A Visual Walkthrough Of iOS 7 With GIFs

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The new interface of iOS 7 has become one of the most polarizing Apple software releases since the iPhone came out six years ago. Some users think some of the UI elements look childish and boring, but there are a ton of new details and feature that make using iOS feel new again (for better or worse).

iOS 7 was just released to the public, but there are so many new additions it can be hard to keep track of it all, so we’ve complied this walkthrough of all the new little iOS 7 features, in GIF form:

 

(note: GIFs may take a few seconds longer to display depending on your internet speed)

Keypad buttons sink into your background iOS7keypadthing

Scott Forstall’s Passbook ticketshredder is gone noshredderinPassbook

Swipe to delete in the Email app

emaildeletingiOS7

Active Timers now appear on the lock screen

timeronlockscreen

 There’s a scale in Maps when you’re zooming

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Control Center!

controlcenteriOS7

 

Swipe up to clear banner notifications

via Reddit

 

Spotlight from any page

controlcenteriOS7

GameCenter now has  big bouncing balls

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There’s a level in the compass app too iOS7level

New download animations in the App Store

AppStoreDownloading

Cute rolling X’s turn into ‘Clear’ buttons in the new Notification Center

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Simplified Calendar

calendareventsiOs7

 

Equalizers in Music app

eqaulizersiOS7

 

 

Add lustworthy apps to Wishlist

iOS7wishlist

 

Toggle music controls and the clock on the homescreen

lockscreenclockiOS7

 Closing apps can be done in a flash

howtocloseapps

Read super-long texts in full-screen mode

longtextimessages

Jony Ive’s Magical iOS 7 Icon Grid

iOS7iCons

iOS 7 app icons are a little skinnier

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New charging animation is tiny

newchargingiconiOS7

 

Downloading apps in-progress

newdownloadanimationiOS7

Passbook passes appear as passes when attached to emails.

passbooksshowupiOS7

Safari finally got a unified search bar

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Voice Memos

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…and the greatest new feature of iOS 7

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