Officially, Apple revealed iOS 7 on Tuesday and suddenly hundreds of thousands of developers around the world recoiled with horror realized that their applications will require major changes in order to work with the new operating system. Although many developers have indeed had access in the past three months in beta form–however, many of the changes represent a bit of a shift in user experience and UI use.

Developers can simply try to rebuild their applications for the new operating system from Apple, but the new style for iOS 7 has the dangerous potential to transform app interfaces into something clumsy. Of course, on the other hand, there are devleopers looking at iOS 7 as an exciting opportunity to change and innovate how apps interact with users. Of course, this change also means tools–testing, development, deployment, and configuration–need an update and dev-tool producer Telerik is already on the ball.

To make transition smoother for developers from iOS 6 to iOS 7, Telerik announced its new Apple iOS 7 capabilities support for Kendo UI, Icenium, Icenium Everlive, and Test Studio for iOS. The creator of cross-platform development tool is extending its end-to-end mobile app development environment to take full advantages of all iOS 7 new features including new UI interface, navigation, multitasking, accessory capabilities and more.

“Today’s updates send a clear message to the iOS developer community that Telerik is committed to being the leading provider of professional iOS developer tools,” said Todd Anglin, EVP of Cross-Platform Tools & Services. “We’ve spent a decade delivering and supporting professional developer tools, so we have the experience needed to help developers now flocking to iOS and in need of better tools. As we expand our focus on mobile, we will continue to give developers tools that are in-step with rapidly changing industry trends, so they always have the latest and greatest in their toolbox.”

Among the updates are new enhancement to Kendo UI Mobile to include new navigational gestures and new iOS 7 theme ships alongside existing iOS 6 supports. The cloud-based mobile app development solution Icenium will offer full support for iOS 7 and leverage iOS 7 IDE with no need to code for developer when creating app on a Mac. The Icenium Everlive is enriched to support iOS SDK with powerful native filtering, querying, paging and sorting features. Lastly, Telerik Test Studio for iOS, first introduced in the iOS market in mid-2012, is updated for iOS 7 compatibility including support for the new gesture functional model.

Developer wake-up call

Many developers started making plans for iOS 7 since the summer, working with the beta version, and gradually optimized their applications for iOS 7. They will most likely be ready for release as soon as Apple fully launches its OS and new iPhones.

Matt Johnston, the CMO of uTest, said iOS 7 is a different user experience, and it represents a significant difference. If developers just compile for iOS 7, there will be noticeable flaws. The 64-bit processor, new flat design, greater graphics capability is going to provide new challenges for already-busy developers.

“A lot of companies weren’t expecting this … it caught everyone off guard,” Johnston says. “That means that the world of development and testing just got that much harder – now you have a 32-bit iOS compilation and a 64-bit iOS version.”

However, there are some companies’ uses this transition in order to stand out against the background of other applications – and earn money. In particular, iPhone 5S with a powerful 64-bit processor and a good graphics capabilities will create a much more exciting and high-quality applications, especially games.

“For some developers, this iOS change represents opportunity,” says Todd Anglin, Telerik. “A mini gold rush may occur as developers hope to ride the wave of interest in new iOS 7 ready apps. Some developers, who have for years been largely forced to give away iOS app updates for free, are using the major iOS 7 transition to introduce new versions of their apps that must be re-purchased.”

The new design also adds challenges to developers because of the differences between the old and the new operating system, which can be compared with those of the first and second iPhone.