to sound cliche-ish -- Steve Jobs would not have approved the GM. There are too many tiny areas where easy of use is made more cumbersome or functions are hard to find intuitively or hard to read. Plus many of the motions learned in iOS 1-6 like deleting a single email are now changed which is sure to confuse and annoy consumers.
But the really deadly part of iOS7 is that its difficult to read because of the font, even when you bold it), and because there is no way for the user to change the font color from white to black or vise versa. I showed iOS7 to my 74 y.o. mom who is planning to upgrade her 4S to a 5s. This was here biggest complaint. But I'm a mere 44 and I find it hard to read and find apps now too.
I would think Ive has a lot of tweaking to do for iOS 7.2 (I assume 7.1 will be coming out very quickly and just be bug fixes).Rating: 2 Positives
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