What Apple showed us on stage during the WWDC 2013 about iOS 7 was just the tip of the iceberg. A deep dive into iOS 7 beta 1 reveals (via 9to5mac)that Apple was testing additional multitasking and gesture enhancements, which unfortunately aren’t likely to reach users when iOS 7 goes public this fall. Still, they represent possible new features coming with future updates.
One of the most notable features discovered by Hamza Sood is the system-wide edge-swipe and corner-swipe gestures, renewing the already present edge-swipe in iOS 7 for most of the pre-installed apps.
Other interesting discoveries: Apple is testing new functionality allowing users to hide pre-installed apps, or to create a folder within a folder, plus the option to pinch to close folders.
There are other hidden settings available in iOS 7, such as customizing blur effects, colouring, and animation speeds.
The above settings, however, aren’t readily available in iOS 7 beta 1. As 9to5Mac points out, it requires some unspecified tweaking.
The YouTube Music app has been slightly redesigned and altered. Rather than a static black background, the YouTube Music app on iOS and Android features a pop of gradient colour. The new look was first reported by 9to5Google. When looking at the app, the gradient colour bleeds from the top of the screen on mobile...
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Diablo Immortal is launching on iOS, Android, and PC on June 2. Diablo Immortal, a pseudo-spinoff of the popular top-down RPG franchise was first announced during BlizzCon 2018. While the studio provided regular updates on when the game would arrive, Blizzard has finally confirmed the game is releasing on June...
Starting this fall, all iOS apps will need to support 64-bit, as Apple is planning to make a drastic move: it will allegedly drop support entirely for 32-bit apps. That means a dead end for legacy apps. According to well-known developer Steven Troughton-Smith (via 9to5Mac), this is one of the surprises Apple is planning. However,...
