iOS 7 - All the new features

iOS 7 was released on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. With great anticipation, Apple customers rushed to get the new updates, virtually crashing Apple's servers. Of course, there was a lot to be excited about. Apple, for the first time, redesigned the entire operating system, moving away from skeuomorphism in favor of a more flatter and translucent design. In the rush to download the software, you may have missed the detailed explanation of all the new features, so, for your convenience, I listed them below.

New design
Redesigned interface updates the entire system and every built-in app
Subtle motion and animation; layers and translucency provide depth
Elegant new color palette and refined typography
Updated system sounds and ringtones

Control Center
Quick access to commonly used controls and apps with a swipe up from the bottom of the screen
Turn on & off Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb; adjust screen brightness; access media controls; turn on AirPlay and AirDrop
Quickly access flashlight, timer, calculator, camera, and music controls.

Notification Center improvements
New Today view gives you an overview of your day, including weather, calendar, and stocks
Notifications dismissed on one device dismisses across all your devices

Multitasking improvements
Preview screens of open apps when you switch between them
Permits any app to keep content up to date in the background

Camera improvements
Swipe through different camera modes - video, still photo, square aspect, and panorama
Real-time photo filters with iPhone 4S or later, and iPod Touch (5th generation)

Photos Improvement
Automatically organizes your photos and video based on time and location into Moments
iCloud Photo Sharing supports multiple contributors and videos, plus a new Activity view
Add photo filter effects
Flickr and Vimeo support

AirDrop
Quickly and easily share content with people nearby
Securely encrypted transfers with no network or setup required
Supported on iPhone 5, iPad 4th generation, iPad Mini, and iPod Touch (5th generation) and requires an iCloud account

Safari improvements
New iPhone tab view that lets you easily switch between open web pages
Unified smart search field for both search terms and web addresses
Shared links show web pages shared by people you follow on Twitter

iTunes Radio
Streaming radio service
Pick from over 250 featured and genre-focused stations
Start our own station from your favorite artist or song

Siri Improvements
New more natural sounding male and female voices for US English, French and German
Integrated Wikipedia, Twitter search, and Bing web search results
Change settings including WiFi, Bluetooth, and brightness
Supported on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad with Retina Display, iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th generation)

App Store Improvements
See apps relevant to your current location with Popular Near Me
Discover age appropriate apps in the kids category
Keep your apps up to date automatically

Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Turning off my iPhone, erasing your device, 
reactivation, and signing out of iCloud requires our Apple I.D. password
A custom message can be displayed on your device even after a remote erase

iTunes Store Improvements
Preview and buy songs you’ve heard on iTunes Radio while inside the iTunes Store
Add to, and shop from, your iTunes Wish List
Scan code with camera to redeem iTunes gift cards

Music Improvements
Play music purchases from iCloud
Rotate your iPhone or iPod Touch to browse your music with the album wall

Video Improvements
Play movie and TV show purchases from iCloud
View similar movies and TV shows fro Related (this also includes music videos)

Maps Improvements
Turn-by-turn walking directions
Automatic night mode
Bookmarks shared across devices via iCloud

Mail Improvements
New Smart Mailboxes, including Unread, Attachments, All Drafts and To or CC
Improved search
View PDF annotations

FaceTime Audio Calling

Block unwanted Phone, Messages, and FaceTime callers

Support for sending long MMS messages

Pull down on any Home Screen to reveal Spotlight Search

Scan to acquire passbook passes

New ringtones, alarms, alerts and system sounds

Definitions of a selected word for additional languages: Italian, Korean, and Dutch

Inclinometer in the Compass app

WiFi hotspot 2.0 support

Accessibility Features
Individuals with limited physical motor skills can now control their device using Switch Control
Customize closed caption style
Handwriting input support in VoiceOver
Select from multiple premium voices for speak selection and VoiceOver
Support for Made for iPhone Hearing Aids and stereo audio for iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5th Generation

Enterprise Features
Manage which apps and accounts are used to open documents and attachments
Per App VPN
App Store License Management
Enterprise Single Sign on
Remote configuration of managed apps
Automatic data protection for third-party apps
Exchange Notes Syncing
Install custom fonts
New management queries and restrictions

Education Features
Mobile Device management for Apple TV
Request AirPlay mirroring from a student device to an Apple TV
Preconfigure AirPlay destinations and AirPrint printers
Streamlined MDM enrollment
Ability to restrict changes to accounts
Web content filtering
Authorized apps and can initiate single app mode
Configure accessibly settings for single app mode

Features for China
Tencent Weibo integration
Chinese-English integration
Improved handwriting input with improved accuracy, stroke order independence and support for simultaneous multiple character input

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas.