iOS7 features

The long awaited successor of the current Apple iOS family has finally been revealed. Ladies and gentlemen introducing the new iOS7.

Going by Apple’s statements regarding the OS, it is termed to be the world’s most advanced mobile OS with its all new design and advanced features.

Here is a sneak peak of its features.

New interface and redefined icons.

As you can see, Apple has decided to do away with the ‘3D’ looking icons interface & dock and instead embrace a sort of simple yet elegant interface with a much appealing choice of colors.

New improved Siri.

The iconic Siri app for which Apple is highly credited for has been upgraded to be much more intelligent while also being accorded a slight face lift from the previous Siri app that you previously knew.

Some of its new features include:

- A redesigned interface that fades into view on top of your current screen

- A much more natural and understandable speech pattern.

- A wider variety of information sources (Bing, Wikipedia, Twitter ….etc)

- Can handle a much wider scope of tasks

Re-designed App Store

The app store is another key feature of the Apple iPad & iPhone because through it you get access to a number of apps relevant to your device.

This also has been added a few new features which include:

- Apps are now automatically updated

- Introduction of a ‘Kid’s Category’ whereby one can download a list of apps catered for children.

- Introduction of a ‘Apps near Me’ whereby a list of apps relevant to ones current location can be accessed.

Find My iPhone

This feature introduced in the previous iOS versions so as to help locate a stolen or lost apple device has also been accorded a slightly higher security feature. The use of your ‘Apple ID and Password’ is a key feature of the enhancement.

In order to turn off the ‘Find My iPhone’ or erase a device, your Apple ID & Password is required.

A custom message is displayed even after the device has been erased and requires your Apple ID and Password to reactivate it.

Upgraded Safari browser

The default browser provided by Apple has not been left behind in the new iOS7. It has been tweaked to better your browsing experience.

- One of the more noticeable key features is that the buttons and bars stay hidden until you scroll to reveal them.

- Unified smart search field whereby anything you type in the text field automatically suggests the closest match to what you are looking for.

- New tab view to enable you to switch tabs more easily with a simple swipe.

AirDrop

Airdrop is a service used in Macs, iPads & iPhones to share or transfer data across devices through wifi and Bluetooth. 

Its new features in the iOS7 include:

- Ability to make your device visible or invisible to anyone running the iOS7 through a simple tap in the control centre.

- Recipients can choose to ‘Save’ or ‘Decline’ received files. Any saved files are stored in their respective locations.

Improved Photo library

Apple has introduced a new feature called, ‘Collections, Moments & Years’ to manage your photos and videos. This feature enables the groupings of photos and videos based on time and location/place.

Improved Camera

Toggling between the various formats (video, Panorama, Still and Square) and filters (Mono, Tonal, Noir, Fade, Chrome, Process, Transfer, instant……) is now easily accessible through a simple swipe.

Improved and smarter multitasking

Multitasking is now much easier and efficient through intelligently scheduled updates dependent on your routine use of the apps.

Double tapping the ‘Home’ button reveals preview screens of opened apps and with a simple swipe, you can be able to delete an app.

Enhanced notification Centre

Introduction of a new feature called ‘Today’ which pretty much tells you what lies ahead of your current day so you do not have to deal with any unnecessary surprises.

Control Centre

This is whereby you can easily access all apps and controls like the wifi, Airplane mode, Bluetooth, ‘Do not disturb’, brightness….. etc and it is easily accessible by swiping up from any screen.

So there you have it, some of the features of the new iOS7, is it worth the upgrade?