Android has also had carousel -based apps for as long as I can remember.
Here's a long, boring video detailingAndroid'sIOS 7's features.
I've been playing with iOS7 for the past few days.
Not anything earthshattering.
I notice some new things with the notifications pulldown (which they stole from Android too). Anything deeper in iOS7 that stands out from iOS6?
You can actually block numbers from calling you (as long as you assign them to a contact name, whatever that might be). That one's been a long time coming.I notice some new things with the notifications pulldown (which they stole from Android too). Anything deeper in iOS7 that stands out from iOS6?
You can actually block numbers from calling you (as long as you assign them to a contact name, whatever that might be). That one's been a long time coming.
A BLOCK feature that doesn't go to voice mail should be available across the board on all phones and plans. Obviously there would be resistance to it from various groups but I love the idea. Case in point, I've got an old caller ID device on for my house phone (yes, I still have one of those) that I got back when caller ID first started. If a private number attempts to come thru it is automatically cut off and dumped. No voice mail or any of that nonsense. I love it! Shortly after I bought it though I found out they no longer made that model. Now with cell phones (and the fact that they're basically computers) it's high time that a total block feature was available.
Android has had an app for that since before it included the spam feature by default. I'm pretty sure iPhlop has had apps for that in its appdungeonstore as well.
The new one that comes with iOS7 blocks calls completely, all the way down to text and voice messages. It's not something that comes from an outside developer, so no app to download/pay for.I just did a quick scan of the apps for Apple to block numbers and they all seem to only be available on Cydia, which requires your phone to be jailbroken.
Android seems to have a plethora of apps to do all sorts of neat stuff to unwanted callers.
The new one that comes with iOS7 blocks calls completely, all the way down to text and voice messages. It's not something that comes from an outside developer, so no app to download/pay for.
I know but it's sad to think that the functionality is trivial from a development point of view and to access free apps that handle unwanted calls & sms requires that you jailbreak your phone. These apps have been around for years and many are free, like this one:
http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/mobilegate-block-incoming-calls-sms-messages-iphone
Apple seems to have blocked anything from their crApp Store that would take the carrier's ability to charge for a particular function that is easily addressed by an app.
The irony of iOS7 is that most of the functionality stuff are things they should have done several versions ago. And at that they still lack basic things like:
1) A Finder (file manager) equivalent for the phone
2) Text Reflow in the browser and OS
A lot of the basic design language in the new look actually comes from Windows Phone (flat, basic colors, getting rid of the GPU/CPU cycle eating 3D effects and textures in the basic UI and so forth). Derivative indeed - they "borrowed" from WebOS, Android and WinPhone.