{"id":62325,"date":"2014-03-11T16:38:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=62325"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:49:41","slug":"ios-7-1-interface-improvements-integrated-carplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ios-7-1-interface-improvements-integrated-carplay\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 7.1 gets interface improvements and integrates CarPlay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After much anticipation, the first major update for iOS 7 has <a title=\"iOS 7.1 now available for iPhone and iPad\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-7-1-out-now-for-iphone-and-ipad\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finally been released<\/a>.  <strong>iOS 7.1<\/strong> sets out to improve bugs that were compromising the user experience for some, especially those with <a title=\"How the iOS 7.1 update performs on an iPhone 4\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/how-the-ios-7-1-update-performs-on-an-iphone-4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">older iPhone models<\/a>. It can&#8217;t exactly be called an overhaul, but once you&#8217;ve installed the update, you&#8217;ll notice some small but useful improvements to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.  Here&#8217;s a (non-exhaustive) list of <strong>the biggest changes in iOS 7.1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>CarPlay ready<\/h3>\n<p>Having been <a title=\"iOS coming to cars with CarPlay in 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-coming-to-cars-with-carplay-in-2014\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revealed on March 3<\/a>, the <strong>CarPlay mode <\/strong><strong>is probably the biggest addition to iOS 7.1<\/strong>. The new feature lets you connect your iPhone 5, 5C or 5S to some high-end vehicles to bring the iOS experience to your passenger seat.  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"CarPlay on iOS 7.1\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/carplay-568x240.jpg\" alt=\"CarPlay on iOS 7.1\" width=\"568\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>CarPlay on iOS 7.1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It means that drivers will be able to take advantage of the Telephone, Maps, Music, Messages, Spotify or Beats Audio apps via a touchscreen or Siri. In broader terms, this means that Apple&#8217;s iOS is <strong>no longer limited<\/strong> to tablets, smartphones and Apple TV.  Car makers have yet to release any compatible vehicles, be we doubt we&#8217;ll be waiting long.<\/p>\n<h3>Subtle graphic changes<\/h3>\n<p>Apple has used the update to make small<strong> <\/strong><strong>changes to the overall<\/strong><strong> appearance of iOS<\/strong>. Among the changes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>keyboard font<\/strong> has a slight cutout effect, which makes the letters easier to read. The gray background is slightly darker.<\/li>\n<li>Buttons in the phone app are more rounded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Slight changes to the interface\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Changements-cosm%C3%A9tiques-568x393.jpg\" alt=\"Slight changes to the interface\" width=\"568\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><em>Keyboard more visible, buttons more rounded<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s now possible to <a title=\"How to speed up iOS 7 on older devices\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/how-to-speed-up-ios-7-on-older-devices\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disable the parallax effect<\/a> when you pick a wallpaper (you can actually do this in all versions of iOS 7 by selecting <em>Reduce motion<\/em> in the <em>Accessibility <\/em>menu, which limits all visual effects).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A new button in the <em>Accessibility<\/em> settings lets you control the intensity of <em>white points<\/em> on the interface. A second button lets you see the <strong>outline of virtual buttons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"New accessibility options\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Accessibilit%C3%A9.1-568x393.jpg\" alt=\"New accessibility options\" width=\"568\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Parallax can be disabled and there are more accessibility options<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Telephone<\/em>, <em>Messages<\/em> and <em>FaceTime<\/em> icons are now a darker green.<\/li>\n<li>The lockscreen has been revamped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"A very slight color change\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Ecran-de-verrouillage-568x396.jpg\" alt=\"A very slight color change\" width=\"568\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A color change and new-gen lockscreen<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A rebound effect has been added when you open the <em>Notification<\/em> or <em>Control Center<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>iOS 7.1 offers a more powerful Siri<\/h3>\n<p>Apple has added <strong>new male and female voices<\/strong> in Mandarin Chinese, British English, Australian English and Japanese.  There&#8217;s also been a change to the way you can use Siri\u2013 you can now hold the main button while you make your voice request.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Some changes for Siri\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/SIRI-568x393.jpg\" alt=\"Some changes for Siri\" width=\"568\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A change for Siri<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>More services for iTunes Radio<\/h3>\n<p>The teams at Cupertino have also taken advantage of the opportunity to make some improvements to iTunes Radio, currently only available in the US. In the list of changes accompanying the update, it&#8217;s noted that you can now <strong>follow sport and news broadcasts <\/strong><strong>directly in the app<\/strong>, and that a new buy button has also appeared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"iTunes Radio\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/itunesradio_hero-568x259.jpg\" alt=\"iTunes Radio\" width=\"568\" height=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>iTunes Radio<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Less visible, but equally important<\/h3>\n<p>Other than aesthetics and new features, there&#8217;s also a noticeable difference in iOS 7.1&#8217;s performance;\u00a0Apple has placed particular emphasis on\u00a0the update&#8217;s benefits for iPhone 4, an older model that&#8217;s still in common use. We&#8217;ve done our own analysis to <a title=\"How the iOS 7.1 update performs on an iPhone 4\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/how-the-ios-7-1-update-performs-on-an-iphone-4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compare iOS 7.1 pre- and post-update<\/a> on an iPhone 4 to see just how good these performance improvents are. These benefits should apply to others devices too, but the biggest changes are noticeable on older models.<\/p>\n<p>A major iOS update is always reason for celebration, and this time, even Apple has decided to dedicate <a title=\"iOS 7.1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ios\/ios7-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a full page<\/a> to explain the benefits of the update.  While some users predicted news of an Apple watch or even an Apple TV set, Cupertino has obviously chosen to take a step in the direction of the auto market. Does this mean that Apple is ready to<strong> welcome even more new platforms?<\/strong> Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you like the changes from the new iOS 7.1 update?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After much anticipation, the first major update for iOS 7 has finally been released. iOS 7.1 sets out to improve bugs that were compromising the user experience for some, especially those with older iPhone models. It can&#8217;t exactly be called an overhaul, but once you&#8217;ve installed the update, you&#8217;ll notice some small but useful improvements &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ios-7-1-interface-improvements-integrated-carplay\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;iOS 7.1 gets interface improvements and integrates CarPlay&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":62329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-62325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331166,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62325\/revisions\/331166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62325"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=62325"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=62325"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=62325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}