<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
seventh	B-Operating_System
major	I-Operating_System
release	I-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
a	O
design	O
credited	O
to	O
a	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Apple	O
's	O
former	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
design	O
,	O
Jony	O
Ive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
look	O
,	O
featuring	O
flatter	B-Application
icons	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
slide-to-unlock	O
function	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Ive	O
as	O
"	O
profound	O
and	O
enduring	O
beauty	O
in	O
simplicity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
design	O
was	O
implemented	O
throughout	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Notification	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
three	O
tabs	O
offering	O
different	O
views	O
of	O
information	O
;	O
notifications	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
;	O
a	O
redesigned	O
Siri	B-Application
voice	O
assistant	O
offering	O
visual	O
indicators	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
offering	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
also	O
introduced	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
sharing	O
technology	O
;	O
CarPlay	B-General_Concept
,	O
phone	O
and	O
car	O
integration	O
;	O
and	O
automatic	O
app	O
updates	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
to	O
support	O
64-bit	O
apps	O
and	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
was	O
praised	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
updates	O
to	O
Siri	B-Application
and	O
multitasking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
adoption	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
market	O
share	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
35%	O
after	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
installed	O
on	O
200	O
million	O
devices	O
within	O
5	O
days	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
stated	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
fastest	O
software	O
upgrade	O
in	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
complete	O
visual	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
"	O
sharper	O
,	O
flatter	B-Application
icons	I-Application
,	O
slimmer	O
fonts	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
slide-to-unlock	O
function	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
panel	O
that	O
slides	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
frequently	O
accessed	O
settings	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
also	O
significantly	O
redesigned	O
the	O
standard	O
pre-installed	O
apps	O
from	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
clear	O
representation	O
of	O
these	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
colour	O
of	O
the	O
Boot	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
matches	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
front	O
bezel	O
colour	O
of	O
white	O
or	O
black	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
oppositely	O
coloured	O
brand	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
sharing	O
technology	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
share	O
icon	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
send	O
files	O
from	O
their	O
local	O
device	O
to	O
other	O
,	O
nearby	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
in	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
controlling	O
its	O
discovery	O
by	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
Off	O
,	O
Contacts	O
Only	O
,	O
and	O
Everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
was	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
,	O
fourth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
all	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Minis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
menu	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
access	O
by	O
swiping	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
frequently	O
used	O
settings	O
such	O
as	O
Airplane	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Do	O
Not	O
Disturb	O
Mode	O
,	O
and	O
Rotation	O
Lock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
overhauled	O
the	O
Notification	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
both	O
visual	O
and	O
functional	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
expanded	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
app	O
switching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CarPlay	B-General_Concept
(	O
formerly	O
iOS	B-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
Car	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
iOS	O
7.1	O
,	O
integrates	O
with	O
selected	O
car	O
models	O
to	O
offer	O
phone	O
interaction	O
,	O
including	O
music	O
controls	O
and	O
Maps	O
navigation	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
talk	O
to	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
send	O
messages	B-Protocol
hands-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
all	O
Lightning-equipped	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
with	O
iOS	O
7.1	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
where	O
the	O
assistant	O
fades	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
background	O
app	O
being	O
blurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
can	O
now	O
control	O
a	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
device	O
settings	O
,	O
including	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
searching	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
Bing	B-Application
became	O
the	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
web	O
resources	O
were	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
Wikipedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
was	O
also	O
more	O
deeply	O
connected	O
into	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
offering	O
full	O
tweet	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
change	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
gender	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
options	O
for	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spotlight	B-Application
search	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
holding	O
and	O
dragging	O
down	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
came	O
with	O
new	O
wallpapers	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
Parallax	O
"	O
effect	O
;	O
the	O
icons	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
moving	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
moves	O
the	O
phone	O
around	O
,	O
producing	O
an	O
"	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
icons	O
are	O
floating	O
above	O
the	O
background	O
