苹果iOS 7最令人惊叹的 11大新功能

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    自从蒂姆•库克让伦敦人乔尼•伊夫执掌iOS大权后，外界纷纷猜测这位工业设计领域的大牛会带来哪些变化。毕竟，iOS设备的出货量已超过6亿部，而应用程序下载量更高达500亿次，iOS已成为最为活跃的手机生态系统。

    现在真相大白，就像库克所说的，iOS 7是苹果有史以来最重大的软件升级。从焕然一新的人机设计，再到重新设计多任务系统，iOS 7的变化可谓数不胜数。对于熟悉伊夫，或者是了解苹果公司（Apple）内幕的人而言，iOS 7的变化多少在意料之中。据报道，伊夫本人并不是“拟物化”的追随者，这种设计强调将现实世界的某些元素融入到数字应用中，例如苹果之前的播客应用，它的界面就是一部老式收音机。在iPhone诞生6年后，无数用户早对iOS烂熟于心，所谓视觉提示已经没有必要。

    iOS 7即将在今年秋天登场，下面就是它最令人瞩目的11项新功能。

扁平化的iOS

    随着iOS 7第三季度正式推出，用户将很快发现自己熟悉的界面已不复存在。整个系统更扁平化、更醒目，也变得更透明。在大部分场景下，应用图标和文字看起来都像是纯粹的二维图形，整个屏幕的配色也更加鲜艳。半透明化的菜单频频出现，新的控制中心就是其中一个例子，iOS 7看起来颇有嬉皮士风范。

Radically new

    When Tim Cook placed Jony Ive in charge of iOS development, many speculated about what changes the esteemed London-born industrial designer would bring. After all, with over 600 million iOS devices sold and 50 billion apps downloaded, iOS is a thriving software ecosystem in its own right.

    Now we know: iOS7 represents, according to Cook, the biggest software update ever. From a different aesthetic to a new multitasking system, the changes are many. That Ive and team went in a different direction with iOS7's looks should come as little surprise to those who know Ive or follow Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) closely. Ive was reportedly not a fan of "skeuomorphism," the design philosophy that led to digital representations of real-world items, like the reel-to-reel tape deck previously found in Apple's podcast app. After six years, most users should be pretty familiar with how iOS works without such visual cues.

    Here's a look at many of the new features users will discover this fall.

iOS, but flatter

    When iOS7 becomes widely available this fall, users will quickly notice that any sort of nostalgic visual cues have been done away with. This operating system is flatter, bolder, and more translucent. For the most part, app and text look more two-dimensional, and a more striking color palette permeates every screen. Semi-transparent menu layers, like those seen in the new Control Center, lend an updated, hipper look.