iPad I think iOS 7 is worst iOS ever

[0xyMoron]

ok.

 

[SandboxGeneral]

What did you guys think?

It works fine for me. I have no qualms with it.

 

[maflynn]

What did you guys think?

How so, what is wrong with the OS for you. For me it works well, I'm happy with it. The operating system has more features then iOS6.

Why not explain why you think its the worst?

 

[Tyler23]

I think ios 7 is the best version of iOS yet.

I've been an iOS user since iOS 2, and visually and feature wise ios 7 is the best looking and most functional. Very few complaints from me here.

 

[The Doctor11]

You mean it looks better? It's less buggy? It performs better? It has an essential feature that none of the others did?

I'd say that it looks more modern, but then it's the latest version so we're kind of programmed to think that it therefore looks the least old-fashioned...
There is a valid argument that the icons actually look *more* old-fashioned due to their simplistic aesthetics. I'm just more concerned with how something performs before I start worrying about what it looks like, and iOS7 - for me - performs worse than 6.1.4

It has a essential feature that none of the others did control center. And I think it looks awesome.

 

[iwan073]

I think iOS 7 is worst iOS ever

iOS 7.1 works great for me on both iPhone 5S and iPad Air

 

[lamerica80]

I think this is the worst thread start ever.

 

[Sky Blue]

Ranking the updates, Not including v1:

Best to worst:

1. iPhone OS 2: Introduced App Store. It changes EVERYTHING.
2. iOS 5: Best update since v2. Wireless sync, Siri, iMessages, Notification revamps. Huge update.
3. iOS 4: Multitasking, Facetime. Nothing too special,Game Center.
4. iOS 7: Controversial UI changes, some slowness/bugs, some decent new features.
5. iPhone OS 3: Copy + Paste, turn by turn was nice, but added the dreaded IAP
6. iOS 6: New crappy maps, Passbook that still nobody uses, UI is looking a bit long in the tooth at this point.

iPhone OS 2 and iOS 5 are tough to beat. I don't think iOS 6 is bad, but the Maps changes and stale UI rank it last.

 

[jr866gooner]

Best thing since android

 

[ABC5S]

Another one of these posts. Who cares. Its not going anywhere. Besides, I like it and works just fine for me.

 

[aPple nErd]

iOS hit its peak between 5.1.1, and 6.1. after that, it went downhill...

 

[cynics]

For my work flow 7.1 is the best yet.

Visually? Meh, could be better but I'm used too it now.

 

[Rodster]

For my work flow 7.1 is the best yet.

Visually? Meh, could be better but I'm used too it now.

I quite like iOS 7 and have gotten use to the visuals. I still prefer iOS prior to 7 but unless you are like me who's running an iPad 3 with iOS 5, there's not much you can do about it now.

 

[Ed91]

I'm quite happy with it, save for the textured background of the Notes app (ugh), and the way the music app whisks me away to an album tiles view if I move my phone into landscape orientation.

I think iOS 7 offers a pretty good foundation to build off, and I'm excited to see what iOS 8 has to offer.

 

[Small White Car]

Yeah. Following fads is stupid. How long until flat icons are 'out' again? High-res screens and the best graphics performance possible are the requirements of a modern gadget, yet then they stick the most simplistic icons possible onto the homescreen.

Works fine for me but looks like total garbage. iOS 6 looked much more polished. I'll be happy when the whole "flat" fad is over.

You do both realize that the hi-res screens are the reason why every electronics company is making their graphics flatter, yeah?

Fake 3D, shadows, and fonts like Arial were all necessities born from the need to make low-res screens of the past more usable. These were design choices which were made because of limitations. Limitations that are now being removed.

Now that displays are behaving more like the printed page these electronics are all taking on the same principles as print.

Is flat a fad? Perhaps. No one can see the future. But I have to say that you're probably going to be waiting a long time if you think this is a short-lived fad.

Let's look at the last 91 years of Time Magazine as an example.

