Think of Passbook as your virtual wallet or travel document holder. Instead of having to launch each app and find the bar code, Passbook puts it all in a well-organized app. Some are speculating that Passbook could be a precursor to a fully developed electronic wallet, which could be a major feature for app developers and a new source of revenue for the smartphone industry.
Next up? With bit AES encryption, that information is highly secure. We can safely deduct that the iOS 7 will be much easier to use, but not everyone will agree with the bare-boned design, and there seems to be some things Apple neglected to change. For example, the weather icon. The Verge finds it annoying that, despite the fact that the calendar icon displays the correct date and the clock icon is updated to show the current time, the weather icon remains unchanged.
As for now, we like iOS 7. There are multiple opinions about this update. Posting contributed articles about the major web design highlights and novelties. Come across a handful of useful tutorials and guides shared by experts in the web design and online marketing fields. Subscribe to our newsletter and access exclusive content and offers available only to MonsterPost subscribers. All in all it was a much needed update BUT as a designer myself I think it generally seems ok but very unfinished.
Icons are too child-like, gradient on control centre is puke-worthy and safari looks terrible. What would be incredible is if Apple allowed some customisation to the UI so we can fix the ugly bits — but history shows, that will never happen.
Apple always innovate the great design and technology. And with iOS 7 they have proved that. The torch feature is very helpful in control center and you can use on lock screen also so no need to unlock you iPhone. And as designer point of view its tremendous change in iOS.
Its totally new layout with remarkable background and icons. I hope you found my comparison enjoyable and thought provoking. It doesn't matter if you were among the millions who pre-ordered the iPhone 5 or fifth-generation iPod touch. We've assembled a list of the tweaks and new features that the iOS 6 update will bring to the mobile Apple experience. Brand new to iOS 6 is Passbook, an official Apple app that will track and store your airline boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards think Starbucks and grocery store discount cards , concert tickets, admission passes to sporting events and more.
To keep hassle to a minimum, your iPhone will automatically display relevant passes on the lock screen, using location tracking to know where you are and what you'll need. That means that when you walk into the airport or a movie theater your ticket will be just a push of the Home Button away. Before iOS 6, this sort of ticket and coupon tracking was third-party app territory. Apps like CardStar and Eventbrite stored barcodes for most major loyalty cards and coupons, importing information using the iPhone's camera.
Of course, there are a few catches: just like with tethering a few years ago, the availability of this feature all depends on your carrier and how much data your plan allows. Most operators seem to have no problem letting you get in a face-to-face chat while using their network and to clarify, FaceTime uses data, not minutes -- but that's not always the case. Before you get too upset about this, keep in mind that you can still easily use Skype or any other third-party video chat service without a problem -- the only real concern is making sure all of your chatting buddies are using the same service as well.
Remember iCloud? While most of Apple's recent work involving the year-old cloud storage and backup service has been centered around Mountain Lion, the company isn't about to let an iOS update go by without a few tweaks.
Worried about the limited space to work with? The iPad now offers support for up to 24 tabs, so feel free to go crazy with your wild web-surfing habits. Additionally, there's a new sharing menu in Safari.
This menu, which is designed to look more like an iOS folder with icons rather than a vertical list of buttons, can actually be found in multiple places in the operating system. One of the options in Safari's menu is to add a page to an offline reading list.
Yes, you could already make reading lists in iOS 5, but they were essentially nothing more than glorified bookmarks; the new functionality is more Instapaper-like in design because it will now save the web pages as well as the links. Safari is also faster now, thanks to iOS 6 utilizing a zippier JavaScript engine. We ran some basic browser benchmark tests and the results were pleasant: we were able to crank out SunSpider tests faster 1,ms, versus 2, on iOS 5 and we also saw significant increases in HTML5test and Browsermark scores vs and , vs 86, respectively.
Not only is Safari speedier, it also finds a way to add precious pixels to the webpage you're viewing by offering a fullscreen view whilst in landscape. Just click on the icon on the bottom right and you're set. Finally, Safari now has what's referred to as smart app banners. These are notifications that slide down from the top of your screen and give you an option to download or launch an app that corresponds with the website you're visiting.
As an example, visiting engadget. If the idea sounds humdrum, look at it from a different angle: have you ever attempted to go to a website, only to find yourself forced to look at a full-page advertisement for that site's native app? Smart app banners could help developers get their ad across in a less invasive way.
