Completely Redesigned With Stunning User Interface & Great New Features
SAN FRANCISCO―June 10,
2013―Apple® today unveiled iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since
the original iPhone®, featuring a stunning new user interface. iOS 7 is
completely redesigned with subtle motion, an elegant color palette and
distinct, functional layers that make it feel more alive. The typography
has been refined for a cleaner, simpler look, and the use of
translucency and motion makes even simple tasks more engaging. iOS 7 has
hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification
Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri®
and introduces iTunes Radio™, a free Internet radio service based on
the music you listen to on iTunes®.
“iOS 7 is the most
significant iOS update since the original iPhone,” said Craig Federighi,
Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “To create it,
we brought together a team with a broad range of expertise from design
to engineering. With what we’ve been able to achieve together, we see
iOS 7 as an exciting new beginning.”
“There is a profound and
enduring beauty in simplicity, in clarity, in efficiency. True
simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter
and ornamentation—it’s about bringing order to complexity,” said Jony
Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of Design. “iOS 7 is a clear
representation of these goals. It has a whole new structure that is
coherent and applied across the entire system.”
iOS 7 is
completely redesigned with an entirely new user interface, but will be
instantly familiar to the hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad® and iPod
touch® users around the world. The new interface actually makes your
phone appear bigger because everything is designed to take advantage of
the entire screen. The redesigned fonts look amazing on the Retina®
display, creating even sharper text.
iOS 7 introduces Control
Center. Now the controls you want to access quickly are all in one
convenient place. With just one swipe from the bottom of your screen,
you have access to controls for Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Do
Not Disturb, and the ability to adjust screen brightness, pause or play a
song, jump to the next track and stream your music with AirPlay®.
Control Center also gives you instant access to apps such as Clock,
Camera, Calculator and the Flashlight.
With iOS 7, Notification
Center is now available from the Lock screen so you can see all your
notifications with a simple swipe, and the new Today feature in
Notification Center gives you an at-a-glance view of your day with a
summary of the important details such as weather, traffic, meetings and
events.
With improved Multitasking in iOS 7, developers have the
ability to enable any app to multitask in the background with a new API.
Users have the ability to switch between their apps in a more visual
and intuitive way, and iOS 7 pays attention to which apps you use most
and automatically keeps your content up to date in the background.
AirDrop
is an entirely new way to quickly and easily share content with people
nearby. When you’ve got something you want to share, AirDrop shows you
your contacts close by. Just select who you want to share with and
AirDrop does the rest. AirDrop transfers are peer-to-peer so you can use
it anywhere, without any network or set up required, and transfers are
fully encrypted so your content is protected and private.
iPhones
are used to take more photos around the world every day than any other
camera, and with iOS 7 the new Camera app features filters so you can
add real-time photo effects. The Camera app now includes a square camera
option, and you can quickly and easily switch between your four
cameras—video, photo, square and panorama—with just a swipe.
iOS 7
includes a redesigned Photos app that introduces Moments, a new way to
automatically organize your photos and videos based on time and
location. You can zoom out to see all your photos organized by Moments,
Collections of Moments and Years. iOS 7 includes iCloud Photo Sharing,
the easiest way to share just the photos you want with just the people
you want. With iCloud® Photo Sharing, family and friends can contribute
their own photos and videos to your shared photo streams, and the new
Activity view displays updates from your shared streams all in one
place.
Safari’s redesigned user interface lets you see more of
your content—starting with full-screen browsing. The new smart search
field helps simplify searching, and there’s a new view for your
bookmarks and your Safari tabs. With iCloud Keychain®, your passwords
and credit card information are securely stored and available on all
your devices, so navigating password protected sites or autofilling
during transactions is simple and secure. Enhanced Parental Controls
allow you to automatically block access to adult websites or only allow
access to a specific set of permitted websites.
Siri sounds
better than ever with new male and female voices and includes Twitter
search integration, so you can ask Siri what people are saying on
Twitter*. Siri also now has Wikipedia integration, providing access to
the world’s most popular Internet reference site. Siri offers Bing web
search within the app and the ability to change device settings and play
back voicemail.
The Music app has a beautiful new design and
includes the new iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service featuring
over 200 stations and an incredible catalog of music from the iTunes
Store®, combined with features only iTunes can deliver. iTunes Radio is
the best way to discover new music. When you tune into iTunes Radio on
your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac®, PC or Apple TV®, you’ll have access
to stations inspired by the music you already listen to, Featured
Stations curated by Apple and genre-focused stations that are
personalized just for you. iTunes Radio evolves based on the music you
play and download. The more you use iTunes Radio and iTunes, the more it
knows what you like to listen to and the more personalized your
experience becomes. iTunes Radio also gives you access to exclusive
“first listen” premieres from top selling artists, Siri integration plus
the ability to buy anything you hear with just one tap.
With
over 900,000 apps, the App Store℠ is the world’s largest app
marketplace. iOS 7 now features Popular Apps Near Me, a new way to find
apps based on your current location, and iOS 7 will automatically keep
your apps up to date. The App Store also comes with a new Kids category,
allowing teachers and parents to easily discover apps for children by
age.
