My top ten list of interesting things:
10. Parallax wallpapers.
They shift as you move your phone around. Unnecessary iCandy maybe, but I like it.
9. Calendar animations.
Colour & movement that actually help you navigate around your schedule. No need for buttons to go from Month to Week to Day views.
8. Swiping Back.
Mentioned in the keynote was the option to swipe from the left of screen to “go back”. Please God, don’t let it “work” like the Android Back button.
7. General layering effects.
A bit worried that readability will suffer with all the Aero-style translucency. But if anyone can make it work, it’s the guys from Cupertino.
6. Notification Center UI.
Looks pretty. Very pretty. Unclear on how the more complex notification interaction mechanics can work, but again, I trust Jony’s boys (and girls).
5. Today View.
A bit like Google Now but without the battery-draining geofences.
4. Control Centre.
Not sure about the layout or small, close-proximity volume & scrub sliders. But (POOF!) there goes one reason to jailbreak.
3. Multitasking UI.
Looks like the Palm talent that HP squandered have found a new home.
2. Multitasking.
So my phone will learn my habits and predict my behaviour to preload data it thinks I’ll need..? Um. I hope, for privacy & battery-life reasons, that this is configurable.
1. Lock Screen.
Intrigued as to how the interaction model works here. Hope it’s as intuitive & interactive as it is polished.
And, as a bonus, my personal favourite…
0. Siri no longer opens Safari to google things for you! In fact, it appears to not use Google at all for search.
Now that is interesting…
