20.11.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Find My Friends ditches stitched leather in iOS 7 update

Bid adios to stitched leather, friends who like to find other friends. Apple's released an update for its Find My Friends application, giving it an iOS 7-style makeover that brings it up to par with the company's other apps, including Remote, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, and iBooks.The origins of Find My Friends's bizarre fascination with stitched leather are lost in the mists of Ricardo Montabalm's smoky 1988 voiceover, but it's rumored that no less than Steve Jobs himself was a fan of the skeuomorphic texturing.The new version abandons such fanciful flourishes for a more straightforward design, that--like much of iOS 7--has a largely white interface, with sparse color highlights. (In the case of Find My Friends, that accent color appears to be orange.)Upon launch, a map takes up most of the screen, displaying your friends'

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