21 People Who Were Completely Blindsided By iOS 7
A sobering reminder that not everybody reads the tech blogs.
This afternoon, Apple's iOS 7 update became available to millions of people across the globe. This meager description is what they saw:

You see, iOS 7 is pretty different from iOS 6.
This took some people by surprise.
Is there a new phone update?...
Emily Schmidt
@emilyschmidt13
Is there a new phone update?...
And naturally, some were a little perplexed...
wait like what's iOS 7???
Fee Pauwels
@FeePauwels
wait like what's iOS 7???
So you can imagine their surprise when these folks were blindsided by a whole new iPhone...
What happened to my phone?
Will Harrison
@willisbamafan
What happened to my phone?
My phone is all kinds of different and I'm confused
Amanda Kuffell
@amandakuffell
My phone is all kinds of different and I'm confused
People had a lot of questions.
Iphone update what happened everythings different
TheAlexBlack
@alexmusic222
Iphone update what happened everythings different
Oh my god... What happened to my iPhone!
TanHippieGirlfriend
@TanHippieGf
Oh my god... What happened to my iPhone!
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE http://t.co/3NioizCGNM
ΔJ ΔLI
@ajistheman
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE http://t.co/3NioizCGNM
What the fuck happened to my iPhone
Laurie Bateh
@LaurieBateh
What the fuck happened to my iPhone
iOS7 WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE WTF
Joshy
@ItsJoshyx
iOS7 WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PHONE WTF
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY IPHONE HAHA THIS IS NUTS PEOPLE
t g
@tha_GANCH
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY IPHONE HAHA THIS IS NUTS PEOPLE
It happened everywhere. Without warning.
@_FuriousStylez_ im gettin some shoes . What happened to my phone tho!
Accident Prone^_^
@ThatNiggaKalif
@_FuriousStylez_ im gettin some shoes . What happened to my phone tho!
They never saw it coming...
Sooooo, what happened to my iPhone? #iOS7 #didntsignupforthisshit
Jessie Carnes
@JessieCarnes
Sooooo, what happened to my iPhone? #iOS7 #didntsignupforthisshit
First there was classic denial.
@RamseyStewart whats different? Looks like my iphone did from 5yrs ago.
★☆Jared Lewis☆★
@BranginDaHeat
@RamseyStewart whats different? Looks like my iphone did from 5yrs ago.
...followed by anger.
Holy fuck what happened to my IPHONE. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
Gwen Soria
@GWENgweng
Holy fuck what happened to my IPHONE. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
FOR FUCKS SAKE WHY IS MY PHONE FUCKED UP
*.**.*
@Totohoe
FOR FUCKS SAKE WHY IS MY PHONE FUCKED UP
MY PHONE OMG NO
JAN0/5KIANS
@iJanoSloth
MY PHONE OMG NO
A little bargaining...
Can i go back to ios 6.1.4 please?
Erik
@I3lazer
Can i go back to ios 6.1.4 please?
Then depression set in.
@emmahaguee I cried, my phone is ruined, I won't be in school tomorrow, goodbye
Jessicaa
@jessgarwoodx
@emmahaguee I cried, my phone is ruined, I won't be in school tomorrow, goodbye

I FEEL LIKE MY PHONE IS RUINED
natty
@natttiexo
I FEEL LIKE MY PHONE IS RUINED
And at long last, the bitter pill of acceptance.
I guess iOS 7 is ok
Brett Sadousky
@brettsadousky
I guess iOS 7 is ok
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Charlie Warzel is a Senior Technology Writer for BuzzFeed News and is based in Missoula, Montana
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