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[Hammer]

I'm sorry but being totally honest I am really, really bored with the outdated and stale iOS UI. I am seriously interested in what Apple will do to upgrade the UI in the next iPhone.

After owning every generation of iPhone since 3, I am envious of the newer, more customizable interfaces that Droid and Win Phones offer.

Does anyone else share my boredom?

Don't get me wrong, I love Apple's devices but I almost feel like I'm stuck in the elementary school of interfaces while watching my friends play in the real stadium.

Is there any hope Apple could provide a choice of UI with maybe a standard (old) and an advanced mode?

Does anyone else feel like me?

[Timhewitt]

Just switch to a Windoze phone. Bye bye.

The UI is not going to make any significant changes, so you will never be happy until you go somewhere else....

[vietalogy]

I agree with iOS being plain but it has all the apps that's why I'm still with it.

[jsntrenkler]

While the UI may be a little stale it is however fantastic. I have used both android phones and Windows Phone 7.5 devices and can tell you they suffer the same problem. It's just very easy to get bored with a UI. Even when theming on android the basic UI options work the same just look a little different. For me I am hoping that apple opens a theme store in the next revision so that we can get supported themes for our devices.

[Massie]

It's unfortunate that threads like this always get flamed...as much as I love my iPhone, I think it's fine to point out areas where Apple could step up their game. And I agree that the UI is one of those places--even if only on the springboard, or even if it were only the lockscreen. It's not enough to make me switch to what I consider a lesser platform, but that doesn't mean it can't be pointed out and discussed in a sensible way.

OP, if you haven't explored jailbreaking, you might enjoy it, not only for the great apps and tweaks it offers but also for the chance to customize your UI (including animations, lockscreens, icon theming, how apps are launched, etc.) It opens up a vast world of options.

[ChaosShadow]

Originally Posted by Massie

It's unfortunate that threads like this always get flamed...as much as I love my iPhone, I think it's fine to point out areas where Apple could step up their game. And I agree that the UI is one of those places--even if only on the springboard, or even if it were only the lockscreen. It's not enough to make me switch to what I consider a lesser platform, but that doesn't mean it can't be pointed out and discussed in a sensible way.

OP, if you haven't explored jailbreaking, you might enjoy it, not only for the great apps and tweaks it offers but also for the chance to customize your UI (including animations, lockscreens, icon theming, how apps are launched, etc.) It opens up a vast world of options.

^^^ This

I also suggest looking into the JB options for your phone. If you currently have a 4S, the JB should be released soon. I say give JB'ing a chance, and if the UI is still feeling stale to you, I recommend looking into an Android phone

[Cleveland]

Originally Posted by jsntrenkler

While the UI may be a little stale it is however fantastic. I have used both android phones and Windows Phone 7.5 devices and can tell you they suffer the same problem. It's just very easy to get bored with a UI. Even when theming on android the basic UI options work the same just look a little different. For me I am hoping that apple opens a theme store in the next revision so that we can get supported themes for our devices.

I think they eventually will, another way for devolopers and apple to make some $$ lol

[ghostface147]

Android is boring (vanilla, not the silly UI layers added by 3rd party OEMs). iOS is boring. WebOS is boring. Metro is fresh, but boring too after you settle into it. They all have a boring UI. You can customize some more than others, but I don't care to. I am satisfied with iOS, but only because I am trapped into the Apple ecosystem for the last 6+ years.

[Iphonejackson]

I don't need a new UI from apple. Just give me a A5 jailbreak so I can change it up ;p

[neur0tk]

I got bored with UI customization cause you get so caught up with
making changes to it, it starts to consume your life and my phone spends most of its time in my pocket lol so it's not really showing off I am satisfied how the Apple UI looks and I am happy with it and don't want to change it up


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