But that's not the entire list of improvements to mobile Safari. Here's a couple more:. Let's definitely not forget the Mail app, whose newest enhancements address some of iOS users' biggest frustrations. For starters, you can now attach photos and videos within the body of your emails.
Sounds like a basic enough feature fans of other mobile platforms have enjoyed this functionality for years , but until now the only option for attaching files has been to begin the composition process directly from the picture or movie itself. If you wanted to use multiple images or you forgot to add a picture until halfway through your email , tough luck.
That long-awaited feature is finally offered in the form of a long-press on the body of the email. Additionally, you can also now use the same gesture to add quote lines. Apple's also thrown in a so-called VIP list -- a priority inbox that lets you whitelist emails from people more important than your garden-variety spammer or daily deals site.
This feature should please anyone used to receiving dozens or even hundreds of emails during the workday -- without a way to prioritize your correspondence, urgent messages from bosses or significant others may get easily lost in the chaos thus leaving you with some extra chaos to deal with later.
The VIP list is as simple to set up as you can imagine: upon going into the VIP list, you're given an option to add or delete contacts from it. Execution itself was great, although we noticed emails from non-VIP contacts were showing up in the box because somebody who was on the list was involved in the email thread. Basically, iOS automatically assumes that the conversation is important to you since a VIP was a part of the same series of messages.
It almost seems a bit Google Now-esque with Apple playing the "smart computer" card, but we didn't mind too much. Another sorely needed feature in iOS email is the ability to create signatures for each individual email account directly from the phone. There have been plenty of workarounds for specific email domains in the past, but we appreciate seeing it supported natively and universally -- no matter which type of email account you have.
Fortunately there's plenty more to enjoy with the Mail app in iOS 6, such as:. The Notification Center largely has the same look and feel, complete with the love-it-or-hate-it grey background and tiny buttons for clearing out notifications.
It's also still void of any third-party widgets, which is something we've been begging for since last year. The improvements Apple has made are certainly welcome, though relatively minor: the "Tap to Post" button; calendar items now show ending times and dates; notification statuses are synced across iOS devices; and individual mail accounts now have customizable notifications.
Additionally, message previews can be toggled on and off for alerts now. Though the Notification Center continues to improve, there are still a few features on our list that need to be touched upon.
For instance, we'd prefer to have direct access to the Center from the lock screen, a "clear all" button for all notifications, more gesture support and broader widget options an Airplane Mode toggle button would be absolutely divine, and we'd love to see what kinds of stuff third-party devs can think of.
Another area of iOS that has received a major facelift is the App Store. While the user interface has been the subject of a few minor alterations here and there since the marketplace's birth, this year's adjustment may very well be the most distinguished yet. The most polarizing change will be Apple's switch to a card-style search interface.
Likely, we're seeing the fruits of the company's acquisition of Chomp , as it certainly should credit the former app search service with some of its inspiration. With iOS 6, conducting an app search will reward you with a webOS-esque card layout. Each card displays the name, rating, app icon and screenshot of each given app.
On the iPad you'll be presented with a four-card view, but iPhone users will get one at a time and will need to swipe right-to-left to check out more results. A search for "internet radio," for instance, yields a total of results. We can't imagine swiping our index finger across the screen that many times to look through every possible option.
We don't even want to swipe the screen six times in a row. Most people wouldn't search through that many apps to find what they need anyway, but this won't bode well for less popular apps near the end of the chain. Now for the good news: hitting the "download" button on an app won't kick you out to the Springboard anymore. Instead, you'll stay on the same app page and can view your download status directly from there, or you can immediately go back to searching for more apps to buy.
If you're installing an application that you've purchased or downloaded previously, you will no longer be prompted to enter your password. On a final note, all recently downloaded apps get placed on the Springboard with a fresh "new" ribbon across the icon's upper-right corner. The label remains until the first time you launch it. A few other changes have been made to the App Store, including:. Got a bunch of pictures from that wild and crazy family reunion that you just can't wait to use to blackmail your cousins?
Shared Photo Streams lets you show off those embarrassing snapshots before you even get home. Here's how it works: pick out the best of the bunch, throw it into its own Photo Stream album and it gets uploaded to the cloud and becomes available as its own unique URL. From there you can make the album public or simply share the link on Twitter, Facebook or via email or messaging.
Also, the shared photos can be commented on and liked in a manner similar to Facebook. The best part?
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