IOS 7 for i-phone love it or hate it?

prowla

Overall, I think the interface appears fresher, but I don't "get" the flat styling; I think buttons should have texture.

System

SunshineButterfly wrote: »

I like the change in closing the apps and I am impressed that we can finally block certain numbers from texting or calling.

Is the block feature working for you? I've blocked a number and yet they are still able to call me. I let it ring out, it went to voicemail and they left a message.

NFH

Summer01 wrote: »

Is the block feature working for you? I've blocked a number and yet they are still able to call me. I let it ring out, it went to voicemail and they left a message.

Voicemail has nothing to do with your iPhone; it is functionality within the mobile network. Your iPhone (i.e. iOS 7) has no control over how the network operates.

You might as well remove voicemail from your line anyway. Its primary raison d'être is to allow the mobile networks to charge termination fees for unconnected calls.

prowla

The multi-tasking is quite well done; double-click the home button and you'll get a sideways scrolling page of the apps which are running.

Harald

prowla wrote: »

The multi-tasking is quite well done; double-click the home button and you'll get a sideways scrolling page of the apps which are running.

It's EXACTLY as it was before, only difference is the page is in the middle of screen, not bottom and you had to press and hold on the icon to kill app before, now it's just a gesture.

NFH

Harald wrote: »

It's EXACTLY as it was before, only difference is the page is in the middle of screen, not bottom and you had to press and hold on the icon to kill app before, now it's just a gesture.

So by your own admission, it is not exactly the same as before. The improvements are:

• You can now see a preview of open apps, i.e. what they are currently displaying, similar to hovering the house over the taskbar in Windows.
• Swiping is much easier than holding down on the icon and then tapping on the corner of the icon.
• You no longer have to go back to the home screen before killing the currently displayed app; it appears in the multitasking list along with other open apps.

System

NFH wrote: »

Voicemail has nothing to do with your iPhone; it is functionality within the mobile network. Your iPhone (i.e. iOS 7) has no control over how the network operates.

You might as well remove voicemail from your line anyway. Its primary raison d'être is to allow the mobile networks to charge termination fees for unconnected calls.

Understand the voicemail part of it. What I don't get is why the phone will still ring and allow me to answer if I've blocked it?

NFH

Summer01 wrote: »

Understand the voicemail part of it. What I don't get is why the phone will still ring and allow me to answer if I've blocked it?

It shouldn't even ring if you've blocked it. Do you have the number stored in correct international format starting +44. Although I don't think this is a requirement, it might help.

prowla

NFH wrote: »

So by your own admission, it is not exactly the same as before. The improvements are:

• You can now see a preview of open apps, i.e. what they are currently displaying, similar to hovering the house over the taskbar in Windows.
• Swiping is much easier than holding down on the icon and then tapping on the corner of the icon.
• You no longer have to go back to the home screen before killing the currently displayed app; it appears in the multitasking list along with other open apps.

Exactly...

buglawton

Working well in an iPhone 4, can now tether using an Ovivo SIM which was no possible before. The control centre with torch is great too. I use a dark wallpaper to avoid the bleached out look. Also I selected 'bold' font. The 'flat' appearance is contemporary, maybe Jobs would have approved, it grows on you. Just wish there was a proper predictive text input method like Android has.