iPhone 6, iPhone 5S Will Have Widgets on Release Date due to iOS 7 Overhaul
Thanks to the major revamp on the upcoming Apple's iOS 7, iPhone 6 and iPhones 5S will get a long-requested feature on the handset's release date - fully functional widgets that sit on the smartphone's home screen.
In a new concept put together by digital content specialist SimplyZesty, iPhone prototypes are shown flashing new interface and with recognizable addition - widgets.
According to Gotta Be Mobile, the iOS redesign is line with the vision of chief Apple designer Jony Ive, which is flatter and uncluttered of unnecessary features seen in previous iOS versions.
Widgets, according to the same report, are Android mainstays that occupy quite a portion on Apple fans' Wishlist. If the SimplyZesty work proved true, this longing will soon be fulfilled come the iOS 7 unveiling, which experts said will likely happen on June 10.
Another interesting addition included in the iOS 7 concept is a Notification Centre reminiscent to that found in Android handsets.
Packing a new look and richer device features, "widgets .... and more controls in the Notification Centre ... allow users to quickly check information like the weather and calendar items," GBM said on its report.
The overall rework pretty much accomplishes Mr Ive's aim of delivering iOS devices - from iPhones to iPads - that are smarter and with flatter software interface, ditching the bulges of previous iterations.
In the SimplyZesty iOS 7 render, key iPhone apps like Siri, Music and Calendar were repackaged to highlight the fresh engineering ingenuity that the mobile platform is set to deliver.
For example, "the new look is flatter and uses swipes to access added controls in Music and a new look for Siri to match the overhaul of iOS 7," GBM reported.
While Apple has indicated that the iOS 7 debut remains on course next month, there were talks that the launch could suffer slight delays. These concerns, however, have been addressed by Apple by deploying additional engineers to the iOS division.
The first handsets expected to get the iOS 7 are the iPhone 5S and its low-cost version as reports pointed to the smartphones' release dates between August and September this year.
To follow shortly are the iPad Mini 2 and the iPad 5 on Q4 2013. The iPhone 6, rumoured as the first Apple phablet with a 4.8-inch screen size, is not expected to arrive until June 2014.