iOS 8 Official Trailer
We've read the rumors, we've seen the banners, and now it's finally here. Live from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Tim Cook has just taken the wraps off of the latest upgrade to Apple's mobile operating system (after pumping up the crowd with some shimmering stats for the current OS, naturally), and as expected, the company's maintained its familiar naming scheme, introducing the world to iOS 7. Cook called it the biggest change to the operating system since the introduction of the iPhone, bold words supported by new features and a new design that managed to get a visible gasp from the room full of developers when shown off in a promo video. The new designs start on the lock screen, featuring a much thinner lettering. The icons have been redesigned and are flatter as expected. The company's also updated the typography and added new animation and transparency for images. The design goes edge to edge on the display, taking more advance of real estate. The Desktop moves as you do, creating "a new experience of depth." The company only focused on design during the intro video, but that was certainly enough to get the crowd excited. The company showed off a redesigned Messages and Game Center, carrying the new feel across its many proprietary apps. Weather sports new animations and much more dynamic user interaction. Calendar is completely clean now -- almost entirely white. Messages carries over the flatter design -- say goodbye to those 3D word bubbles. Apple's also talking up a much more natural user interaction. Folders, too, have been improved, letting you put apps on multiple pages. Mail, meanwhile brings edge to edge photos and the ability to trash items with a slide. Notifications has been simplified, while adding much more immediate information -- you can also access it directly from the lock screen. The company also talked up ten brand new features, including Control Center, which lets you access settings by swiping up from the bottom. Change brightness, switch to Airplane mode, all with a swipe. ou can turn on the flash light and listen to music directly from there as well. The features does "intelligent scheduling," fetching updates according to your schedule -- and paying close attention to network quality. You can swipe directly through your running apps. Safari got a bump, as well, with a new cleaner, full screen browsing. Tabs are getting a new top down view -- and company got a small round of applause by announcing that the app is no longer limited to eight. Parental controls have been added to the browser, and the company, not surprisingly, is promising further integration with your desktop version on Mavericks. The Photos app is getting an overhaul, as well. You can do a quick swipe to switch between cameras: photo, to video, square, camera, to pan. There are some Instagram-like features, as well. Organization has been improved, automatically grouping them by location and time, so you can scan out to the year level, with "interesting places" getting highlighted. That mode features tiny thumbnails that you can preview by sliding your finger. Naturally, you can also share your photos through AirDrop and iCloud. The app offers shared photo streams -- a collaborative feature that lets a group of users drop images directly. The app also supports the sharing of video via iCloud. Like the rest of Apple's offerings, Siri has a new, cleaner interface. There are two new voices: male and female in French, German and, naturally, English. The helper is "more intelligent," according to the company, letting you turn on Bluetooth and switch brightness. There's more app integration: Twitter, Wikipedia and, get this, Bing. Siri plays a big role in the operating system's new iOS in the car feature. Using it, you an access apps like iTunes and Maps via the display in your care. You can have your messages read to you and can dictate them back. A number of car companies including Honda, Mercedes, Nissan and Ferrari have signed on. The App Store has been upgraded along with the rest, featuring automatic upgrades. And theres a new biggie: iTunes Radio, a new streaming service that lets you create stations based on your library and listening habits.
We've read the rumors, we've seen the banners, and now it's finally here. Live from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Tim Cook has just taken the wraps off of the latest upgrade to Apple's mobile operating system (after pumping up the crowd with some shimmering stats for the current OS, naturally), and as expected, the company's maintained its familiar naming scheme, introducing the world to iOS 7. Cook called it the biggest change to the operating system since the introduction of the iPhone, bold words supported by new features and a new design that managed to get a visible gasp from the room full of developers when shown off in a promo video. The new designs start on the lock screen, featuring a much thinner lettering. The icons have been redesigned and are flatter as expected. The company's also updated the typography and added new animation and transparency for images. The design goes edge to edge on the display, taking more advance of real estate. The Desktop moves as you do, creating "a new experience of depth." The company only focused on design during the intro video, but that was certainly enough to get the crowd excited. The company showed off a redesigned Messages and Game Center, carrying the new feel across its many proprietary apps. Weather sports new animations and much more dynamic user interaction. Calendar is completely clean now -- almost entirely white. Messages carries over the flatter design -- say goodbye to those 3D word bubbles. Apple's also talking up a much more natural user interaction. Folders, too, have been improved, letting you put apps on multiple pages. Mail, meanwhile brings edge to edge photos and the ability to trash items with a slide. Notifications has been simplified, while adding much more immediate information -- you can also access it directly from the lock screen. The company also talked up ten brand new features, including Control Center, which lets you access settings by swiping up from the bottom. Change brightness, switch to Airplane mode, all with a swipe. ou can turn on the flash light and listen to music directly from there as well. The features does "intelligent scheduling," fetching updates according to your schedule -- and paying close attention to network quality. You can swipe directly through your running apps. Safari got a bump, as well, with a new cleaner, full screen browsing. Tabs are getting a new top down view -- and company got a small round of applause by announcing that the app is no longer limited to eight. Parental controls have been added to the browser, and the company, not surprisingly, is promising further integration with your desktop version on Mavericks. The Photos app is getting an overhaul, as well. You can do a quick swipe to switch between cameras: photo, to video, square, camera, to pan. There are some Instagram-like features, as well. Organization has been improved, automatically grouping them by location and time, so you can scan out to the year level, with "interesting places" getting highlighted. That mode features tiny thumbnails that you can preview by sliding your finger. Naturally, you can also share your photos through AirDrop and iCloud. The app offers shared photo streams -- a collaborative feature that lets a group of users drop images directly. The app also supports the sharing of video via iCloud. Like the rest of Apple's offerings, Siri has a new, cleaner interface. There are two new voices: male and female in French, German and, naturally, English. The helper is "more intelligent," according to the company, letting you turn on Bluetooth and switch brightness. There's more app integration: Twitter, Wikipedia and, get this, Bing. Siri plays a big role in the operating system's new iOS in the car feature. Using it, you an access apps like iTunes and Maps via the display in your care. You can have your messages read to you and can dictate them back. A number of car companies including Honda, Mercedes, Nissan and Ferrari have signed on. The App Store has been upgraded along with the rest, featuring automatic upgrades. And theres a new biggie: iTunes Radio, a new streaming service that lets you create stations based on your library and listening habits.