iOS 7 and the iPad
So, iOS 7 features a brand new “light” interface, with thin fonts to take “full advantage” of the retina displays on new iOS devices. Now, whether or not you like it or agree with the decision (personally I wasn’t a fan to start, but I’m really starting to like iOS 7 now!), there’s one little snag incoming.
Apple didn’t release an iPad version of the iOS 7 beta yet, and I think I might know part of the reason why. There were rumors that iOS 7 was slightly behind schedule, so obviously they focused on the iPhone to get a good announcement and initial beta going. However, I think the iPad mini is an issue that I’m interested to see how they will address. It’s the only non-retina device that supports iOS 7, and since it came out so recently it has to be supported for a couple versions at least. I’m assuming a retina iPad mini will be coming out soon, but even so, how will it work on the iPad mini? I just got mine and don’t want to give it up anytime soon (it’s not so cheap to easily replace 🙁 ). Will the text be legible? I guess they’ll probably just make the font a bit thicker, but I’m curious if they will compromise on their vision of what iOS 7 should look like.
Just a random stream of consciousness post.
Edit:
@joshhinman brings up a good point that the iPad 2 is also supported. That’s even less pixel dense than the iPad mini, so we’ll see how iOS 7 works on those devices. In any case, I think that Apple can drop the iPad 2 in iOS 8 without too much uproar while the mini should stick around a bit longer. I still wonder what they have planned for non-retina screens.