And today I'm going to show you some of the major

changes in Apple's new iOS 7

and tell you why I think iOS 7

is a definite improvement.

Now with iOS 7, Apple has made changes

to almost every single screen and animation.

So let's go over some of the major visual

changes in iOS 7.

First up is the Lock Screen

the Passcode Screen

Unlocking Animation, Folders and Folder Animations

all the Apple icons have changed

Settings

Calculator

Weather

Stocks

Safari Pages

Messages

Calendar

Dynamic Wallpapers

Siri

Notification Center

Playing Music

Songs and Artists now have images

Playing Audiobooks

Landscape while playing music

the Camera

And finally, this isn't a visual but you now have

iTunes Radio **cough**Pandora**couch**

Excuse me, I got something caught in my throat.

I have to admit that when I started using the first

beta of iOS 7,

there were so many visual changes,

I found it distracting and I didn't like using it.

But now, after several months

of using iOS 7 exclusively,

Here are the reasons why I now

prefer using iOS 7.

First up, the Lock Screen.

There's now pause/play

next and previous track and volume controls

directly on the Lock Screen.

You don't have to double tap the

Home button to get those anymore.

Also, if you have a Timer,

the remaining time shows in the Lock Screen

and you can just tap once to turn it off.

If you have an Alarm,

you can Tap to Snooze and it

shows you how long the snooze is.

Not that you'll care at all if you're half asleep.

For people who have tons of Apps,

you can now add as many Apps

as you like to a folder.

Another thing I like too is that

iOS 7 adapts to the color

scheme to match the background.

To me,

that gives a more cohesive feel.

By far, the best new feature

of iOS 7 is the Control Center.

Control Center makes it quick

and easy to access many things

I use all the time.

music controls,

turning on and off WIFI to conserve the battery,

the Calculator, the Timer,

Also, Control Center can be accessed

from anywhere.

I did notice that it does behave

slightly different when you're playing a game.

You have to swipe up

once to get this little tab.

And then swipe up on the little tab.

And the cool thing is that it pauses your game

for you while you're in Control Center.

And this pretty much works the same way

with Notification Center.

So overall, from a day to day

usage standpoint,

for me, iOS 7 is a big win.

By far, the biggest complaint about iOS 7

are the visual changes.

If you really don't like the new bright colors,

I suggest making your background

a bit more of a neutral color

and it really isn't that bad.

So those are my thoughts on iOS 7.

And as always, if you have an important application

that you have to have working all the time,

I'd recommend waiting a little bit before upgrading

and make sure that that application works

well on iOS 7.

And if there's anything else about iOS 7

that you'd like me to cover in another video,

please make a suggestion down in the comments below.

I'm Jake, the Geek Out Tech.

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