So I've been playing more..
First time i've tried a beta version out. Registered as a dev just out of curiosity really as its such a big change from previous ios and i wanted to play.
Lots of glitches with the transparency becoming completely see through but aware this is a beta so I'm confident they will be sorted.
top bar see through
then re open the app and its fine
Lots of overlapping txt. Some in voicemail and some in the siri help screen.
Really like the control centre (although this is ancient tech from jailbreak.. but its well implemented and will only enhance the user experience. Good to see basic things finally improved like flashlight and calculator now with percent key on the main screen! and being able to quickly set alarms from the control centre
Love the lock screen. Very elegant and simple although the transparent theme has issues with different colour backgrounds I've found. Think they need to give the clock some shadow for contrast but again I'm sure it will be fixed. Even the slide to unlock is a little hard to make out some times.
I dont personally like the new icons and not sure there is a set theme across them. Some are faded top to bottom and others the other way round. Doesnt seem 100% harmonious yet. The elegance of the lock screen is let down by the primary school icons once you open into the home screen.
However, I love the way when you open an app it now 'zooms out' from its icon and the reverse when you press the home button to close.
The compass with spirit level feature is another nice touch.
As is the panoramic wallpapers. Very cool and you can use panoramic shots you have taken yourself.
Obviously many apps dont work at all or crash regularly. Will be interesting to see what app developers do with the new style. Will they have to make apps that sense if the user is on ios6 or ios7 and apply buttons and keyboards accordingly?
I REALLY hope they do open up airdrop to work between iOS devices and Desktop / Laptops as well.
For a Beta1 it seems pretty stable although i will be going back to ios6 for a bit as napster app doesnt work at all and tomtom crashes and i use both of those regularly. Look forward to trying a later beta though.
