I've Been Nodding My Head And Smiling At...The New iOS 7 Features

iPhone iOS 7 interface by Apple

Hello all my techies! Welcome to the portion of TKTN called "I've Been Nodding My Head and Smiling At...", where I explain something you may have just been nodding your head and smiling at when it comes up in conversation.

That's just the kind of person I am, you are so welcome.

Now, If you know anything about the tech world, you should know that everyone is absolutely going ape poo over the interface changes on the iPhone with Apple's next update. It seems everyone is on one of two sides: the side that is excited about the simplicity of the new look, or the side that thinks Steve Jobs is rolling over in his grave right about now.

Let me back this up a bit to give you a greater understanding.

On June 10th, Apple announced its plans for the new and improved iOS 7 download at its Worldwide Developer Conference. They unveiled a whole new look for the iPhone interfaces. Gone are the 3D-looking icons: they are being replaced with flatter, simpler looking icons that are in an updated color scheme. iPhone's interface is going technicolor.

Many say that this is going against the direct wishes of Steve Jobs, who had approved the older icon designs personally. As he put it, he wanted the 3D icons to be so attractive that they would make people want to "lick them"* (no, seriously, he said that).  While not exactly lick-able, the flatter icons add a simplicity to the iPhone user interface that rivals that of Android and Windows phone, just as the Apple creative directors wanted.

Want to know more about the iOS 7 changes? Check out some of these highlights:


Control Center

The Control Center is a swipe-up menu that has certain settings features, like Bluetooth connection, wireless connection and Airplane mode. You can also control your music from the Control Center, as well as a new feature called Airdrop.

Airdrop

In answer to other smart phone's share capabilities, you will be able to share content with other iOS 7 users through the Control Center. It will also let you know which iOS 7 users are nearby, making content sharing easy and fast.


iTunes Radio

iTunes Radio, like Spotify, Pandora, etc. will enable you to chose songs to stream, and will allow you to choose radio stations based on your music choices.


And finally, my favorite iOS 7 feature rumor:


Blocking cell phone numbers by using your phone

Instead of having to call the phone company to block a number from your phone, there is a rumor going around that you will be able to block someone's number directly from your phone. THAT WOULD BE SO HANDY. Seriously.


For more information, check out this video that Apple released:

What do you think about the new iOS 7 functionalities? 

*http://mashable.com/2013/06/15/top-comments-ios-7/