Everyone can’t wait to see the upcoming new iOS 7 that Apple will introduce in its WWDC 2013 (World Wide Developers Conference) in San Francisco June 10-14. In the past few months we’ve seen too many iOS 7 concepts that made users feel with a new hope coming.. Today and According to a new report, which cites “multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on iOS 7″, this year’s software update is going to be a fairly significant one, bringing a redesigned user interface, and more…
9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman, whose track record with Apple intel is nearly flawless in recent years, reports:
“The new interface is said to be “very, very flat,†according to one source. Another person said that the interface loses all signs of gloss, shine, and skeumorphism seen across current and past versions of iOS. Another source framed the new OS as having a level of “flatness†approaching recent releases of Microsoft’s Windows Phone “Metro†UI.â€
According to Mark Gurman the CEO of 9to5mac, he started describing the new operating system iOS 7 , reportedly codenamed “Innsbruck,†saying it will bring all new icons for Apple’s native applications, as well redesigned tool bars, tab bars, and other fundamental interface features across the board.
The description jibes well with a report from The Wall Street Journal last month that claimed Jony Ive has been pushing for a “flatter†interface in iOS 7. Ive is said to be sitting in on review sessions with Apple’s human interface design team to vet new designs.
Of course, this doesn’t sound like the major overhaul we heard about earlier this month, where iOS 7 was said to be running behind due to significant changes. But Gurman says that Apple is also looking at new ways to provide information at a glance.
“In addition to losing the complex interface design characteristics from earlier versions of iOS, Apple has been discussing and testing ways to add more ‘glance-able’ information and system options panels, like Notification Center, to the software. While it is still uncertain if Apple will end up including such new functionality in iOS 7, or how the Company will implement the potential addition, one of the early ideas was to implement the new panels via swipes from the left and right side of an iOS device’s display. This would be similar to the gesture on Apple’s Mac trackpads for accessing Notification Center in Mountain Lion, but what, specifically, the iOS gesture could access is uncertain.â€
Until now I can’t tell you if the above reports are true of false, but I can confirm to you that everything you need to know will appear very soon at the WWDC 2013…
