WWDC 2013 is just around the corner and we are hearing tons of things about next iPhone as well as iOS 7. Back in 2010, in the time Apple introduced iPad, the original one, they were pretty good at keeping secrets. But for the past few years they proved again and again that they are very bad at that.
So by now we know lots of things about iOS. It seems with Johnny Ivey’s touch, next iOS is heading to a total different direction. Let’s go and take a look.
Expected New Feature in iOS 7
Flat Clean Design
In every Apple OS we could notice curved embossed glossy designs. But it seems like things are going to change in iOS 7. It will have flat design, colors and less curved edges. The designs will take extra effort to make UI clutter free.
This kinda reminds me of the change Microsoft did in Windows 8. Some users love it and some hate it. Apple also might have to face the same.
Widgets
Android OS had widgets for several years and iOS is also going to get the same. One critical requirement to have widget is a big screen and with iPhone 5 they solved that problem.
However there is a very lesser chance for you to get highly customizable widgets in iOS like in Android. They might let you have selected few widgets. Down the time selection will expand in a very controller manner.
Application Management
One of the major problems in iOS is setting application defaults. Apple might give you that customizability with iOS 7. So you will be able to open Google Map link, right in Google Map, not in Safari Browser.
You might get the option to hide applications from home screen to make it less cluttered. However this could be an extra complexity. Will see how Apple will face it.
Competition with Android
Few years ago iOS was THE mobile OS. But today the picture is different and it’s losing territory day by day to Android. Google, Samsung, LG, Sony and many other market giants have made an alliance to take Smartphone and tablet market away from Apple.
Apple is fighting alone in this war and they are doing not-so-bad. Apple device hardware is tightly coupled with software and perfectly compatible. So they can perform more with less hardware muscle while Android alliance is too busy upgrading devices to reduce Android Lag.
Many tech savvy users complain iOS about its limited customizability. But if you consider an average user, they easily get scared by complex options. That’s why iPhone is still THE Smartphone in non-tech community while Android is nowhere near.
Smooth UI and simplicity is the magic in iOS and the best competitive advantage over Android. If Apple developers and designers decide to strengthen those points, they will stand a pretty good chance in competition rather than trying to be LIKE Android.
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