To coincide with the imminent release of both next generation iPhone and iPad, rumoured to hit the shelves within the next two months, Apple has made available beta version of its new iOS to software developers.
Having spent some time using iOS 7.5 Beta I can say that this is by far the biggest advancement Apple has implemented to its mobile device operating system. Below are just a few of the new additions you can expect to find.
Sporting a completely different look and feel, gone are the detailed icons and colours of old, having now been replaced with an easier on the eye look using a pastel colour pallet for both its Home screen icons and menu environment. Dynamic wallpapers have also be included which result in your screen now having a layered or 3D feel to them.
It is also easier to search for apps and functions on your devices, as now all that is required is to action a quick downward flick of your finger to bring up the search box and onscreen keyboard. Additionally this can now be performed on any Home screen.
New to iOS 7 is an application known as Control Centre, which is launched by swiping a finger up from the bottom of the screen.
Here you can quickly access or enable/disable functions such as Wi-Fi and Blu-Tooth, lock your screen so that it does not flip between portrait and landscape, alter brightness and volume. If utilising iOS 7 on an iPhone you have the added function of turning your camera’s flash into a touch!
As with before you can give the Home button a quick double press to display a list of all your active applications, which you can then close to free up system resources if needed.
However this time around it also displays an image of what each application is doing, as to avoid accidently closing something you may not have wanted to do. Again this action has been made easier as now all that is needed is to simply swipe upwards to close.
Currently iOS 7 will be made available to the following devices and have different levels of functionality depending on the type of device you own, which I have highlighted in the table below.
Overall I feel that this is an improvement over iOS6, with Apple focusing on ease of use and presentation. However if you do wish to fully utilise all the available benefits within Apples new OS you may find yourself having to upgrade your hardware sooner that you had originally planned.
With Apple expected to hold their next press event on or around September 10th 2013 we should get a clearer idea of when we can expect to receive the free consumer version of iOS 7.
For
additional information and features included in iOS 7, please click the
following link. http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios7/
iOS 7.5 Beta Preview – Jamie Freer
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