Cape Town – Apple released its latest instalment of iOS, the operating system running its popular mobile phones and tablets on Wednesday around 7pm South African Time. Twitter was a flurry with comments of people excited to download the software.
While the software slightly pre-empts the official launch of the newest phones, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, it is available for all iPhone users from the iPhone4 and up.
“The new ‘blocked list’ to block specified numbers from phoning and texting you is a great feature that I’m sure a few people will use,” says Glynn Pearson, an Apple Fan from Centurion.
“And the slight differences in the sound and notifications like the slight echo are pretty cool!” he adds.
iOS7 is available as a free download from Settings -> General -> Software Update. But be warned – it’s a 720MB download (910MB on iPad) – so make sure you have enough data on your phone or use a wifi connection.
In answer to a reader quickpoll, James MacDonald from Rondebosch adds, “Simply Brilliant! It is a clever update and one that really moves their software forward.”
Jarrod Eder from West Beach said, “More new-age design is impressive and it feels like the phone is easier to use. All in all a great upgrade.”
Byron Rode, a developer from Durban said, “Where do you want me to start? iCloud Keychain is by far the best thing since sliced bread. Complete secure sync of all your access across devices.”
But not everyone is happy with the latest iOS release. Jason du Toit from Milnerton took a dig at Apple’s introduction of features available for quite some time on Google’s rival operating system, Android. “Happy to let you use some of our android features!” he said.
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