The AppAdvice iOS 7 Quick Pick: Three New Changes Found In Beta 4
July 31, 2013
We recently uncovered three new features in iOS 7 beta 4 – one is actually better described as an annoyance, but new nonetheless.
There is a new field under Settings > Mail, Contacts, and Calendar that adds short names by default. These are described in iOS 7 beta 4 as those that “are sometimes used to fit more names on screen. Only names using Roman characters are affected.”
The choices under this setting include: First Name & Last Initial, First Initial & Last Name, First Name Only, and Last Name Only. The first of these serves as the default.
This new feature is best represented under the Messages app. Now, contacts are noted by a first name and last initial. Prior to this, a first and last name were used.
In iOS 6, SMS is turned on by default in the Settings app. This means that whenever iMessages is unavailable, a text is automatically sent via the cellular carrier.
In iOS 7 beta 4, SMS is now turned off by default.
Most folks now receive unlimited messaging through their carrier plan, so this change doesn’t make much sense. Regardless, it is easy to change by going to Settings > Messages and toggling on the “Send as SMS” option.
New short name field discovered
There is a new field under Settings > Mail, Contacts, and Calendar that adds short names by default. These are described in iOS 7 beta 4 as those that “are sometimes used to fit more names on screen. Only names using Roman characters are affected.”
The choices under this setting include: First Name & Last Initial, First Initial & Last Name, First Name Only, and Last Name Only. The first of these serves as the default.
This new feature is best represented under the Messages app. Now, contacts are noted by a first name and last initial. Prior to this, a first and last name were used.
SMS is now turned off
In iOS 6, SMS is turned on by default in the Settings app. This means that whenever iMessages is unavailable, a text is automatically sent via the cellular carrier.
In iOS 7 beta 4, SMS is now turned off by default.
Most folks now receive unlimited messaging through their carrier plan, so this change doesn’t make much sense. Regardless, it is easy to change by going to Settings > Messages and toggling on the “Send as SMS” option.
