On Monday, June 10, 2013 Apple exposed iOS 7 at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The new OS will be available for multiple devices including iPhone 4 and up, iPad 2 and up and the iPad Mini.
New features for iOS 7 include:
Control Center: By swiping from the bottom to the top will now allow you to adjust your settings
AirDrop: For Apps that allow sharing, AirDrop will encrypt data that a user shares to friends within a close distance.
Activation Lock: To prevent smartphone crimes, when disabling “Find My iPhone” the phone will be locked and only the correct Apple credentials will unlock the phone.
Multitasking: Apps can develop patterns based on usage. These patterns will allow the iOS 7 to update apps in the background based on network connections.
Car integrated iOS: For 2014, many car manufacturers are integrating iOS with the car display.
Safari: Safari has been updated with navigation, smart search and iCloud Keychain.
Siri: Siri can now operate more of the iPhone including voicemail, Wikipedia, Twitter, Bing and many others.
Camera: Photos are well-organized as Moments. Also, the camera has new photo filter options.
App Store: The App Store can organize Apps based on age and geographical location. Also, background updating will eliminate manual updating.
Music: Music, Movies and TV Shows are now stored together in your Library.
iTunes Radio: A streaming music service that will be available with iOS 7.
