Apple's iOS 7 could be 'delayed' as the company gives Sir Jonathan Ive time and space to completely overhaul the mobile OS.
People 'with knowledge of the matter' told Bloomberg that while Apple is still aiming to reveal iOS 7 at WWDC 2013 and launch it with the new iPhone in September, it has set internal deadlines later than for previous versions.
What's more, workers from the Mac team have been drafted in to help finish work on iOS 7 in time for a WWDC 2013 preview.
Flat pack
We've already heard that Ive has been hard at work clearing all the skeuomorphism out of the software (all the app icons and design elements that take their cues from real-world objects, like the bookshelves in iBooks and the notepaper in Notes).
Bloomberg's chatty sources added that Ive is also looking at major changes to the email and calendar apps, and fostering new working relationships between the soft- and hardware divisions at Apple. Synergy!
The new design direction is said to be flat as a pancake, meaning clean lines, vectors, gloss-free colours and an altogether more Windows Phone-esque look.
Delays are one thing but Apple can hardly afford another iOS disaster like iOS Maps, which launched alongside iOS 6 to the disdain of every iPhone user in the world. Hence why Ive is reportedly 'methodically reviewing new designs' himself.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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