8 Changes Apple Made In iOS 7 Beta 5

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iOS 7 beta 4 was just released last week, but that hasn’t kept Apple from pumping out another beta to developers faster than you can say “Oppenheimer.” Beta 5 was released today, and like always, there are some subtle and not-so-subtle changes worth noting.

Here are eight changes in iOS 7 beta 5:

Redesigned icons in Settings app

Before and after
Before and after

Ability to disable Control Center while using apps

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The feature previously worked no matter where you were in iOS 7. Now you can select to have it turned off whenever an app is open. It can also be disabled on the lock screen.

Redesigned Twitter icon

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Reboot screen is white if you have a white iOS device

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It used to be black, no matter what. (Image via thechungster)

“Slide to power off” redesigned to match rest of OS

New bar for grabbing banner notifications

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“Slide to unlock” sound missing on iPhone

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Could just be a bug.

Phone buttons are more like buttons

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There were no circles around the icons before.

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