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Nobody will be mimicking iOS 7, because iOS 7 is already mimicking other UIs. Flat UI design has already been established by Windows Phone, Windows Desktop OS,
by Zikes 13y ago
Nobody will be mimicking iOS 7, because iOS 7 is already mimicking other UIs. Flat UI design has already been established by Windows Phone, Windows Desktop OS, and Android's Holo UI.
As has been stated by others, none of the animations are so GPU-heavy that they are impossible to implement on other devices, but they are not all terribly desirable, either.
The parallax effect, in particular, was already available as a live wallpaper app on Android and sales of that app did skyrocket after WWDC, which really only means that most Android users had that feature available and in use before most iPhone users did. I tried it out myself, and after the gimmick wore off I went back to one of my many other wallpaper options.
A variety of other effects and animations are already in use by the many replacement launcher applications available on Android, and in many cases they are customizable by the user for optimal speed and performance.
These iOS 7 articles really should be focusing on the features that will be making a real difference in this OS, like the task switcher, control center, improved notifications, etc. Those are the things that will continue to provide value to the user once the "new and shiny" lustre has worn off. I don't care if they're copies or rehashes or interpretations of features other phone OSes have had for years, they are what will make a real difference to the user.
And for the love of god, implement an Intents feature already.
- coldtea 13y ago>Nobody will be mimicking iOS 7, because iOS 7 is already mimicking other UIs. Flat UI design has already been established by Windows Phone, Windows Desktop OS, and Android's Holo UI. Er, "Flat" is a visual style. It's not something that you "imitate" (any more than anybody making an action movie is "imitating" a previous action movie director), it's guidelines to implement your design on. Such styles come and go with design fashion. The trend has swing towards flatter styles, and Apple obliged. Like when in 2004-5, with Delicious Library et al, the trend swung towards ornaments and skeuomorphism and Apple again obliged (and even snatched D.L's designer). Plus, none of the above UIs made even a dent on the market. So not really inviting to "imitate" a success point of view. (With the exception of the "Windows Desktop OS". But that sold because it's the "next version of windows", not for it's flat facade, which was universally hated so much by desktop users that MS is reverting in 8.1 to let you have a start menu and boot directly to the classic Windows desktop view).
- Zikes 13y ago> Plus, none of the above UIs even made a dent on the market. http://www.icharts.net/chartchannel/worldwide-smartphone-os-share-2012-q1-2013-q1_m3zryyngc http://www.icharts.net/chartchannel/worldwide-smartphone-os-... It's a small dent, but if you look really closely you can see Android in dark blue.
- coldtea 13y agoWas talking about the flat UI (Holo in this case) -- which is half of that blue and even less, and was not exactly received with cheers and shouts when it was released.