ness Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Recently upgraded to iOS7 on my iPhone, and was really disappointed at all the changes. First thing I noticed was the low contrast and very thin fonts on everything. I went to settings and turned on a setting for larger fonts, but it only affected a few apps -- and the Apple ones (mail, calendar, etc.) all retained the little, skinny font. iTunes was changed and I had to fumble around to figure out how to get a song to play, then it kept repeating. Calendar doesn't have my preferred "list" view -- it now has a horrible white background with tiny, skinny red fonts. But the weird thing was I kept feeling kinda 'car sick' after using it. I searched around the web for ideas on what to do and I guess this is a very common set of complaints. Especially the sickness part. I've always felt the thing was a little less intuitive than most Apple products, but I accepted that because it's also doing so much more. But, dang. It's really not usable for me like this. Anybody else getting this? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Jones Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ness....I just upgraded last night. There is a learning curve. Look up online on how to turn off the most annoying features. You can kill the parallax view. Also, on the calender, if you hold the search function you will find the list view there. It's still there. On messaging, to delete conversations, just hold on of the messages and then you can choose to delete some or all. I spent some time looking up how to tweak to turn off battery draining issues and how to tweak annoying functions. Honestly, I like the design. It just took some time to learn. "Thanks to Mother Mercy, Thanks to Brother Wine, Another night is over and we're walking down the line" - David Mallett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yeah, I've got the parallax thing turned off. I think it's the zooming stuff that bothers most folks, me included. I did find a place to bold fonts and increase contrast and that helps in some places. The enlarge text thing was a joke -- in the apps where it worked the text would spill over the edges. Yeah -- forgot about the battery drain. I've got the automatic updates turned off now too. I can accept a learning curve, but reserve the right to grumble if it's not as good as before. Can't do car sick though. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I got an upgrade yesterday and it's driving me crazy too. I guess younger folks are generally excited about new technology but to me it's just a pain. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ditto...what was broken with the old interface? Hopefully they come up with a way to select the old display in future updates..No wonder their stock is going nowhere. Arrogant Technologists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I switched the day that it was available. It's different but it will do. It's a cell phone which I totally despise anyway. This upgrade didn't change that at all. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdWaterFshr Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I don't understand the need for the constant upgrades. I think I'll pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I don't understand the need for the constant upgrades. $$$$$$$$ Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nobody else getting the vertigo from it? That's the real crappy part for me. Weird. CWF -- don't do it! I wish I hadn't. I can't think of a single thing that's better for me, the way I use it. I've been thinking about an iPad -- I sure won't do it until this stuff gets resolved now. I saw one article where the person said the iPad vertigo thing was even worse. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 WTH does it do that makes you lightheaded? Make sure it's the phone doing it and it's not just a coincidence. KnowhatImean? How else can I put this?.....Ummm....Oh to hell with it, just say it Wrench ! Ness, Don't stroke out on us, Bro !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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