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Sounds like an update is in order lol We've sold quite a few of the 5s and 5c's now and most just complain that the new OS looks very childish like a kids coloring book. Haven't had any motion sickness complaints yet. Popular opinion from all of us that work here is bad overall. It really does look a fairy princess wonderland OS.
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I'm no expert, but my first impression was that it is more of the typical Droid/generic smartphone style, and that it caters to females.
So, since you work at a carrier, I imagine you must be aware that you can turn the parallax and other motion effects off, right?
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Reduce Motion
Also, if the fruity pebble look just isn't for you, one of the nice things about iOS 7 is that the theme of the OS customizes itself based on your selected background. Don't want a colorful OS? Use a background like this:
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And your OS will reflect it:
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I think overall the OS takes a little getting used to. Everyone *I've* talked to about it wasn't sure about it at first, but when you go back to an iOS 6 device, iOS 6 feels noticeably outdated. The new look tends to grow on you -- unless you're predisposed against Apple products to begin with.
I love how you just had to throw that in there :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthify
Tell me it's not true :Doh:
I am in the minority, and LOVE the update. The short cuts, and other changes are welcomed by this user.
Oh! The frosting on the cake is that iOs7 has sensing technology now that senses when diped in water, and shuts power down before failure! :suspect:
pffffft...who needs seven...im still on 5.1.1 :p
Most of our apple customers are older people or local business owners who just want the newest iPhone. They don't know much about phones and just want something simple and easy to use so we don't get very many complaints. Yes we know about reducing the animations but we haven't had anyone complain about the animations yet. The only complaints we've seen are about the default upgrade color scheme on our display models.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthify
Funny you mention the background. I couldn't tell you how many phones (apple, android, basic phones) we see come in here that have the default wallpaper on them from when they first got the phone. It's probably our demographic. We are the #2 WirelessZone store in the nation for activations but remain in the bottom 5 for smartphone upgrades.
That being said, we all found it kinda funny that the vanilla IOS7 makes some people physically sick.
If you're predisposed against Apple products why would you rush into installing iOS7? For that matter why would you be using an Apple product at all? That said, if you're not the one using the device, who gives a damn what the OS looks like? I don't understand fanboys.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthify
For the record, I think the fact that the OS adapts to your background is awesome. I've had a few wallpapers on my phone (Android) that made it very difficult to read the icon text because there was no contrast.
http://i.imgur.com/Ttnjuv3.png
Haven't liked it since it's release. Going back to 6.1.4 after I replace the button ribbon in my phone.
Is there a way I can disable ap notification updates too? Everything I use works well enough as is and it seems new updates either don't fix old issues or just create new issues to deal with.
I somewhat like it. I don't like the white theme though. everything seems to be white, and I like darker themes. Haven't messed with it too much, but I did find a bug in the alarm clock app.
If I set the alarm to say, 11pm, then switch the pm to am, when I roll up to 12, it stays on am, instead of rolling up to pm. Was screwing with me last night when I was trying to set my alarm.
Edit: Appears that if you switch AM to PM or PM to AM on any of the hours, when you move up the hours, it will not switch when hitting 12. If you go down hours until you hit 12, it will switch.
Well you are driving a Stealth :p Oh, wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by wingnut
I don't have any complaints but I'm one of those older people that like it because it's pretty basic.
I thought the changes were kind of subtle. Nothing there that made me go "WOW"
Husband switched up before me and seems to like it better. :dontknow2:
Looks like there is no going back. Replaced the cable so that I could put my phone into DFU mode and it looks like I'm about 5 days too late. Apple stopped signing IOS 6 which means I can't reinstall it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg E
Fuckers!! :mad:
Actually Palm WebOS first introduced card-based multitasking WAY BACK when, then Windows Phone picked it up with WP7, THEN HTC used it for Sense 4, THEEEEEN IOS7Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg E
IOS7 uses styles already invented and developed by other companies and rebranded, the same way every other company does it. I do think this is a first for an OS causing Vertigo though lol
I definitely can understand that. :lol: My dad is a perfect example of someone that never changes his background, let alone his ringtone since he purchased his phone years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if you come across customers like him all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ictponder
Overall I'm pretty happy with the wallpaper options Apple includes with it products, and I tend to stick with the stock wallpaper until I get tired of it. I was just hoping that the people complaining about the "overly colorful" OS would explore their settings and see what Apple has done to accommodate for this before they bash the product. The theme matching to the background is a pretty damn good idea.
You don't have to own an Apple product to be predisposed against iOS 7. On this very forum alone we see people bashing Apple all the time for the most trivial of reasons, yet they haven't used an Apple product in years (or probably even ever, for some). You can be predisposed in favor of Android or Windows Phone, and therefore automatically be against Apple products. This happens all the time, and I think it's a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocWalt
But you're right -- if you're not the one using the device, why do you even care? If anything, any innovation Apple makes will be of benefit to everyone as a whole because there's a good chance your favorite brand will make something to compete. I'm very excited to see where we'll all stand in another 5-10 years as the smartphone market continues to develop. As Greg and Isaac pointed out, there will be a lot of copying and sharing ideas -- but hopefully we still have a lot of new stuff to look forward to as well.
^^^ well put, +rep for you...oh wait :p
So am I the only one who lost email functionality with the latest IOS 7 update?
No issues on 9 devices updated yesterday.
No one I know has had any problems yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg E
Mike and I both have hotmail.
I'll be honest, I have an iPod Touch, and that's about it (and even that I don't care for but it was a gift and it holds my music at least). My phone is an ancient LG Env (I don't do smart phones) and my computer is self built running Windows 64bit and Linux in a dual boot. Ex had an iPhone and had a Mac, and I've tried to use them, just didn't care for them. I can see how they are simple enough for the older generation to easily navigate though. Went out to dinner with my grandmother and her sister tonight, both in their 70s. And her sister had an iPhone and was asking why I didn't have one. I explained that my old Env texts and calls just as well as an iPhone without the added costs for having a smart phone and data (which I don't use.) She responded with, "yeah but my iPhone has a calendar and organizer to help me keep track of dates, and an alarm clock and note pad."Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthify
I was actually somewhat stunned since those have been standard features on phones for over 5 years, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized she probably never looked into the menus or anything for those things, as opposed to iOS which has them all right on the main screen instead of buried in menus. So there's something to be said for that I suppose. Not that she wouldn't be able to do an Android or similar, but I can see why she would just go with what's popular and well known and easy to navigate.