Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the WWDC 2013 keynote presentation this week that iOS 7 is the biggest change to the mobile platform since the iPhone was introduced five years ago which means your iPhone and iPad might never look the same come this fall. So what”s going to be happening to your phone? Here are several our favorite new features.
First Hands on with iOS 7
Most notably, iOS 7 ditches the classic iOS look for a flat a very white user interface. Boasting a cleaner design, smoother layout, plus that “skinny jeans” retro font, Apple”s new iOS 7 shows that icons are flatter, brighter, and almost appear to float above the screen. But you still get the familiar grid of icons, pull-down notification tray and more.
Locking and unlocking the iPhone display with a fade-in/fade-out effect, which seems to combine a fade effect on the screen itself as well as a change in screen brightness. At the same time, the new Slide to Unlock message on the lock screen is just there by itself, no more next to a button with an arrow.