During today’s keynote Apple showed a slide that mentioned iOS 6 would get some “Redesigned Stores” but Scott Forstall never went into detail on what the stores look like. Now that we’ve got iOS 6 loaded up on our iPhones we’re finally able to see what the new stores look like and boy are they a great improvement over the predecessors. Here’s what the new App Store, iTunes, and iBooks look like in iOS 6:
The App Store
Here's what the front of the App Store looks likeHere's an improvement that we're really excited about - installing a new app doesn't kick you back to homescreen anymore!
You can share apps with your Facebook friends
Details expand into the current screen rather than sending you to a new screen
Top Charts looks pretty similar to the old versionGenius for apps isn't supported with iOS 6 yet
iTunes App
Front of the store has some nice UI changes.The movies and TV Shows sections look pretty similar
The sharing screenYou can view a history of all the songs, movies, or tv shows you've previewed.
Unfortunately, Ping isn't working yet
iBooks
iBooks has the least exciting update of the 3 storesYou can view Details, Reviews, and Related all from the same screenPre-order, Download, or Purchase
Even though there are some holes and missing features in the stores that are annoying – like not being able to view your past purchases in iBooks – we think the redesigned stores are a significant improvement. But what do you think? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments.
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