Hands-on with iPhoto for iOS and OS X
New versions of Apple's signature consumer photo editing and management software—iPhoto for Mac and iPhoto for iOS on both the iPhone and iPad—have been updated with fresh enhancements to emphasize iCloud integration and 64-bit compatibility alongside its debut of OS X 10.9 Mavericks. While Apple has been more active on the mobile side of iPhoto in recent years, the Mac version, which now shares a database with Aperture, is still the undisputed iLife photographic hub.
iPhoto for iOS debuted last year with much fanfare, and for good reason. It was a beautifully rendered app that, although not identical to its desktop counterpart, offered many analogous capabilities. In some ways the mobile app, universal for both the iPhone and iPad, had an even more elegant and modern interface than the desktop version. And because of on-screen gestures, operating the program was straightforward.
iPhoto for iOS 7 presents a simple, elegant interface.
With iPhoto for iOS 7, Apple didn't exactly re-invent the wheel, but the philosophy behind the interface overhaul so altered design details that this upgrade almost seems like a brand new app. But not quite.
Ironically, the opposite holds true for the desktop version of iPhoto, still called iPhoto 11, now at version 9.5. You can only get this version when you upgrade to Mavericks, and then there are still conditions and permutations on who gets the upgrade for free. While the app has a few significant new capabilities, the overall look and feel is very similar to the iPhoto 11 everyone already knows.
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