Apple just previewed their highly anticipated operating system- iOS 7 at the WWDC 2013. The fruit company did announce a few other things as well but iOS 7 took center stage. Tim Cook, CEO, said that iOS 7 is the largest overhaul done to any iOS operating system since its advent in the year 2007. Jonathan Ive, who spearheaded the iOS 7 design department changed and modified the aesthetics of about every possible aspect of the operating system.

You can view the entire changelog of iOS 7 in the official introduction video above. Unlike other WWDC keynotes in the past, Apple previewed the new iOS firmware with a video rather than explaining everything in a presentation-style format. 

 Changes and Modifications

There are certain key fields and aspects that Jony Ive has completely redesigned, here's a list of them... 
  • Control Center 
  • Notification Center
  • Multitasking
  • iTunes Radio 
  • Photos
  • AirDrop 
  • Camera, Safari
  • Siri
  • Mail
  • Weather 
  • Messages. 
However, there were other small changes to this firmware update which Apple refrained from talking about due to the duration of the event. Here's a quick overview of those applications which have been redesigned and modified. Just as BlackBerry offered an interactive preview of their BlackBerry 10 firmware, Apple has also put up an dedicated iOS 7 page along similar lines where you can play around with all of the screens below.



The video shown below gives an wonderful demonstration of the newly introduced Parallax transition effect in the update...


iOS 7 Compatible Devices

Of course, the whole new features will not be supported by older devices due to lack of the required hardware power. However, most of the devices will support the update even if they can't support a specific feature. iOS 7 will be compatible with...

  • iPhone 4
  • iPhone 4S
  • iPhone 5
  • iPad 2
  • iPad with Retina display  
  • iPad Mini
  • iPod Touch 5G

 Supported Features 

  • iPad 2 will not support square and video formats and swipe to capture  
  • Only iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5 will support camera filters 
  • iPad 2 will not support filters in the Photos app  
  • AirDrop file sharing feature for will not work on iPhone 4S and previous versions, iPad 2 and iPad 3. 
  • Siri will not work on iPhone 4, iPad 2 
  • Dynamic wallpapers will not be supported by iPhone 4 
Release Date


Currently, the beta version is available only for developers registered with Apple's official developer program. The final version for the general public will be released this fall. So, that's really a long time, I don't think I could hold my hands for such long a time. So stay tuned as we post the download links.

 What say you?

 Did you like the update and just can't wait to get your hands on it or it was a big disappointment and you would stick to iOS 6 or worse switch to Android ? Tell us your thoughts, views and comments in the comments section below.

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