I'm also wondering how and when all the uncounted apps in the store will adapt to this and how long we will have to live with totally clashing interface styles in the OS and in apps without one of those being clearly superior.īecause, really, I have still a hard time to just forget about all the love that uncounted developers put into these interface elements. But the way how Safari's interface clashes with the iOS 7 flatness of iCloud certainly hurts. I'm still not sure about throwing away all the interface fineness and "lickability" of iOS and OS X. In the meantime, we'll take you for a tour through the new features so you're ready for them when Apple flips the switch. Unlike the OS X 10.9 and iOS 7 previews, anyone with a registered Apple ID and iCloud account can roll up to and get a look at the new features before iOS 7 is released (which could be as soon as September 10, when Apple's next iPhone will supposedly be unveiled). The site, which gives iCloud users Web access to many of Apple's cloud services, is one of those services, and Apple has just updated the iCloud beta site with a new look and feel. Many of Apple's other applications and services borrow design elements from iOS 6, and we expect all of those services to trade in their faux-realistic textures and skeuomorphism for Jony Ive's cleaner, "flatter" iOS 7 design. Apple showed us a glimpse of the drastic redesign coming with iOS 7 at its Worldwide Developer Conference back in June, but the iPhone and iPad operating system isn't the only thing that's getting a fresh coat of paint this fall.