The all-new Apple iOS 7 - launched at WWCD 2013 this week - features all sorts of goodies, including a shiny new interface, and - was this was inspired by one specific crisis, perchance? - easy, one-swipe access to the torch function.
But Apple notoriously giveth and taketh away (hello, Google Maps). So, with all these new improvements, what won't iOS 7 let you do?
1. Wriggle out of your responsibilities
Yeah, sorry. You won't be able to handily "forget" those pesky dental appointments, company away-days or haranguing text messages now that iOS 7 is on the horizon. The Today view summarises your daily schedule together with the weather forecast in friendly plain English - so you'll know exactly how much sleet to expect en route to your root canal session.
And Notification Center will list all your missed calls, emails, new texts and social networking requests, so you'll be able to keep track of all those emails from Nigerian princes and Google+ requests from outlandishly-named strangers, too.
2. Pursue a career in iPhone theft
If, like us, you've ever left your iPhone in a cab and tracked its progress using Find my iPhone only to have the signal blip out of existence after half an hour, you'll know that iPhones are notoriously easy to hack. Canny iBurglars can even bypass the locked screens just by wiping the handset.
However, a new iOS 7 feature called Activation Lock will render lost or stolen iPhones worthless until the owner inputs their Apple ID - even after being wiped. Take that, iBurglars!
3. Have a Memento-style memory breakdown
Ever stared blankly at a blurry shot of an unknown floor in your camera roll, and wondered where the hell you were at the time and what the hell you thought you were doing?
Well, no more. iOS 7 brings a host of new camera and photo features, including automatically grouping photos by date and location. You can even pinch a photoset closed to see a whole year's worth of photos, still showing all relevant location information.
Basically, if Guy Pearce had had iOS 7 instead of a Polaroid camera in the film Memento, the story would have been about Guy Pearce looking confused, looking at his phone for a minute, then looking quite sad. The end.
4. Escape the insidious Instagramming of all humanity
iPhone 5 users will be able to choose between nine Instagram-style photo filters (vintage, constrast, black-and-white, and presumably one calibrated for 'selfies') while lining up the shot in the camera app. Those with iPhone 4S or 4 are less lucky, but can apply filters to existing shots in the camera roll.
That's right. Not only can you organise your photos in such a way that Facebook and/or PRISM will have no doubt as to where you are and when, you can also Instagram your life before it happens.
Which, we're pretty sure, is how Skynet started.
5. Use iOS 7
Apple iOS 7 will only be available for iPhones 4, 4S, and 5; for the iPads 2, third and fourth generation, and mini; and for the iPod touch fifth generation.
Previous versions, like the iPhone 3GS, won't support the new system - so if you're an owner it's worth either upgrading, or storing your phone under your mattress along with your gas mask, rolls of cash and tins of gravy browning.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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