New iOS 7 hurts my eyes. How do I switch it back?

Alan-43, what is next is for us users to take some action that would hurt Apple, they have hurt us this time and they could not care less. Wrong move, Apple.

SophiaKaniq wrote:

There is no reacion from Apple after so much outrage amonst users, what do you think it means?

I'm guessing it means that there's not nearly as much outrage as you think. Or perhaps it means that Apple is doing exactly what it always does: makes the changes it decides are good and waits for the rest of the world to catch up. Remember the mouse, the iPod, no more floppy drives.

Best of luck.

Dear Meg St._Clair,

I wonder if apple pays you. So far I have spoken with a lot of people who have problems with iOS 7. The people I know mostly don't like it. I don't like it too. There is no need to imply that we are old fashioned etc. I have encountered many glitches so far - and the new interface is ugly and hurts the eyes - my opinion.

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. The only Apple employees here are the Hosts (purple apple avatars) and the Community Specialists (often a black apple avatar, but they are identifed by title).

You are absolutely entilted to your opinion on iOS 7. However, projecting that opinion on to the rest of the iPhone using population may result in an inaccurate assessment of the situation. I deal with 15-20 different people every day with iPhones. I've yet to find one who hated iOS 7. Some were neutral. Some dislike a feature or two. It is on this experience that I base my conjecture that the "outrage" is not as great as you think.

Best of luck.

Why can't you simply turn down the brightness?

Even before iOS 7, I always had my brightness level set to 50% or a little less because the screen was always too bright for me.

I have my brightness level set for around 30-40%, now.

The only time I have to pump up the brightness is when I am traveling with my iPad on a fairly sunny day or when I am outside and have to deal with the glare off of the glass.

Most of the time, my brightness setting is always below the 50% mark.

It's a lot easier on the eyes, plus it extends out the battery life about another hour, or so.

MichelPM wrote:

Why can't you simply turn down the brightness?

Even before iOS 7, I always had my brightness level set to 50% or a little less because the screen was always too bright for me.

I have my brightness level set for around 30-40%, now.

It also saves your battery! 🙂

"Or perhaps it means that Apple is doing exactly what it always does: makes the changes it decides are good and waits for the rest of the world to catch up."

Wow. any doubt about this person being an Apple fanboy/girl goes right out the window with this comment. This release with all about catching up to everybody else. The Flat design they've gone to has been implemented by Microsoft and Google for a couple of years now. They fell away, way behind the times.

I work in a technology industry, & I work with a lot of people Who build user interfaces. Most of them think this is a very problematic interface. The fact that you have to tell people to turn down the brightness so it won't give then headaches is a perfect example. that is incredibly bad design situation.

and anyone that has built a user interfaces for more than a little while now that motion stuff gives people problems. It can make you dizzy, and make them feel sick. This is a well known issue

Can you please stop using the giant font? It's hard to read and hurts my eyes.

Meg St._Clair wrote:

I've yet to find one who hated iOS 7. Some were neutral. Some dislike a feature or two. It is on this experience that I base my conjecture that the "outrage" is not as great as you think.

Best of luck.

Let me help you :

https://twitter.com/search?q=ios7%20lang%3Aen%20hate%20OR%20ugly%20OR%20regret&s rc=typd&f=realtime

You must not be reading this forum if you think people do not hate iOS7, I do hate it wholeheartedly. To all who are trying to convince us that it is all right to turn out such bad design and silently force people to use it, without giving them any choice - do not waste your breath. And please do not try to tell me that something I see is bad is not bad...Best of luck using this iOS and keeping your eyesight good. I started seeing 3D objects and my ophthalmologist attributes the problem to the iOS7, it is as bad as that. So really, keep on liking it and let us who hate it - hate it

turning down the brightness does not resolve any of the problems, and does not unfreeze my iPad

really, how much does apple pay Meg St Clair?

I'm nineteen and i can't even look at my iPhone anymore for more than a minute. I don't even have any vision impairments. iOS 6 had an interface that was near perfect, so who knows why Apple flushed it down the toilet.

I do not see the point of locking down a device that I bought. Maybe this is because I'm used to Gentoo installs and une Linux more than any other OS. I'm just used to so much freedom in OS installation that the fact that iOS installs need to be signed by Apple makes me feel like I don't own the device in my hands.

Yes I know that a linux user in more likely to use Android, but I liked the iPhone for it's interface. I have usually liked what Apple has done, but I guess that's all over now.

I even think It would be better if you had to pay for iOS install images, but were able to install any one you liked. There is no reason for apple to not see an incentive in doing this. If Apple is afraid of fragmentation across it's products, then it isn't ready to work in the real world.

PS: Millennials don't know anything about computers. Most of them have never even built a computer. You don't learn by osmosis from going on YouTube and Facebook. Most of them don't seem to mind that they don't have full ownership of their devices. Sorry about the rant, but I can't stand this horrible misconception that Millennials are the "Tech" generation. Yes I know that technically I am one of them, but there is only a small minority that has an actual knowledge of computing.

SophiaKaniq wrote:

really, how much does apple pay Meg St Clair?

This is a user-to-user forum. The only Apple employees are the Hosts (purple avatar) and Community Specialists (identified by title and sometimes a black apple avatar). Everyone else is user just like you. Though some of us engage in fewer (weak) attempts at ad hominem attacks than others.

Best of luck.

Here's agood article on this; FWIW - I hate using my phone now. First time I've said that since 2007. Sad.

http://www.zdnet.com/an-aesthetes-take-on-ios-7-blinded-by-the-white-7000021623/