Saturday 15 June 2013
iOS 7 Leaves Older iPhones And iPads Out Of The Fun
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iOS 7 Leaves Older iPhones And iPads Out Of The Fun :
iOS 7 hits
iPhones this fall, but only the iPhone 5 and iPod touch will get all the
features announced at WWDC. The iPhone 4 and 4S will only get the
new iOS 7 look and a splattering of features. And forget about the iPhone 3GS
and older iPhones. They will be stuck in the skeuomorphic world of iOS 6
forever.
As shown in our chart below, AirDrop is limited to just the latest
devices, including the iPad 4 and iPad mini. The iPhone 4S is missing out on
the filters in Camera but it, along with the iPhone 4, does support filters in
Photos.
iTunes Radio, the only aspect announced that makes Apple money, will be accessible on
all iOS 7-compatible devices.
Some of these features are also coming to the iPad – except for
the original iPad. It too will be fixed with iOS 6. The iPad 2 will only
receive the Siri updates and iTunes Radio. Filters in Photos and new imprison
mode are coming to the iPad 3 and new devices. But even the iPad 4 and iPad
mini will not get the scene or filters in the Camera update.
This is of course an unfortunate side effect of progress: some
devices naturally get left behind.
Apple and Google have done a commendable job sustaining older
hardware with their latest operating systems. Most of the time, including with
iOS 7, the limitations are tied to hardware. Either the hardware flat-out doesn’t
support the function or only in a fashion that wouldn’t provide a quality user
experience.
Apple more so than most companies will only realize features if
the user experience does not diminish. When Siri debuted alongside the iPhone
4, Apple didn’t roll the voice command function onto the one-year-old device,
which happened to run a slower SoC than the iPhone 4S.
Microsoft took a big hit when it announced that Windows Phone 8 wouldn’t support then-current making
devices. Instead, those users would get some of Windows Phone 8′s user
elements, but not its new underpinnings that powered the improved performance.
But the new operating system required hardware not found in the devices of the
time. Progress hurts sometimes.
When iOS 7 rolls out later this year, hackers and coders will no
doubt do their best porting the missing features to older phones. Besides, even
if that doesn’t happen, there’s more than likely an app for whatever feature is
missing from your phone… because Apple stole most of them anyway.
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