iOS 7 Beta 3 Changes Log

Apple on Monday seeded the third beta of iOS 7 to developers for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update comes exactly two weeks following the release of iOS 7 beta 2, and one month after the first beta was announced at WWDC 2013. iFans has rounded up all notable changes to the pre-release software ahead.

• Larger status bar on lock screen
• A more legible weight for the Helvetica typeface used systemwide
• Minor tweaks to Notification Center user interface, including lighter translucency
• Folders are more transparent
• “Now Playing” now displays properly in the Music app
• Tweaked music controls in Music app
• The clock is display when playing music from the lock screen
• The clock icon in Control Center has again been redesigned
• Tweaked search bar in Mail app
• The days you have events are now displayed in Calendar app
• Very subtle shadowing added to app icon labels

More changes outlined ahead. 

• New app updating animation
  
• Loading blue bar on Safari is thicker, more noticeable (Thanks, OneFan!)
• Artist in music app show the artist instead of one of the albums. (Thanks, OneFan!)
• When exiting the camera. The image in the camera is blurred out before it closes. (Thanks, OneFan!)
• Silent mode toggle added to Control Center on iPad
• New animation when dragging down Spotlight
• Yellow highlighting user interface in Notes
• Siri performance improvements
• Minor UI tweaks to Game Center, iTunes Radio, Calculator and other apps
• The wallpaper chooser in Settings no longer displays an iOS 6 lock screen

Changes on iPad (Thanks, Cam!)

• The parallax effect is more sensitive, and looks better.
• The labels under icons/folders have a slight shadow to them.
• The color of the Notification Center corresponds to your wallpaper’s color.
• The search bar in the Email app is redesigned.
• Swiping roughly up/down on the screen will create a stretchy/rubberband effect for the Control Center, and a more pronounced bouncing effect for the Notification Center.
• The bottom of the Notification Center has a thin line separating it from the “grabber”.
• The bottom bar in the Wallpaper selection screen has proper colors instead of grey-on-grey.
• The bottom bar in the App Store is now back to its former size, complete with icons.

Categories: iOS 7