wallpaper	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Settings	O
,	O
users	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
make	O
custom	O
vibrations	O
for	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
notifications	O
,	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
parallax	O
wallpaper	O
animation	O
effect	O
using	O
a	O
Reduce	O
Motion	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
block	O
callers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
block	O
applying	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
and	O
apps	O
,	O
including	O
Phone	O
,	O
Messages	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
’s	O
“	O
Picture	O
Frame	O
”	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
Lock	O
Screen	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
received	O
several	O
significant	O
changes	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
location	O
services	O
enabled	O
,	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
has	O
a	O
Near	O
Me	O
tab	O
that	O
recommends	O
popular	O
apps	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
geographic	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
became	O
possible	O
to	O
download	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
apps	O
,	O
in	O
case	O
new	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
versions	I-Operating_System
left	O
older	O
devices	O
incompatible	O
for	O
system	O
updates	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
working	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
supported	O
update	O
of	O
each	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
square	O
photo	O
mode	O
for	O
the	O
Camera	O
app	O
,	O
enabling	O
"	O
Instagram-style	O
photos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
slow-motion	O
video	O
option	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
video	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
record	O
slow	O
motion	O
video	O
with	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
existing	O
options	O
for	O
sharing	O
pictures	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
camera	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
shutter	O
button	O
use	O
flat	B-Application
design	I-Application
with	O
simple	O
geometrical	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
user	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
of	O
all	O
succeeding	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
versions	I-Operating_System
are	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
layout	O
and	O
design	O
introduced	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
app	O
integrated	O
Apple	O
's	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
service	O
;	O
a	O
station-based	O
music	O
service	O
that	O
let	O
users	O
choose	O
an	O
artist	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
generating	O
a	O
"	O
station	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
and	O
similar	O
artists	O
 '	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
also	O
had	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
showed	O
songs	O
currently	O
trending	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
was	O
free	O
and	O
ad-supported	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
could	O
subscribe	O
to	O
iTunes	O
Match	O
,	O
that	O
enabled	O
ad-free	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Radio	I-Operating_System
was	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
features	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
music	O
subscription	O
service	O
and	O
Beats	O
1	O
radio	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
significant	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
now	O
features	O
turn-by-turn	O
walking	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
Maps	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
full-screen	O
view	O
,	O
where	O
interface	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
search	O
bar	O
disappear	O
from	O
view	O
,	O
alongside	O
new	O
translucent	O
search	O
and	O
lower	O
toolbars	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Night	B-General_Concept
Mode	I-General_Concept
that	O
automatically	O
activates	O
when	O
users	O
drive	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
Siri	B-Application
volume	O
control	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Maps	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
"	O
change	O
the	O
relative	O
volume	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
feedback	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
volume	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
shout	O
too	O
loud	O
over	O
your	O
background	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weather	O
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
received	O
significant	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
icon	O
,	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
static	O
weather	O
indicator	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
thumbnail	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
dynamic	O
,	O
visual	O
representations	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
weather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
has	O
its	O
own	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
Audio	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
call	O
while	O
on	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
Audio	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Phone	O
app	O
,	O
the	O
Contacts	O
app	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
app	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
devices	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Messages	B-Protocol
app	O
now	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
see	O
timestamps	O
for	O
every	O
message	O
they	O
have	O
sent	O
or	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Rogowsky	O
of	O
Forbes	O
criticized	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
3D	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
wallpaper	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
interaction	O
between	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
screen	O
background	O
is	O
challenging	O
at	O
best	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
overall	O
design	O
language	O
for	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
"	O
now	O
has	O
your	O
icons	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
screen	O
whenever	O
you	O
unlock	O
it	O
like	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
videogame	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nielsen	O
Norman	O
Group	O
,	O
a	O
research	O
company	O
,	O
wrote	O
an	O
extensive	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
user-experience	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
