List of IOS 7 features: App Store A closer look at the App Store app in iOS 7 Add apps to a Wish List You can search your previously purchased apps by name Tap the screenshot preview of an app to get a full screen screenshots of it Apps can be updated automatically in the background (can be turned off in Settings > iTunes & App Stores) You can see popular apps “Near Me” You are now asked if you want to download an app if it is over 59MB New icon animations when downloading an app You can now use apps while they’re updating Camera Swipe left and right to choose video recording, photo, square format, or panorama Square photo format Shoot photos with live filters Edit your photos with filters You can zoom in while taking a video Take HDR photos on iPad Burst mode Clock The app icon now shows the current time When setting a timer, remaining time appears on Lock screen When alarm is snoozed, remaining snooze time appears on Lock screen In World Clock, tap on a clock to display digital clocks Compass The app has a new calibration system The app now features a level as well Contacts When editing a contact, you can now add date, social profile, or instant message handle A contact now shows icons for Messages, Phone, FaceTime, FaceTime audio or email Control Center iOS 7 introduces Control Center Control Center works in landscape mode FaceTime FaceTime now has its own icon You can block callers You can make FaceTime audio calls (without video) Lock screen A brand new Lock screen You can pull down to bring Notification Center You can swipe up to bring Control Center Charging icon is now showing up for a few seconds when first plugged in You can Slide to Unlock from everywhere on the Lock screen Lock screen fades in as you hit the Home or Power buttons Lock screen fades out after 10 seconds of inactivity Mail Smart “send from” feature You can “Mark All” emails as Read, Unread, or Flag New smart mailboxes Improved Mail search Maps Maps app has a night view Turn-by-turn walking directions Maps bookmark syncing Night mode Pin in Maps app now shows estimated driving time to location Messages A closer look at Messages in iOS 7 See Messages timestamps by swiping left Messages app now opens to conversation list instead of opening to unread message Double tap and hold a message to copy, delete, clear all, or select to forward “Contact” button at the top of a conversation now makes it easy to access additional contact info Long MMS support You can block senders Multitasking Flick an app screenshot up to close Flick up up to three apps to close Multitasking works in landscape mode Music Complete app redesign iTunes Radio Landscape mode now shows a tile view of your albums (no more cover flow) Better Lock screen controls You can skip up to 6 songs on iTunes Radio before hearing an ad Tap on album cover in Music app to rate a song Notification Center A new Notification Center Context-based alerts Notification Center works in landscape mode NC now has 3 tabs: Today, All, and Missed You can now swipe between Today – All – Missed views in Notification Center Notification sync Passbook You can share passes via email or Messages Scan to acquire Passbook passes Photos The Map view is gone Screenshots aren’t pushed to Photo Stream anymore Photo collections You can now see Shared Streams activity A new tab for Videos has been added Phone You can block callers Photos are showed for your Favorites On the keypad, pressing “Call” will call the last dialed number Reminders Search bar in Reminders A new card-like view Safari An all new mobile Safari Full-screen interface Unified smart search field New layout for your Favorites New tab view Swipe tabs to the left to close them Parental controls Swipe left and right to navigate back and forward Easy access to Private Browsing mode Saved Passwords for Safari now ask you want to setup an on-device password Settings In Cellular, you can see cellular data used per app In General > Text Size, you can change text size of apps that support the feature Siri Bing is Siri’s default search engine New male and female voices Siri can show you pictures (“Siri, show me pictures of a guitar”) Siri wants you to stay alive Siri learned how to pronounce names New Siri mic sound Other AirDrop for iOS New parallax effect Activation Lock is a new security feature Support for third party game controlers Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 Redeem iTunes gift card using the camera Anti-cheating measures in Game Center A closer look at the iOS 7 smarter keyboard Smarter auto-correct A closer look at Frequent Locations Control your iOS device with head movements New iOS 7 wallpapers New ringtones and alert sounds You can now download additional dictionaries (select a word and tap “define” then “manage”) Apple logo on boot up is completely flat Swipe down from top of Home screen to bring up Spotlight search You can put Newsstand in a folder A grid-like design appears when waiting for an app to download Apps can request access to the microphone You now have dynamic wallpapers Reading List icon is a tribute to Steve (see glasses) View PDF annotations Inclinometer Per app VPN New charge sound when you plug your iPhone in
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:46:14 +0000