

When the iPhone launched, it did so with an unlimited data plan. Apple executives told us that the parallax effect is a bit of a work in progress, and it hasn’t yet been decided just how pronounced it will eventually be. The effect in Apple’s video is much more pronounced than the one that’s visible in the developer beta. The most mind-blowing moment of Apple’s iOS 7 video during the keynote was probably the parallax effect that happens when you move your phone: The icons on the home screen stay still while the background image moves slightly underneath them. The parallax view The illusion of a parallax view-icons seem to float above your homescreen-underscores the feeling that the iOS 7 interface is made up of layers. It’s pretty, but maybe a bit too subtle the upward-pointing arrow for Control Center right below that slider confused even veteran iOS users, causing us to swipe up even when we meant to swipe right. It’s just there, by itself, assuming you’ll know what to do. Slide to unlockĪs seen in the keynote, the new Slide to Unlock message on the lock screen no longer sits in a groove next to a button with an arrow on it. Locking and unlocking the iPhone comes with a fade-in/fade-out effect, which seems to be a combination of a fade effect on the screen itself as well as a change in screen brightness. But in the meantime, here are some first-hand impressions from those of us who got to spend a little time with iOS 7 this week in San Francisco.

On the day iOS 7 ships, and regular people can actually use it, you can expect to see detailed coverage from Macworld.
