iOS 8 concept mixes Android, iOS and Windows Phone into one functional homescreen

[colonel_mortis]

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/30/5761732/this-striking-ios-8-concept-reinvents-the-homescreen (you can see the original site at http://jaymachalani.com/blog/2014/5/29/pushing-ios)
Note that this is an unofficial concept developed by Jay Machalani, who also developed the Windows 8 start screen concept that was widely popular and eventually implemented into Windows 8.1(U1) and the next version of Windows.

(Yes, it's the linustechtips outro music)
Essentially, it's iOS but with live tile style widgets, like Android or Windows Phone. His concept is that you can pinch out (how do you say that) on an app icon on the homescreen and it will open an expanded view with some recent updates or media controls etc, then either pinch back in to leave it how it was, or let go and it will reorder your icons and fill a 2x2 space on the homescreen permanently. Personally, I think it's an interesting concept, although considering widgets have been a staple of Android for ages and live tiles seem to be a Windows thing and they have done that for a while too, I don't see why it has taken so long for anyone to make a serious suggestion to apple about this. I doubt we'll see it in iOS 8 (despite what the Verge says) because apple are supposedly revealing it very soon, so they won't be able to make any radical changes before then, but iOS 9 is a possibility. However, when it is added, it's going to need developer support, which might work out ok, but then again, there are a whole load of apps that just won't work with this concept. It would be interesting to see how apple, and the market, would handle it.

[technovore]

there's no use for this, you have to do more(use two fingers) and you achieve less(fullscreen info) than compared to simply 'clicking the icon'..

[_ASSASSIN_]

nice, he's got Madeon.

But all this is just glorified widgets, isn't it?

[NUFCThomas]

That would be very useful to have, especially for ipods and iphones

[wildy]

already love it (iphone fanboy )

[WunderWuffle]

If Apple could implement it correctly and properly, it could turn out very well...

[qwertywarrior]

WHY bother with posting this here

its as useful as posting a concept of a T-rex's shit

[Sauron]

It would be epic if Google and Microsoft sued the living crap out of Apple for copying their concepts.

[Sauron]

its as useful as posting a concept of a T-rex's shit

I'd rather see that actually

[Askew]

So it's 7 with pinching stuff?

[KamiKatze]

Neither Android, nor Windows Phone ahve been 'mixed' into this, but i find the idea really smart. That pinch to zoom for a quick peek at what's going on is probably useless but that widget-kinda style is neat. Apple has to do something to rescue their sinking ship. This would be a great step forward.

[zanduh]

Will linus now get sued now for using apple's patented music that they've owned for ever? /s

[atrash]

Oh wow.Now you need to pinch to be able to see anything usefull from the apps? Try that with one hand. And that apps/tiles transition really reminds me of WP8.1 where they appear from the top corner all the way down when you go to the home screen. First the 'flat' design. Now this?

 

I still think both android and WP8.1 has better widget/live tiles implementation. I love my Live Tiles. One push of the unlock button,swipe the screen to unlock and there I have all the feeds/information I need from my customized tiles.

[GoodBytes]

This is not news. It should be in General Discussion

[Echodamus]

What the big deal, android already has widgets?

[GoodBytes]

What the big deal, android already has widgets?

Yup, and retarded because you need to pinch and zoom on each tile. This is a mix of Android widgets with Windows 8.

While I give props for the creator of the concept, and I find it moronic that The Verge acts like this is ground breaking.

[TheSLSAMG]

WHY bother with posting this here

its as useful as posting a concept of a T-rex's shit

Why did you bother making this comment? It was as interesting as deepthroating a seal.

[FabulousOtter]

Why did you bother making this comment? It was as interesting as deepthroating a seal.

 

 

[Echodamus]

Yup, and retarded because you need to pinch and zoom on each tile. This is a mix of Android widgets with Windows 8.

While I give props for the creator of the concept, and I find it moronic that The Verge acts like this is ground breaking.

Yep, yet again apple "creates and innovates" by recreating the wheel and calling it something else, then suing everyone who made it before them. Apple needs to figure this out: If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, its  fucking duck, not an iFeatherBird. 

[Dylan522p]

Looks a lot like sense + WP.

[PillowSmoke]

This seems boring.

[Hawx]

Inb4 Apple uses it and claims it was a 'revolutionary idea' created entirely by them.

[beebskadoo]

Yup, and retarded because you need to pinch and zoom on each tile. This is a mix of Android widgets with Windows 8.

While I give props for the creator of the concept, and I find it moronic that The Verge acts like this is ground breaking.

The verge is so biased that it's painful.

I don't bother with any of their articles anymore.

[jaggysnake57]

much like the circle...its pointless

[Janssent11041]

Don't really see the use of the zooming thingy, widgets are awesome though