Why iOS7 is a Much Needed Upgrade for Apple?

With just a few months left for the public release of the much awaited update for Apple devices, iOS7 has seen a lot of appreciation from every sphere of the developer community. Although on the other hand, developers have also been fussing about the fact that they would have to revamp their application from scratch to bring them in accordance to the new design aesthetics of iOS, overall there have been many who were of the view that iOS was getting way too stagnated and needed a revamping.

iOS-7 is a latest version of Apple's mobile device OS and gives an enormous visualization upheaval, with a more flatter and light theme. All of the graphics heavy design elements of iOS-6 have been done away with, to make iOS-7 more pleasant and simplistic.

Moreover there are additional functionality that have also been added to latest update with the likes of real time multitasking, and a control center. This gives an added benefits as users would be able to multitask in real time like in the case of android. Also the addition of control center gives users the ability to access vital functionality with just a swipe from bottom.

Apple also introduced Airdrop feature into ios devices, which allows users to share files with other iOS devices instantaneously. Android in that aspect has a huge advantage over iOS with the use of NFC to share files instantaneously. But Apple instead of implementing that feature has added airdrop functionality which would use Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi to share files seamlessly.

Overall iOS has been more of a cosmetic overhaul, and very little has been altered in the form of core functionality. Apple has also directed developers to upgrade their applications in accordance to the design theme of the new operating system, which would leave all the older applications redundant and out of sync.

With Android and Blackberry going for a much sleeker design aesthetics with their Ice Cream and BB10 update respectively, most of the critics were bashing Apple for having an outdated OS which had not been changed since its release.