Doesn't look to me like this "fad" is going anywhere in a hurry.

 

[iapplelove]

I wouldn't say it's the worst. But my favorite was iOS 5 vs anything out at that specific time period.

 

[bbfc]

What did you guys think?

Here we go again. Another thread saying the same thing.

 

[Paradoxally]

Visually, it's horrible.

Feature-wise, it's okay. I prefer iOS 6 overall.

 

[deluxeshredder]

You do both realize that the hi-res screens are the reason why every electronics company is making their graphics flatter, yeah?

Fake 3D, shadows, and fonts like Arial were all necessities born from the need to make low-res screens of the past more usable. These were design choices which were made because of limitations. Limitations that are now being removed.

Now that displays are behaving more like the printed page these electronics are all taking on the same principles as print.

Is flat a fad? Perhaps. No one can see the future. But I have to say that you're probably going to be waiting a long time if you think this is a short-lived fad.

Let's look at the last 91 years of Time Magazine as an example.

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Doesn't look to me like this "fad" is going anywhere in a hurry.

Nonsense.

Graphically rich UIs are more demanding on screen quality than "flat" UIs. Monotonous blocks hide the pixelation pretty well, unlike detailed graphics. Note how non-Retina iPads struggle showing iOS 6's detail (even the fonts), while on iOS 7 it's all pixel clear.

Saying that graphically rich UIs are a way to hide display imperfections is like defending modern mainstream music by claiming that good lyric work is just a workaround for dated/simplistic audio gear.

All of these covers look equally flat, simplistic and consistent to me.

 

[Paradoxally]

Nonsense.

Graphically rich UIs are more demanding on screen quality than "flat" UIs. Monotonous blocks hide the pixelation pretty well, unlike detailed graphics. Note how non-Retina iPads struggle showing iOS 6's detail (even the fonts), while on iOS 7 it's all pixel clear.

Saying that graphically rich UIs are a way to hide display imperfections is like defending modern mainstream music by claiming that good lyric work is just a workaround for dated/simplistic audio gear.

All of these covers look equally flat, simplistic and consistent to me.

Exactly. iOS 6 had a ton of attention to detail and the skeomorphic UI was mostly made of of small .png files.

A lot of the UI in iOS 7 is done in code, and therefore it's very likely slower devices lag because they aren't as fast to execute it as say, an iPhone 5 or 5S. Whereas images could be cached. Or it could be just bad optimization in general.

 

[lulumink]

Design-wise and visually, it's the worst by far.

Feature-wise and functionality-wise, it's definitely the best, except for the music app and the new notification center.

Totally agree. half baked design can't compete with the original iphone design, not 7 and not 8.
old iOS design is classic and will remain one of the best design works ever.

 

[Small White Car]

Nonsense.

Graphically rich UIs are more demanding on screen quality than "flat" UIs. Monotonous blocks hide the pixelation pretty well, unlike detailed graphics. Note how non-Retina iPads struggle showing iOS 6's detail (even the fonts), while on iOS 7 it's all pixel clear.

Saying that graphically rich UIs are a way to hide display imperfections is like defending modern mainstream music by claiming that good lyric work is just a workaround for dated/simplistic audio gear.

I don't think you understood me at all.

I said that when you have limited equipment your options are limited. I then said that when your equipment improves you have more options. My point is that improved screens give more options.

Do you disagree with that?

I'm not sure what you're trying to argue here but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with that point.

All of these covers look equally flat, simplistic and consistent to me.

Yes, that's why I showed them. You've got it.

 

[Paddle1]

iOS 7 seems rushed and unfinished, hopefully 8 will fix these issues. It's still ok but it's a bit buggy.

 

[SMIDG3T]

Good for you. I don't.

 

[ABC5S]

What did you guys think?

PS: You do understand, that each release of an iOS, this same question and complaints pop up, so no matter when the next release comes out, you will see the same rants. It will never end.