[Nfbwv-talk] iPhone Update

Sat Sep 7 14:30:39 UTC 2013

Colleagues:

This is a very good, basic analysis of the changes to apple iOS. I have 
heard several podcasts in which the VoiceOver features are demonstrated. 
I am opymystic about them.

Note, to reach the control center you focus on the status information on 
the top of the screen. Then swipe up with 3 fingers, the opposit of 
opening the Notification feature.

Also, important updates to Siri will allow us to do things such as say 
"Turn on bluetooth."
On 9/6/2013 9:25 AM, Smyth, Charlene R wrote:
> Subject: Article from USA Today Money 2013 09 05
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> Date:
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> Thu,  5 Sep 2013 23:36:49 -0400 (EDT)
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> Apple brings 'totally new feel' to its iOS 7
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> By Jefferson Graham,jgraham at usatoday.com,USA TODAY
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> Like it or not, your Apple mobile device is going to look and act
> differently within a few weeks.
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> On Tuesday, Apple will introduce the latest iPhone, and part of the
> tradition of the new device introduction is an operating system update
> that, at some point, most of us upgrade to.
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> So even without springing for the new phone, your older iPhone gets a
> free new coat of paint -- and potential pain -- with tools in different
> places and different ways to access apps.
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> Unlike past upgrades, iOS 7 is a from-the-ground-up overhaul. Apple CEO
> Tim Cook calls it "the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of
> iPhone" in 2007.
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> Basic functions have been altered. For instance, to go from one e-mail
> to the next, instead of swiping to the left or right, you swipe upward
> and downward.
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> For consumers, "It'll be a little shocking at first," says Evan
> Spiridellis, who runs the JibJab e-commerce company with brother Gregg.
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> It's a totally new feel.
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> JibJab has been working with a test version of iOS 7 over the summer.
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> After a few days of flipping around, people are going to love it.
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> Developer Joel Housman of Alexandria, Va., says consumers will also
> scream loudly, in the negative, upon the iOS 7 release, much as "every
> time Facebook makes an interface change, they complain about it.
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> It takes most consumers time to learn the intricacies of a new device,
> he says. The iOS overhaul will force folks "to learn how to do things
> differently" even on their current phones.
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> There are 600 million Apple mobile devices in use worldwide -- including
> just over 60 million of last year's new model, the iPhone 5.
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> So way more people will upgrade to the new operating system then pick up
> the new phone, which is expected to be in stores by the end of
> September.
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> The last update was widely accepted: IOS 6 is installed on more than 93%
> of Apple devices, according to the company. The new update works on
> devices back to the iPhone 4, the iPad 2 and fifth-generation iPod
> Touch.
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> Apple will begin reminding folks, when iOS 7 is available, that it's
> time to upgrade the software.
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> The iOS 7 launch comes in a year when Apple's once-strong lead over
> competitors has begun to fade. Google's Android -- and the hot-selling
> Samsung Galaxy series of smartphones -- now dominate worldwide, although
> the iPhone has the edge here in the United States.
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> Beyond a new coat of paint and stylistic upgrade that will see buttons
> and icons in new places, look for:
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> Instant app updates. In the past, you had to manually update each app
> when changes were offered. Now they'll be done automatically in the
> background.
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> Control Center. The eight most commonly used features will reside on the
> Control Center screen, which can be accessed by one quick swipe. So
> instead of going to the Settings icon, opening it up and turning on
> Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, you'll find those options in Control Center, along
> with Flashlight, Camera, clock and calculator.
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> Instagram-like features in the camera app. Filters to pretty-up photos
> are added, along with the ability to shoot photos in a square format.
> That means you won't have to crop your pictures anymore for inclusion in
> Instagram.
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> Van Baker, an analyst at Gartner, says Apple had to make the software
> change.
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> The trade press was getting very negative to how stale and old-looking
> iOS was," he says. In truth, most users don't care. Nonetheless, it was
> worthwhile to do it and give it a fresh new look.
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> And Gregg Spiridellis says despite the pain some consumers might feel
> initially, it will be worth the upgrade.
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> It feels like you have a new phone," he says. It's that freshness of
> getting something new, even though you didn't have to pay for it.
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