iOS 7, Apple’s latest mobile operating system, is now available for download

The time is finally here for Apple iPhone users: you can now upgrade to the new mobile operating system iOS 7. Anyone who has an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 can update now by going to the General tab under Settings, then clicking software update. If you have an iPod Touch (5th generation 16GB, 32GB or 64GB), iPad 2, iPad with Retina Display or iPad Mini, you can also update to iOS 7.

You’ll need to make sure you have 3.1 GB of space available on your phone in order to install the new operating system, so consider now the perfect time to clean out those selfies in your photo album that you don’t really need, or those apps you downloaded, tried once and have never touched again.

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It’s also a good idea to make sure your apps are all updated before jumping in to iOS 7, in order to make sure they’re compatible. Many app publishers have been pushing out updates all week (with a huge flood of them today), so turn on your WiFi or plug into iTunes and get downloading.

In addition to a new, cleaner look that departs from the skeuomorphic look of Apple’s last few OS and iOS updates, it also has new features like Control Center, which puts your most commonly used settings and features in a more accessible place – think turning WiFi on and off, or using the calculator. iOS 7 also presents new ways to multitask, with the mobile operating system intelligently knowing the key times you use your apps and updating content ahead of when you typically launch it.

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