Apple users have flocked to Twitter to complain about delays when trying to download the much-anticipated new iOS 7 mobile operating system. The new operating system has been heralded as a new start Apple as is competes with Android, which now commands 75% of the global smartphone market. iOS 7 is designed to make the […]
Apple users have flocked to Twitter to complain about delays when trying to download the much-anticipated new iOS 7 mobile operating system.
The new operating system has been heralded as a new start Apple as is competes with Android, which now commands 75% of the global smartphone market.
iOS 7 is designed to make the iPhone appear bigger, with features crafted to take advantage of the entire screen.
Text is said to appear sharper, while a “control centre” on the phone allows users to adjust settings with just one swipe from the bottom of the screen.
This gives instant access to functions such as airplane mode, wi-fi, bluetooth or do not disturb, and enables users to quickly pause or play a song, jump to the next track and stream music.
Apple design chief Sir Jonathan Ive called the operating system as an “important new direction” when he showcased the software at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco earlier this year.
The American company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, described it as “the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone”.
Launched across the world on Wednesday, many people complained about long download times for iOS 7, while others had to go through multiple attempts to install the software.
One typical error message read: “Software Update Failed: An error occurred whilst downloading iOS 7.0.”
The operating system became available for UK users at 6pm local time but users soon took to social media to express their frustration as “iOS 7.0” became a trending topic on Twitter.
The new operating system’s launch this week comes just days before two new iPhones go on sale – one of which features a fingerprint scanner.
