Apple releases redesigned iOS 7 for iPhone & iPad with Control Center, AirDrop, iTunes Radio, more

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in iPhone edited January 2014
Apple on Wednesday released iOS 7, its revamped mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, packing in a plethora of new features such as the quick-access Control Center menu, and iTunes Radio for streaming music.

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iOS 7 can now be downloaded from the Software Update section in the Settings application of a compatible iOS device. The new update is compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 4; iPad models with Retina displays, iPad mini and iPad 2; as well as the fifth-generation iPod touch.

Along with the release of iOS 7, Apple also made iTunes 11.1 available on Wednesday. The updated suite is required for users to connect their iOS 7 device to a Mac or Windows PC.

In all, iOS 7 packs in more than 200 new features. As described by Apple, they include:
  • Control Center, which gives you quick access to the controls you want in one convenient place with just one swipe from the bottom of your screen.
  • Notification Center, now available from the Lock screen so you can see all your notifications with a simple swipe, and the new Today feature gives you an at-a-glance view of your day with a summary of the important details such as weather, traffic, meetings and events.
  • Improved Multitasking that gives users the ability to switch between their apps in a more visual and intuitive way, and iOS 7 pays attention to which apps you use most and automatically keeps your content up to date in the background.
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  • AirDrop, an entirely new way to quickly and easily share content with people nearby.
  • New Camera app filters so you can add real-time photo effects, a square camera option, and you can quickly and easily switch between your four cameras?video, photo, square and panorama?with just a swipe.
  • A redesigned Photos app that introduces Moments, a new way to automatically organize your photos and videos based on time and location.
  • Full-screen browsing with Safari?s new redesigned user interface, the new smart search field helps simplify searching, and there?s a new view for your bookmarks and your Safari tabs.
  • Siri with new male and female voices, Twitter search integration, Wikipedia integration and Bing web searching within the app
  • iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and an incredible catalog of music from the iTunes Store, combined with features only iTunes can deliver.
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  • Reply 1 of 247
    andysolandysol Posts: 2,506member

    27 minutes remaining....

  • Reply 2 of 247
    mjtomlinmjtomlin Posts: 2,647member
    Almost done downloading!!!


    [B]Update:[/B] LOL Apparently [I]everyone[/I] is downloading now and Apple's servers are getting hit [B]hard[/B]. Downloading has slowed to a crawl.

    [B]Update 2:[/B] "Update Failed!" :( Starting over.

    [B]Update 3:[/B] Woohoo! Failed again. LOL Thank god I'm patient.

    [B]Final Update:[/B] Downloaded, installed and running.

    Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

    Good luck everyone... I'm off to explore!


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    I'm guessing iOS 7 will be the largest OS upgrade in history - what do you think, 100+ million people trying to upgrade right now!? LOL With iOS 7 going as far back as the iPhone 4, that's potentially 550-600 million devices.
  • Reply 3 of 247
    womble2k2womble2k2 Posts: 118member
    Download started at 5:57 with an estimated time to download of 2 minutes. Now 33% complete and estimated time to download is at 6 minutes. I guess quite a few people suddenly noticed it was available!!
  • Reply 4 of 247
    supdizzlesupdizzle Posts: 7member

    31 minutes :(

  • Reply 5 of 247
    timbittimbit Posts: 331member
    Gahhh!!!! 2.9 GB need to be free???? Definitely getting 32GB next time
  • Reply 6 of 247
    nikiloknikilok Posts: 383member
    Downloading... And Hurray.. I got my second phone on iOS 7!!!

    Jokin.. its still downloading :P
  • Reply 7 of 247
    hydrhydr Posts: 146member
    Not out yet ;-)
  • Reply 8 of 247
    pjwilkinpjwilkin Posts: 74member
    My iPad2 see's it as a software update, but iTunes does not ..... downloading now :\

    Will upgrade the iPhone5 once the iPad has completed ;)
  • Reply 9 of 247
    bmason1270bmason1270 Posts: 258member
    Quote:
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    27 minutes remaining....


     

    Grrr, 29 minutes

  • Reply 10 of 247
    bmason1270bmason1270 Posts: 258member
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    Grrr, 29 minutes


     

    48 minutes

  • Reply 11 of 247
    bmason1270bmason1270 Posts: 258member
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    48 minutes


     

    1 hour. Eff my life. 

  • Reply 12 of 247
    womble2k2womble2k2 Posts: 118member

    Preparing update ...

  • Reply 13 of 247
    darendinodarendino Posts: 126member

    I have got 74 hrs to downloads, WTF????

  • Reply 14 of 247
    jordon eaganjordon eagan Posts: 60member

    Downloading now....can't wait to try it out!!

  • Reply 15 of 247
    andysolandysol Posts: 2,506member
    Quote:
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    48 minutes


     

    Don't feel bad- I'm 47 minutes now.

     

    Quote:
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    27 minutes remaining....

     


     

    I want this update so bad, it's like time is going backwards.... literally.  lol

  • Reply 16 of 247
    OutdoorAppDeveloperOutdoorAppDeveloper Posts: 1,293member
    Nice job AI having the article ready to fire when iOS 7 was released.
  • Reply 17 of 247
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    I always downloaded from within iTunes.app while cable-connected. But now doing it OTA this is the first time I see the wheels in the Settings icon spinning.

    Oh Apple, you think of everything.

    iPad: 15 minutes remaining.
    iPhone: 69 hours remaining.
  • Reply 18 of 247
    mike egglestonmike eggleston Posts: 716member

    How can I get those ringtones that Apple released as a part of the Gold Master?  I don't seem to have them.

  • Reply 19 of 247
    womble2k2womble2k2 Posts: 118member
    Quote:


    I have got 74 hrs to downloads, WTF????



    Are you downloading via the mobile network or WiFi?

  • Reply 20 of 247
    nikiloknikilok Posts: 383member
    Quote:
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    Don't feel bad- I'm 47 minutes now.

     

    I want this update so bad, it's like time is going backwards.... literally.  lol


     

    Damn im on 47 mins too.. This is a global phenomenon i guess :D

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