What's new in iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch



If you're using an iPhone as a back up for your Windows Phone :) here's what's new in the iOS 7 update just released by Apple.

It's for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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

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

FaceTime

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

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 (US only at the moment)
  • 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

Other

(Source: iDownloadBlog)

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