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by tehwalrus 4656 days ago
This (among other examples) is why I'm sticking with iOS 6 for the foreseeable future. I haven't wanted any new substantive feature of iOS for several iterations - and while the design was tempting for me, if it comes with this much punishment I'm out.
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Terretta 4656 days ago
You're missing the forest for a stump.

The overall experience is considerably smoother and more cohesive with less cognitive clutter. There is a definite transition period; stick with it and you'll be happier on the other side.

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shock-value 4656 days ago
That's not necessarily true. I used the beta for a few weeks (on my iPhone) and couldn't get over the new visual style and UI changes. I've been following its development and know they haven't done much besides fix bugs since the beta (as is usual). So I've reverted to iOS 6 and have no immediate plans to upgrade.
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Terretta 4656 days ago
It took me more than "a few weeks" to get comfortable with it. In fact, I actively advised people to avoid it until the last beta and the GM.

As of the last beta and GM, either iOS suddenly changed drastically for the better, or my perception finally adapted.

Either way, now the old version is frustrating, lacking essential features to accomplish common intents. I believe it's my acceptance or comprehension of the new flow that shifted.

FWIW, I work with several major versions in the course of my day, from 4.x through 7.x.

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Groxx 4656 days ago
From what I've poked at, I'm not sure I agree with you. Animations are slower and frequently un-interruptable, where 6 was generally faster and better about that kind of thing. The UI is definitely more cohesive on 6, and definitely has better and more consistent affordance. There are new-system bugs to get patched (system-level and apps updating to handle the new behavior).

For now at the very least, 6 is faster, more consistent, more stable, and better supported by both devices and apps. Maybe they'll fix most of that soon - with an initial showing this bad, I'm less hopeful than I normally would be. Bigger changes will be harder to swallow until iOS 8.

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