iOS 7: redesign rumors gain steam as Jony Ive takes control – The Verge

iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning?

2013-09-18T13:00:21-04:00

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Apple may deserve more credit than anyone for the way our smartphones look and work, but six years after our first glimpse of the iPhone a lot has changed. Google continued to design and re-design Android; Windows Phone introduced a colorful, vibrant operating system; yet iOS stood mostly still. Until this June, that is, when CEO Tim Cook announced Apple had been working on "the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone."

That change is iOS 7, a complete aesthetic overhaul of the interface millions of iPhone owners have known for years. From the moment you turn on an iPhone running iOS 7 through nearly every interaction you …

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Tim Cook says Jony Ive is ‘really key’ to iOS redesign coming at WWDC

2013-05-28T21:57:36-04:00

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed what many have long assumed - that Jony Ive is working on a new version of iOS, and that it will be revealed at WWDC next month. Speaking at the D11 conference, Cook said that Apple "recognized that Jony had contributed significantly to the look and feel of Apple over many many years and could do that for our software as well," calling the designer "absolutely incredible."

Ive is the creative force behind many of Apple's most iconic hardware designs, but was handed an additional role in "human interface" last year following the removal of Scott Forstall as iOS senior VP. Recent weeks have seen rumors that iO …

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Jony Ive’s iOS 7 redesign reportedly eliminates ‘heavy textures’ for a flat, ‘black and white’ design

2013-05-24T09:14:57-04:00

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Rumors have been flying around about a major visual redesign to Apple's iOS ever since Jony Ive took on an interface design role following the departure of senior VP and mobile software head Scott Forstall. Most of those rumors have focused on a new, "flat" design that would remove many of the skeuomorphic aspects of iOS that have cropped up over the years, and now 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman has been tipped off to a number of new features and design elements in iOS 7.

For starters, Ive will reportedly banish the mismatched "heavy textures" found across iOS in favor of a unified scheme largely featuring more simple black-and-white tones. It sound …

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Flickr, Vimeo could see deep integration with iOS 7, claims report

2013-05-21T15:17:46-04:00

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Apple's iOS mobile operating system gained integration with Twitter and Facebook in recent years, and a new report from 9to5Mac claims that the next version of the platform will likely add similar integration with Flickr and Vimeo. Citing unnamed sources familiar with Apple's plans, 9to5Mac claims that users will be able to sign into their Flickr and Vimeo accounts through iOS 7's settings menus - much in the way you can integrate Facebook and Twitter accounts right now. Additionally, it is likely that third-party apps will be able to access Flickr and Vimeo services using the native integration with iOS. Earlier reports have claimed that Ap …

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Apple exploring iOS 7 email and calendar overhaul, says Bloomberg

2013-05-01T07:53:16-04:00

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Bloomberg is echoing previous reports that Apple's iOS 7 risks being delayed thanks to a significant "software overhaul." Along with the widely-expected UI refresh, Bloomberg says that Apple is "exploring more dramatic changes" for the iOS 7 Mail and Calendar apps, so different in fact that these apps may come in a later release. Jony Ive, who is overseeing the development of the OS refresh, is reportedly shunning "realistic" images and UI elements in favor of a flat UI.

As well as redesigning the overal aesthetic of the OS, Jony Ive has been exploring new ways for users to interact with their devices. Ive has apparently "met with makers of …

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Apple’s WWDC 2013 kicks off June 10th with new versions of iOS and OS X

2013-04-24T08:30:59-04:00

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Just a day after it announced its second-quarter earnings, Apple has finally published the schedule for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), commencing on June 10th and running through June 14th at the Moscone West in San Francisco. This year, the company isn't being shy about its plans, with SVP Phil Schiller promising that developers will be seeing brand new versions of both iOS and OS X. "Our developers have had the most prolific and profitable year ever, and we're excited to show them the latest advances in software technologies and developer tools to help them create innovative new apps. We can't wait to get new versions o …

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iOS 7 reportedly behind schedule, but will come with a new look

2013-04-02T21:55:12-04:00

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Back when we learned that Apple's VP of industrial design, Jony Ive, would be leading human interface development across the entire company, many hoped it would mean some big changes for iOS, after years of iterations that appeared minor compared with the major overhaul of Android 4.0 and beyond. With the Worldwide Developer Conference looming just months away, all eyes are on iOS 7, and according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber, the push to meet its development targets is requiring the company to repurpose resources from the OS X team.

"What I've heard: iOS 7 is running behind, and engineers have been pulled from OS X 10.9 to work on it."
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Jony Ive reportedly pushing ‘flat design’ in a newly collaborative environment at Apple

2013-03-21T17:25:39-04:00

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Late last October, iOS VP Scott Forstall left Apple and Jony Ive assumed the role of human interface manager across the entire company - including iOS, which some feel is in major need of a design refresh. Now, several months after that executive shake-up, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple's software and hardware design teams have indeed gotten closer and are collaborating in ways that mark a pretty major change at a company well-known for having internal secrets. According to the WSJ, Greg Christie, who formerly worked under Forstall, has been leading the iOS human interface team - but that team is being kept more in the loop …

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Is Apple testing a new iPhone right now?

2013-01-01T20:12:18-05:00

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There's very little doubt that Apple is developing a new iPhone, and a new version of iOS, but today The Next Web claims to have seen the very first sketchy evidence of Apple's next handset and mobile operating system. According to the publication, one iOS developer discovered that a device named "iPhone 6,1" running iOS 7 was making requests from an IP address within Apple's Cupertino campus itself.

Now would be a good time to test a new iPhone

Now, it could be that the company that promised to "double down on secrecy" is merely toying with us by pretending to have a new iPhone, or it could be that someone spoofed an Apple IP address and t …

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iOS VP Scott Forstall and head of retail John Browett leaving Apple, Jony Ive taking interface design role

2012-10-29T17:08:46-04:00

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Apple has just announced a major executive shake-up: Senior VP of iOS software Scott Forstall is leaving Apple at the end of the year - he'll be serving in an advisory role to CEO Tim Cook until his departure. Additional executive changes include the departure of retail head John Browett, with Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi being tapped for additional responsibilities.

To make up for the departure of Forstall, Jony Ive will now provide leadership and direction for human interface across the entire company - it sounds like Ive will be getting a major opportunity to bring his famed hardware design sensibility to Apple's …

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