The official version of iOS 10 has started to be pushed. If you want to upgrade, just read this article.

1. Reveal the iPhone 7 system experience in advance

Since the dramatic change in the style of iOS7, the iOS system has remained on the basis of what we are familiar with for 3 generations. Neither iOS8 nor iOS9 has any impact on the overall The visual effects and operability have undergone earth-shaking changes, so what about iOS10? Now that the public beta version of iOS10 has reached the Beta4 version, this article will use iOS10 Beta4 (hereinafter referred to as "iOS10") to let everyone know in advance what new experiences the new version of the system will bring before the official version of iOS10 is released, and explore it by the way. What it might be like to use the yet-to-arrive iPhone 7.

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★ Visual effects

At present, iOS10 will not make the same major changes in interface visual effects as iOS7, and still adheres to the flat style. However, many detailed "changes" have been made on this basis. As for whether it can be called "optimization", I will break it down for you next.

Wallpaper changes are necessary

Every generation of iPhone will be released with new wallpapers. Presumably the big chrysanthemum of the previous generation iPhone6s still impresses many people. So, what about iPhone7? Currently, the default wallpaper in iOS10 Beta4 already exists in iOS9, so it is estimated that the new wallpaper will appear together with iPhone7.

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The current wallpaper in iOS9 (right) has adopted the new wallpaper of iPhone7 and will be announced when it is released

The main interface

In iOS9 Among them, swiping left on the main interface adds SIRI suggestions (including recent contacts and recently used applications) and location-based (using Apple Maps) "nearby" life information shortcuts, which were changed to circles in iOS10. The rectangular card-like plug-in can display part of the information directly on the page, and can be clicked to enter the detailed information of each application.

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Swiping left on the main interface becomes the application plug-in center

Previously, Apple had always regarded the left-sliding interface as a secondary page, but its status has increased in iOS10. Even the footnote at the bottom has changed from the previous search symbol to the same dot as the homepage. In addition, this change in homepage style may increase the usage of this page, especially since users can add third-party application plug-ins independently and quickly browse the display information of commonly used applications directly on the left side, which will improve usage efficiency. In terms of type, this is similar to the common left-side information waterfall in Android, which first came from HTC Sence.

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The footnote at the bottom has become three identical dots

In addition, iOS10 has changed the status of the folder after opening it. After opening the folder, the bottom layer The desktop background will have a matte low-transparency effect, similar to the effect when a shortcut action box pops up after pressing an application using 3D Touch. Compared with the background without any blur before iOS9, the processing of iOS10 is indeed much more beautiful.

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The folder opening effect and the background blur effect of 3D Touch are unified and processed

Notification Center

Apple follows Android in iOS7 A "Notification Center" was added, and a "Control Center" was created based on it. So far, the notification center is still presented with two pages: "Today" and "Notifications", that is, the plug-in page and all application notification pages. In iOS10, the first page has been turned into a plug-in page, which is actually the same as the left-swipe page just now. This point can’t help but make people feel repetitive. In comparison, the chance of using it by sliding down is definitely very small. After all, it is more convenient to swipe left.

I hope the official version will be optimized.

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The visual effect of the notification center of iOS10 (left) is more beautiful than before

Control Center

iOS10 first made a rounded rectangle to the control center The card-style floating frame processing has the same style as the card on the left-sliding home page; it is also paginated, and the music control is adjusted to the right-sliding page.

In terms of details, the shortcut options will now have a color display after being opened, instead of the previous gray color, they will turn to white. Visual aesthetics have been improved.

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The slide-up control center (left, middle) adopts a new card-style floating frame design (iOS9 on the right for comparison reference)

Obviously, more The addition of multiple pages, card-style tiles, and shortcut option colors will inevitably bring more consumption to the hardware, so it will bring some pressure to the iPhone 5, which is at the bottom of iOS10 support; from another level, this must also be The improvement of the hardware of the next generation iPhone 7 has brought Apple confidence in optimization (Extended reading: "Apple A10's Soup Everyone Wants to Drink the Soup and Which One Has More Stories Behind It").

Photo Album

The photo album change is a relatively obvious one in iOS10. First of all, it has changed from 3 categories in iOS9 to 4, and added a "Memories" column, which automatically summarizes past photos in the form of videos (music is added by default), and specific single items will also be displayed below the videos. The photo is its "summary" part, and the shooting location and other relevant information can also be displayed at the bottom. This presentation method is very novel.

Added a memory column to display the album content in the form of audio and video

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Editing video content is simple and easy to use

On the surface, this column has obvious duplication issues with other columns, but Apple’s purpose of adding this column is not This is mainly about the presentation of videos, which allows users to edit video clips by themselves, including selecting background music, editing subtitles, adjusting video playback time, etc. It is extremely playable. With these functions, editing videos on iPhone becomes Users without much video editing experience can also easily get started. This is indeed a continuation of Apple's strengths for many years - making complex things simple so that ordinary people can play it easily.

In the previous iOS8, Apple added photo editing functions to the photo album. The simple and easy-to-use experience has greatly reduced the dependence of many users on third-party photo editing software. Today’s improvements in iOS 10 are actually a continuation of the last time, but this time Apple is pointing the direction toward video. As the domestic video environment is in a stage of explosive development, the addition of Apple's popular video editing function will obviously be quite useful. Personally, I think this is the most valuable feature addition in the entire iOS 10 and the one that best reflects Apple’s consistent thinking (simple and easy for novice users to play with).

Native applications can be deleted

In the past, Android went through a period where smartphones were forced to install various useless third-party applications. Fortunately, it later supported the solution of allowing users to delete non-system-level applications on their own. solved this problem. Now, iOS10 has finally provided users with such a degree of autonomy. Except for a key system-level application, other applications support deletion, including maps, videos, memos, even calendars, weather, etc. This is very worthy of appreciation. .

