Next-generation operating system iOS 7 launch date is getting closer

Abstract: According to foreign media reports, Apple for the iphone, ipad and ipod Touch of the new generation of operating system iOS 7 launch date is approaching, the source recently revealed the design details of the operating system, summed up as follows: Black and white tone plus a variety of flat design. As this year

According to foreign media reports, Apple for the iphone, ipad and ipod Touch of the new generation of operating system iOS 7 launch date is approaching, the source recently revealed the design details of the operating system, summed up as follows: Black and white tone plus a variety of flat design.

As reported in April this year, Joni Ioux Jony Ive, Apple's senior vice president for engineering design, has been leading iOS 7, focusing on the look and feel of iOS device software, not just a few new features.

The source described iOS 7 as "black, white and various flat designs". This suggests that iOS will give up too much texture design, adding a variety of user interface elements black and white. The source also noted that over the past few months, Apple has redesigned the new iOS 7 interface, so all interface elements are likely to change before iOS 7 is launched at the Apple Global Developers Conference.

The details of the iOS 7 design that the source disclosed are as follows:

Discard Excessive texture design:

At the Apple Software Design conference, attended by Greg Christie, the iOS designer and vice president of Apple's human interface business, Ioux explained why he didn't like the Gregg Christie interface, even though Apple co-founder Steve Jobs Scott Forster Scott Forstall, a former head of iOS, has a passion for this kind of interface design.

According to sources familiar with the software design conference, Ioux said that the software design that flooded with physical features could not withstand the test of time. He also said that iOS currently uses a number of different designs, which may confuse users. For example, the existing yellow note design memo applies to silver textured map applications, blue and white mail applications, and casino-style gaming center applications.

However, iOS devices, which now employ jobs and Foster's icon system, have sold more than 500 million units. Ioux wants Apple's software to be as refreshing and seamless as its glass and aluminum products, and it will face enormous challenges and must keep the software simple enough to resonate with consumers.

For the upcoming operating system, which Apple says will be launched at the Global Developers Conference this June, the company is not simply modifying the software design. According to sources, Iraq has left its imprint on all aspects of the operating system, while preserving all of the essence of iOS.

Change the iphone lock screen:

Mr. Jobs's keynote speech in January 2007, and the iphone to a fanatical audience, was one of the most groundbreaking moments for many, with jobs moving the unlock gesture with his finger on the iphone's lock screen. Since then, the iphone's lock screen has remained unchanged.

In iOS 7, Apple will discard the reflective, transparent time strips above the lock screen, replacing it with a matte, black interface. In addition, the square grid in which the PIN is entered is replaced by a black button with a white text mark. In addition, the source also said that the lock screen notification function may be improved, so that it has the gesture operation function.

Overall, the lock screen in IOS 7 is different from the lock screen that the user used to use, but the function is similar.

Notification Application:

Iraq inspires the iOS team to use flat black-and-white tones to replace the design of many linen and leather textures such as ipad calendar applications in iOS. For example, Apple's Notification Center dropdown panel currently uses the background of the black linen texture, while in iOS 7, the design becomes dark gray/black and the text color is white.

The latest iOS 7 Notification Center includes a new dashboard for quick access to information. For example, in addition to local weather and stock information (as in iOS 5), Apple is also testing other components for the notification center. For example, Apple is currently testing localized news sources, the source said. In addition, Apple is testing a dedicated, accessible panel for WiFi, flight mode, and Bluetooth switches.

Main screen:

The main screen design for iOS 7 has not changed much, and most icons are the same as those used in iOS apps since the first iphone was launched. However, the main screen application icon for IOS 7 will discard the effects of specular, shadow, and gloss, and the button is still rounded.

As previously reported, many of the app's icons pre-installed in Apple will be redesigned to use flat, physically textured designs. The icons for camera and photo applications are noticeably "flat", while the game center icons lose green themes and discs.

In addition, the IOS 7 also has panorama wallpaper. Apple added a panoramic camera feature to some iOS 6 devices last year, so this feature makes sense. However, Google's Android operating system supports the Panorama wallpaper feature several years ago.

In addition, the IOS 7 navigation bar and Tab bar has also been redesigned to remove the gradient texture. Some of the navigation bars in IOS 7 are said to include some minor blur effects. In some applications in iOS 7, the status bar is less transparent than iOS 6. The iOS 7 keyboard resembles a previous version of iOS, but uses lighter shades of gray and does not include a masking design.

Re-designed applications:

With the exception of the main screen button, most of Apple apps are redesigned to match the white, black, and flat themes of iOS 7. For example, Passbook may remove the shredding effect animation of a virtual boarding pass.

In addition, the iphone's Memo app uses a flat white hue instead of a yellow post-it note design. Applications such as mail, calendars, and maps also use more uniform flat, white texture tones. Most of the core elements of these applications are white, but each application has a unique button color corresponding to it. That is, each application is based on a white background, and then the different color themes are used.

For example, a calendar application might have a red button, and a message application might have a green control button. Although not accurate, the aforementioned red theme is typically illustrated by the above flat iOS 7th calendar application concept map. Of course, the actual iOS 7th Calendar user interface changes may not be as strong as the above concept map. Email apps, for example, have little change, and apps Store, news, gaming centers, Safari, cameras and weather applications can change significantly.

It is said that Apple's new weather application uses a small animation to show rain, sunny or snowy weather. The design is similar to the design recently released on Dribbble, sources said.

There is no doubt that the application of the game Center has removed the green theme and the news application has also removed the wooden frame interface. The wooden racks may be replaced with textures that are reminiscent of the application warehouses in the OS X Kings Lion System, and the Safari interface designed for the iphone has been modified, in particular the label design.

APP, itunes, and ibooks stores will use a more flattened white theme design, unlike the darker black theme of the present. In addition, because users are confused when looking for FaceTime, the iphone may now use an independent FaceTime app like the ipad and ipod touch. In previous versions of the iphone software, FaceTime video calls were placed in phone applications.

New features:

IOS 7 is the biggest design change, but it also adds some new features. Previous reports said IOS 7 could integrate Flickr and Vimeo in addition to improved on-board maps and Siri. The new interface will be the biggest change for consumers, the source said. In addition, IOS 7 is an important upgrade to focus on developer capabilities.

Priority:

Apple designers and engineers have improved the iphone version of iOS rather than the ipad version of the software, according to sources familiar with the development of iOS 7.

Launch time:

Apple is likely to launch iOS 7 while introducing new products. Apple is expected to launch a new iphone that upgrades its internal components this autumn. In addition, Apple appears to be preparing for the launch of the new ipad and the new ipad mini this autumn.