Additional new iOS 7 features include:
- a new Find
My iPhone Activation Lock feature that requires your Apple ID and
password before you can turn off Find My iPhone, erase data or
re-activate a device after it’s been remotely erased;
- Night Mode in Maps that responds to ambient light when you use it in the dark;
- FaceTime® audio for high quality calls over a data network;
- Notification sync, so when you dismiss a notification on one device it is dismissed on all of your devices;
- Phone, FaceTime and Messages blocking to prevent specific people from being able to contact you;
- Tencent
Weibo support for users in China, a Chinese-English bilingual
dictionary, and improved Chinese input including handwriting recognition
for multiple Chinese characters;
- the ability for businesses to more efficiently deploy and manage iPhones and iPads; and
- enhanced in-car integration, bringing an Apple designed experience into the car for the first time.
The iOS 7 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com.
iOS 7 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and
later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini and iPod touch (fifth generation)
this fall. Some features may not be available on all products.
*US English, French and German will be available with the launch of iOS 7. Additional languages will be added over time.
Apple
designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS
X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music
revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented
the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is
defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
Source: Apple
SAN FRANCISCO―June 11, 2012―Apple® today previewed iOS 6, introducing
over 200 new features to the world’s most advanced mobile operating
system, and released a beta version to iOS Developer Program members.
iOS 6 will be available to iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® users this
fall as a free software update. New iOS 6 features include: an all new
Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and an
amazing new Flyover view; new Siri® features, including support for
more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations
and movie listings; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar,
with the ability to post directly from Notification Center, Siri and
Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari® and Maps; Shared Photo
Streams via iCloud®; and Passbook, the simplest way to get all your
passes in one place.
“iOS 6 continues the rapid pace of innovation that is helping Apple
reinvent the phone and create the iPad category, delivering the best
mobile experience available on any device,” said Scott Forstall, Apple's
senior vice president of iOS Software. “We can’t wait for hundreds of
millions of iOS users to experience the incredible new features in iOS 6
including the new Maps app, expanded Siri support, deep Facebook
integration, Shared Photo Streams and the innovative new Passbook app.”
iOS 6 includes an all new Maps app with vector-based map elements that
make graphics and text smooth, and panning, tilting and zooming
incredibly fluid. New turn-by-turn navigation guides you to your
destination with spoken directions, and the amazing Flyover feature has
photo-realistic interactive 3D views. Real-time traffic information
keeps you updated on how long it will take to get to your destination
and offers alternate time-saving routes if traffic conditions change
significantly. Additionally, local search includes information for over
100 million businesses with info cards that offer Yelp ratings, reviews,
available deals and photos.
Siri, now available for the new iPad as well as iPhone 4S, includes
language support for English, French, German and Japanese, and adds
support for Spanish, Italian, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. Siri is
optimized for use in 15 countries and helps you get even more done with
just your voice, whether it’s finding the latest sports scores or making
restaurant reservations. You also can ask Siri to update your status on
Facebook, post to Twitter or launch an app. Additionally, Siri takes
hands-free functionality even further with a new Eyes Free mode,
enabling you to interact with your iPhone using nothing more than your
voice.
Built-in Facebook integration is the best ever in a mobile device,
allowing you to sign in once and post from Notification Center, Siri and
Facebook-enabled apps, including Photos, Safari and Maps. Your Facebook
friends’ information is kept up to date across all your iOS devices,
automatically updating details in Contacts when they change, and
scheduling events and birthdays in your Calendar. You can also “Like”
content directly from the App Store™ and iTunes® and see what your
friends recommend.
With more than 125 million users already enjoying iCloud, iOS 6
introduces new ways to share photos with friends and family using Shared
Photo Streams. Simply select the photos you want to share, pick which
friends you want to receive the album, and the Shared Photo Stream album
is instantly available on their iOS devices, iPhoto® and Aperture® on
their Mac®, via the web or even through Apple TV®. You and your friends
can leave comments on or “Like” any photo in a shared album.
The new Passbook app is the simplest way to get all your passes in one
place, such as boarding passes and baseball tickets. Passbook lets you
scan your iPhone or iPod touch to use a coupon, get into a concert or
check into your hotel. Passbook automatically displays your passes on
your Lock Screen based on a specific time or location, so when you walk
into your favorite coffee shop your loyalty card appears and you can
scan it to buy a coffee or check your balance. Passbook can even alert
you to last minute gate changes or flight delays at the airport.
Building on Apple’s commitment to provide innovative solutions for
education and accessibility, iOS 6 introduces Guided Access. This new
feature allows a parent, teacher or administrator to disable hardware
buttons to lock an iOS device into a single app, especially useful for
test taking or helping someone with a disability stay focused on
learning. Guided Access also includes the ability to confine touch input
to certain parts of the screen.
Additional new iOS 6 features include:
- enhancements to Safari, the world’s most popular mobile browser,
such as iCloud tabs, offline reading lists, photo uploads and full
screen view;
- support for FaceTime® calls over cellular networks;
- the ability to set up a VIP Mailbox, making it easier to quickly view messages from important people you designate as VIPs;
- the option to decline incoming calls with a quick message, set a callback reminder and enable a new Do Not Disturb option; and
- a whole new set of improvements and services specifically for
iOS users in China, such as improved text input and built-in support for
popular Chinese services including Baidu, Sina Weibo, Youku and Tudou.
Availability
The iOS 6 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com.
iOS 6 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4S, iPhone
4, iPhone 3GS, the new iPad, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth generation)
this fall. Some features may not be available on all products.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
Source: Apple