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Many non-basic native apps can be deleted

Detailed options are optimized

In addition, there are many style and detail changes in other aspects in iOS10 , for example, VPN is removed from the first-level menu page in the settings (the VPN option is available in the general menu), Siri is removed from the second-level menu page and placed in the first-level menu page; for example, the health application is rearranged to reflect With a more obvious rounded rectangle card, the information is presented in a more diverse way. Most of these changes are part of the transformation of the overall style of iOS10 to rounded rectangular cards. Similar changes have a stronger sense of design and richer and more diverse information presentation, which can indeed give users a new feeling for receiving information. To put it more bluntly, this is like website design. Large text with simple pictures is often not as attractive as the complementary form of graphics, text and video.

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Today’s health application interface is more pleasing

★ Operation method

The change in design style is one aspect, iOS10 is still operating at the same time The method has been adjusted.

Turn off the screen and pick up the screen.

The first operation I want to talk about appears in iOS is indeed a bit surprising. This operation means that the screen will automatically light up when you pick up the phone (it should call the gyroscope status information, etc.), and you can view the information presented on the lock screen, such as time, information pop-up boxes, etc., without clicking any buttons or anywhere. This is obviously very similar to a common function in some Android phones, but now Android is more inclined to use the screen-off reminder function, which is to directly display the time and other content in the screen-off state. Apple iOS10 has obviously not followed this example.

Lock screen interface adjustment

iOS10 has reset the lock screen interface, canceling the right swipe to enter the password to unlock. Now the right swipe directly becomes the application plug-in page, and the left swipe Became a camera. If you want to call up the password input page, you need to click the Home button after lighting up the screen. There’s nothing worth mentioning in terms of operation. What’s more noteworthy is that it was previously reported that the iPhone 7’s Home button will cancel the pressing method and directly become a touchpad. Through this detail of the current iOS10, we seem to be able to deny this rumor. Because the pressing operation is still needed. Of course, Apple may also specifically adapt it to the iPhone 7 or it may be optimized in later versions.

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Multi-screen interface operation adjustments require you to click the Home button to enter the password input page

iOS10 service Chineseization

Earlier Apple’s response to the Chinese market Attitude has always been a point that many Chinese people are willing to mention. Apple's increasing show of goodwill towards the Chinese market has also made many Apple fans excited. Today, Apple’s integration into the Chinese market continues. Why do you think Cook and Didi Liuqing met in mid-May? At that time, it was surprising that Apple became a strategic investor in Didi Taxi with US$1 billion, but upon closer consideration, it can be understood that these are inevitable moves for Apple to deepen its services. Services need to be localized to win the hearts of locals, otherwise no matter how good they are, function is also in vain. Apple’s investment in Didi Taxi is reflected in the functionality of iOS 10, which will be integrated with Apple Maps. Among the taxi options, Didi Taxi is obviously indispensable.

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The map practicality has been enhanced and Didi Taxi has not yet been integrated and launched

However, the current version of iOS10 beta version has not added application support to the taxi option. What is certain is that , the official version will definitely be added, and we can even predict that Apple is likely to talk about this feature and its cooperation with China’s Didi during the iPhone7 conference.

In addition, it can still be seen that Apple continues to build a service ecosystem and has launched a "home" application for smart homes. Of course, it will not be very useful to the Chinese market in a short period of time. Fortunately, as shown above That said, it can be deleted.

A major upgrade of iMessage

Once upon a time, iMessage, which did not cost text messages compared to text messages, was a magic skill of Apple. However, after the rise of social applications such as WeChat, iMessage’s status has long been lost. No, now, iOS10 has once again enhanced the iMessage experience. Not only can you easily send text, pictures, and videos, but it also adds very creative ways to handwrite text, draw pictures (the drawing process can be displayed in a dynamic form), and even shoot videos instantly. And edit, at the same time, it can also support calling third-party applications to supplement its own strength, such as adding emoticon applications, etc.

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iMessage has undergone a major upgrade

Today’s iMessage playability has been greatly improved, which can be regarded as a qualitative leap. The limitation is still that it is best to use two devices Communication between iOS10 devices, at least for now, still has some problems even if they are different versions of the same iOS system. When the author used an iOS9.3 device to receive the animation information from iOS10, I found that it was not fully reflected. Still to be optimized.

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iMessage can easily deliver edited videos, pictures, sounds and other content, and supports third-party support, improving social attributes

Note: This article draws more from Typical functions explore the macro-level system experience that iPhone7 may have. Not all details are introduced in detail, but representative key function points are involved. Later, my colleagues will also present you with video analysis of dozens of functions of iOS 10. I hope you will continue to pay attention.

● Written at the end

Although the changes in iOS10 are not as radical as the original style change of iOS7, in comparison, it has escaped the restorative upgrade stage of iOS8 and iOS9. , the visual effects and operability have been more beautified, and the stage has transitioned from wearing new clothes to wearing new comfortable and beautiful clothes; however, if someone says that many of the functions have been changed without any pain or itching, they have changed the soup without changing the medicine. , and there is nothing worth arguing about.

Android is becoming iOS, and iOS is becoming Android. This is no longer a new topic. We can always find that the upgrades of the two have the shadow of each other. This is also true in iOS10 this time, and there is no lack of imitation. With Android, there is no need to be surprised. More importantly, we have seen some key designs, especially the video editing function and iMessage design, which are one of the most important highlights of iOS10. As for others, it is obvious that the Chinese localization of the service is more worth looking forward to. This still needs We can really see it more clearly after the arrival of iPhone7.