summarizing	O
the	O
report	O
as	O
"	O
Flat	B-Application
design	I-Application
hides	O
calls	O
to	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
swiping	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
can	O
interfere	O
with	O
carousels	O
and	O
scrolling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Pogue	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
liked	O
the	O
minimalist	O
design	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
longer	O
you	O
spend	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
OS	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
you	O
're	O
grateful	O
for	O
the	O
fixing	O
and	O
de-annoyifying	O
on	O
display	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
swipe	O
upward	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
:	O
a	O
compact	O
,	O
visual	O
palette	O
of	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
settings	O
and	O
functions	O
you	O
're	O
most	O
likely	O
to	O
need.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Siri	B-Application
voice	O
assistant	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
"	O
is	O
much	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
look	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
—	O
well	O
,	O
that	O
judgment	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Darrell	O
Etherington	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
focused	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
introduced	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
as	O
being	O
"	O
incredibly	O
useful	O
"	O
,	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
as	O
being	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
(	O
although	O
noting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
interoperability	O
between	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
more	O
generally	O
useful	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
multitasking	O
features	O
as	O
"	O
smarter	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
multitasking	O
screen	O
being	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
question	O
that	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
a	O
dramatic	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
many	O
users	O
already	O
know	O
and	O
love	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
balance	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
update	O
packed	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
make	O
using	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	O
devices	O
easier	O
and	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
competition	O
from	O
other	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
functionality	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
note	O
were	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
concepts	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
similarly	O
minimal	O
and	O
typographic	O
design	O
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
being	O
an	O
equivalent	O
to	O
similar	O
settings	O
toggles	O
on	O
the	O
notification	O
shade	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
multitasking	O
menu	O
to	O
WebOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Weather	O
app	O
being	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
developer	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
and	O
its	O
history	O
of	O
making	O
money	O
for	O
developers	O
still	O
reign	O
there	O
's	O
less	O
piracy	O
than	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
bigger	O
audience	O
and	O
more	O
design	O
flexibility	O
than	O
on	O
Windows	O
Phone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adoption	O
rate	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
35%	O
after	O
one	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
five	O
days	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
installed	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
million	O
devices	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
claimed	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
fastest	O
software	O
upgrade	O
in	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
91%	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
ran	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Pranav	O
Dixit	O
of	O
Fast	O
Company	O
reported	O
about	O
user	O
complaints	O
shared	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
support	O
forums	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
"	O
many	O
zoom	O
animations	O
while	O
multitasking	O
and	O
opening	O
and	O
closing	O
apps	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
slight	O
parallax	O
effect	O
"	O
were	O
causing	O
users	O
to	O
feel	O
sick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrian	O
Kingsley-Hughes	O
of	O
ZDNet	O
wrote	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
that	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPad	B-Device
users	O
reported	O
battery	O
drain	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	O
7.1	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dom	O
Esposito	O
of	O
9to5Mac	O
reported	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
lock	O
screen	O
bypass	O
method	O
had	O
been	O
discovered	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
"	O
5	O
seconds	O
under	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
users	O
reported	O
performance	O
issues	O
with	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
after	O
upgrading	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
Apple	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
older	O
devices	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
fourth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
support	O
being	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
,	O
software	O
updates	O
from	O
devices	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
processors	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Addresses	O
issue	O
that	O
allowed	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
purchases	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
without	O
proper	O
authorizationBug	O
Fixes7.0.511B601January	O
29	O
,	O
2014Fix	O
correcting	O
network	O
provisioning	O
for	O
some	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5C	I-Operating_System
models	O
in	O
China.Bug	O
Fixes7.0.611B651February	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
Fixes	O
an	O
SSL	B-Protocol
connection	O
verification	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixes	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
prevented	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
use	O
when	O
VoiceOver	O
is	O
enabledBug	O
Fixes7.1.211D257June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
Improves	O
iBeacon	B-General_Concept
connectivity	O
and	O
stability	O
.	O
</s>
