With Apple looking forward in providing a new mobile experience to its customers, it introduced the iOS7, providing assurance that the famous Cupertino giant is still in the stride of making its great services even better. Available and included in the new iPhone 5S and its plastic, cheaper variant, the iPhone 5C, together with OTA updates for other devices such as the iPod Touch, the iPad, and the predecessors of the latest iPhone, it claims to change what has been seen many ages ago. Together with new features, a better looking interface, and other updates, get to know the top ten features of iOS7 and know why this latest rollout is something to make every Apple fan excited.
10. iOS 7 features iTunes Radio.
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The new iOS 7 incorporates the newly unveiled iTunes Radio, which is one of the most touted features of iOS7 of the revamped music app of Apple. This feature aims to allow users to discover new artists out of thousands of stations and filter their searches based on specific genres. When a user likes a certain track, he can immediately add it to his wish list for free.
9. iOS 7 combines order with complexity.
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One of the features of iOS7 features a new color palette that deviates from the older versions of this mobile operating system. Its design and layout give it a flatter look and feature a broad range of fonts that users will certainly enjoy. Amazingly, the color of the device determines the color of the wallpaper and icons of the phone. This mobile operating system also features several translucent effects on the 5C. In an interview, its creator said the purpose of iOS 7 was to define simplicity to Apple devices by bringing order and complexity than by stripping them of clutter and ornamentation.
8. iOS7 allows for multitasking.
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One of the most anticipated features of iOS 7 comes with a new multitasking feature that allows users to have greater battery life. With this new mobile operating system, applications can tell whether or not the mobile phone user has a good internet connection or not to help him determine when and when not to fetch data. Double clicking the Home button also allows users to open and use multiple applications through a new thumbnail view, in the same way that swiping it up will close all the applications in use.
7. iOS 7 features a new view for Safari.
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Among the top 10 features of iOS 7 for iPhone is the full-screen view of Safari which focuses more on the content than the controls. With the new view of Safari, users simply just have to swipe in from the edge of the display in order to navigate backwards, or tap the unified search field once in order to access all of their favorites. The new Safari also features a new tab view which stacks all the web pages on top of one another. These tabs can be rearranged by simple tapping, holding or dragging around the screen.
6. iOS 7 features a Control Center.
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The Control Center feature that Apple has added to its new iOS 7 user interface is very accessible. In order to see the Control Center menu, users simply have to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. This added feature includes options for toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings, changing the brightness of the screen and shifting the phone to airplane mode. It is somewhat one of the best features of iOS 7 because it is transparent enough to make users feel immersed in whatever application they are currently using. This feature also allows users to control their music playback.
5. iOS 7 introduces a new way to capture and organize photos.
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One of the iOS 7 features introduces the new Moments feature which allows users to take photos and view them even years since they were taken. This application is considered the “star” of the iOS 7 as it includes a wide selection of filters that iPhone users can use when taking photos. The Moments feature also lets people tap or scrub to find a photo from the past, which are presented as mini thumbnails. iOS 7 also introduces new ways to share photos and videos using iCloud or Photo Stream.
4. iOS 7 features a much smarter Siri.
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The Siri feature of the new iOS 7 is smarter than ever. It features new male and female voice options and integrates with Wikipedia and Web search results from Bing. This virtual assistant can do just about anything, such as turning on Bluetooth or playing the last voicemail upon the iPhone user’s command. This feature is now tied into the settings of the device and can perform tasks such as asking friends what topics are trending on Twitter.
3. iOS 7 features improved search function.
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Among the top 10 features of iOS7 is its improved search function. Apple has devised a way to make searching a lot easier for iPhone users through iOS 7. With the new mobile operating system, users can now just pull down from the top of the screen to access the search bar, no matter where in the Home screen it is located. This feature goes hand in hand with its improved Siri feature because now, Siri can easily search through tweets and perform searches on Wikipedia.
2. iOS 7 features AirDrop.
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AirDrop is one of the newest features of iOS 7. This feature is a peer-to-peer wi-fi sharing service that addresses the one-ups issues of the Samsung Galaxy phone line. Unlike in Samsung Galaxy phones where users need to tap phones together to be able to share wi-fi connection, Apple makes possible wi-fi sharing without the need to tap phones together. With this added feature, users just have to select nearby friends to begin sharing content with one another through wi-fi. This wi-fi sharing service is one of the special features that make iOS 7 a cut above other mobile operating systems.
1. iOS 7 features improved App Store.
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One of the best features of iOS 7 for iPhone is its improved App Store which lets iPhone users search for applications based on a range of criteria. If a user wants to know which applications are best for a certain age range, say 6 to 9, the App Store will filter out all the results to display just what the user is looking for. Applications downloaded from the App Store also automatically update so there is no need for users to update time and again.