Monday, June 10, 2013

iOS 7 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: new functions, features, release dates

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially announced iOS 7, presented as the biggest change made ​​to the iOS platform since the introduction of the first release. A change that primarily affects the 'user interface with a style icons renovated and voted with the simplicity and immediacy.

iOS 7 designed by Jony Ive is marked by " simplicity, clarity and efficiency . " The design of all the native applications has been revised and the change has also affected the system of management of multitasking .

The traditional slide-to-unlock function has been transformed and has become slide UP to unlock, have been introduced for the first time on iOS the animated backgrounds.

Not missing Control Center which will provide access to music controls, the toggles, to fast applications, such Airplay and AirDrop with a swipe from the bottom upwards.

Important renovations also with regard to the native browser Safari introducing the new full-screen interface, a new view of the tab, parental controls, and iCloud Keychain for data security.

iOS 7 also expands the tools of sharing content stored on your smartphone, thanks to AirDrop, a feature built into OS X for a long time which makes its debut on the operating system of Apple's mobile. Thanks to AirDrop will be able to drag and drop a file to other Apple devices.

There is no shortage of news about the tools dedicated to multimedia, such as the  filter of the camera, the new methods of organizing images and the ability to share them using iCloud.

Even Siri has received a new change with new features designed for the ' use in the car . Apple then does not neglect one of the main characteristic features of iOS, which represented the infinite wealth of applications from the Apple Store, introducing a system of updating applications in the background.

We then move on to the tools dedicated to music lovers with iTunes Radio for listening to the radio stations, which will be the advertising or paid with iTunes Match.

Facetime also received an extension of functionality, thanks to the support not only to calls video but also to audio .

News and aspects to discover iOS are still numerous, just think of the more than 1,500 new APIs for developers that will expand the potential of applications designed for iOS 7.

The availability of the new release of iOS has been scheduled for the autumn. Compatible devices include  iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and newer, mini iPad and iPod touch 5th generation .

Download iOS 7 beta 1 may be registered developers starting today. The public version of the operating system will be available this fall.

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