iPhone / iPad: Apple launches iOS 7

Technology: The firm currently pushing the major upgrade of its operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Program, new features, but also a new design.

The owners of an iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad mini, iPad 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation or iPod 5th generation today can update their devices with the on-line by Apple iOS 7.

Progressively available, this upgrade is done as usual from the menu Settings> General> Software Update from the terminal. Wi-Fi is recommended. 

More than an update, Apple proposes a real graphic evolution of its operating system, a move that was expected as its platform appeared to be frozen for several years.

Flat 

So the arrival of the "flat design" more modern, more flat, more likely, on iOS. The grid of icons has been preserved, but it is flatter, more graphic, too. Also finished the effects of reflection in applications.

There are also loans to Android, including the lock screen or the Notification Center, called "Control Center". In addition to notifications, a number of options are available, including on / off WiFi, Bluetooth one step.

We find, in addition to the network options, the "Do Not Disturb" button, and iTunes and some "Utilities" application controls such as a calculator or a camera. The notifications are also improved because of Android as they are synchronized between different iOS devices. Need to reject or treat 2 or 3 times!

7 also introduced iOS multitasking for all applications, without affecting the battery life. The management interface Multitasking has also been revised, more fluid, more. A more convenient to use at first glance priori.

For the rest, the system is intended primarily "smarter" up-to-date "opportunistic", at the best time for the user, automatic adaptation to the best network conditions, etc.. It also wants better integrated with its environment through the sharing feature AirDrop files. It will, however, available for the iPhone 5 owners.

And Mac OS X, Safari has been updated with a tab management closely resembling mobile Chrome (tabs are advertised as unlimited), and an address bar disappears when scroll on a web page ... like on Mobile Chrome. Finally, the two boxes - one for URL and one for research - are fused into a unified bar ... as mobile Chrome ...

Finally, Apple's implementation of new services. Integrated first, since Siri service has been updated. The voice has improved, softer, but also more "intelligent". Siri can for example change the camera settings to the application, such as brightness, or achieve more different searches.

Same side App Store: Apple wants to make life easier for users. This will appear as a good news as Mac OS X 10.9, the update is finally automatic applications.

Pros side, iOS 7 includes many new features that can make life easier for mobile employees with the integration of "better protection of personal and business data, tool management application licenses, an MDM improved support of SSO (single sign-on), configuring wireless apps and a default protection data on third-party applications. "

Apple has you he convinced with this new version? ZDNet.fr has asked its readers and the answer is clear: 45.8% of you responded that this was a new parapraxis, 24.3% a beautiful design and development iOS 9.8% 7 brought interesting new features (9958 respondents).