Photos: Apple says the camera is improved, and photos will take up less space due to its new HEIC compressing format, which takes up less room than JPEGs. Now, music, flashlight, and the on and off buttons for Bluetooth and WiFi are all there on one screen, just like on Android phones. You will immediately notice some new looks, especially in the App store, and your options at the bottom of Messages.Ĭontrol Panel: The Control Panel is much simpler to use than iOS 10, which gave you three screens to swipe between.
The look: iOS 11 is not as dramatic an update as iOS 9 and 10 were, when the whole look changed, and there was a learning curve. So we compiled the pros and cons of Apple's newest iOS. She had already heard of some problems with battery life. Others in the lunch crowd said they heard that it needs a lot of free space to download. Janelle Bagneski said, 'I won't have enough space on my phone if it requires 2 gigabytes.' She is correct. 'I might hold off and wait a few days,' she said, 'just to see what the issues are, and if it works well.' While having lunch outdoors, she was reading reviews, and decided she would wait a few days.
Some iPhone owners, like Ally Knestrict, have a few concerns. Should you take the plunge and do it now, or wait until all the reviews are in. Millions of people are about to update the most essential device in their lives - their iPhone - to Apple's new iOS operating system, iOS 11.
