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2013 iPhone and iOS 7 Already Appearing in Developer's Logs
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Siri SDK would definitely be a killer 'feature'. It can already translate words but phrase translating needs to be worked upon.
PowerNap sort of already exists: put device to sleep and it'll still be updating or downloading apps, it can still update the OS, the mail will still be fetching and pushing.
Split-screen? Meh, I can live without it.
Newsstand and iBooks, YES! It'll finally get rid of the stupid shelf from my phone.
iPad clocks on iPhone? Yes, please!
That!
Plus take another page from OS X: Energy Saver options in Settings so I could define custom settings and quickly access them from the lock screen.
Surprised these 2 features haven't been there from the jump.
I'd be more shocked if it wasn't appearing in developer logs.
Ideal wishlist (for me, personally before some nutjob starts saying I'm wrong):
(iPhone 6)
- Senseg touchscreen (i.e water feels like water, grit would feel gritty, etc - info: http://senseg.com/)
- A true bigger screen this time. Not a stretched one. (S3 screen is pretty much the ideal size IMO - not so big it wont fit in your pocket, but big enough to be usable for longer periods).
- Either carbon fiber or plastic shell (there really is zero benefit to a metal shell, and causes more problems than its worth)
- Replace the physical home button with a touch one.
(iOS 7)
- Complete control over your default app
- Ability to delete built-in apps (Maps....I'm looking at you.)
- Full UI overhaul
- Removal of Passbook, Stocks, Weather, Reminders as default/installed apps - move them to the appstore for those that want them
- Widgets
- Customisable lock screen
- Customisable springboard (i.e not forced to have icons on the 4x4/5 grid)
- Landscape home screen support
- Option to list apps instead of have a large icon
- Option to rollback app updates (for when devs have bugs slip through in an update)
- Option to enable automatic app updates
- File manager (will never happen but we can dream - but it may be a necessity if they ever allow you to control default apps)
- Better settings. Not sure how, but as it stands the settings app is a terribly designed way of managing your iPhone (and app) settings.
- Removal of that frigging newsstand icon - why oh why can I not just disable it and hide it in a folder with the rest of the crap Apple ships on the iPhone!
(Unimportant/minor iOS7 wishlist)
- Ability to set your own OS colorscheme, which basically lets you change the gradients, bars, etc to be more personalised
- Either complete removal of siri's online search system, or a massive improvement to make it actually half decent outside major cities. The likes of Google Now are years ahead of Siri.
- Controls for the camera to adjust aperture, dof, exposure, etc
I dont see a single one of these things happening however
Just get an Android.
Powernap? Every phone in the world has powernap. It's called turn off your screen and the radio still catches your calls and texts. :/
Well, that you pay the same either way isn't my problem. In 95% of the other countries, a subsidized phone results in high monthly bills and just a contract without phone in low monthly bills.
I'm just saying: you don't get that iPhone for free. One way or another, you're paying for it.
Exactly this kind of thinking ("oh, it's free because it says $0 and I will totally ignore the monthly costs.", "I'll pay it later", "new creditcard: unlimited spending", etc.) causes that people buy things they can't pay for. They either don't realize it (because a $0 phone seems so cheap, for example), or they are just greedy.
Your comment reminded me of this short story,
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
For Dan Halbert, the road to Tycho began in collegewhen Lissa Lenz asked to borrow his computer. Hers had broken down, and unless she could borrow another, she would fail her midterm project. There was no one she dared ask, except Dan.
This put Dan in a dilemma. He had to help herbut if he lent her his computer, she might read his books. Aside from the fact that you could go to prison for many years for letting someone else read your books, the very idea shocked him at first. Like everyone, he had been taught since elementary school that sharing books was nasty and wrongsomething that only pirates would do...
Actually iPhone are cheaper than iPads not counting the data plans that you have to pay every month. Because honestly, when you go ask someone whether a $200 device or $500 is cheaper, its going to be the $200 iPhone. People don't factor data into the initial cost as a "loan".
You pay $199 up front for the iPhone 5, you pay $499 up front for the iPad 4. Which is cheaper the iPad 5.
Now if you want to include data plans to the calculations, fine, but have data plans for both of the (say $30 for 2GB)
iPhone 5 16GB with 2 year data = $200 + $30 x 12 x 2 = $920
iPad 4 16GB with 2 year data = $500 + $30 x 12 x 2 = $1220
iPhone is still cheaper.
Not sure how my logic makes a $2000 iMac cheaper than an iPod shuffle, perhaps your wording it to your liking. When you buy that iMac you pay $2000, when you buy that iPod shuffle you pay $50. So the iMac would be a lot more expensive, also there's no contract for either of them so your analogy is flawed.
I know you shouldn't "fix what's not broken", but iOS definitely needs some more pizzaz. It's amazing, but it really is starting to feel like the same thing over and over.
Just look at the tentpole features every year.
It's kind of a slap in the face to the consumer that Facebook and Mail were given that much attention for iOS 6.
Just look at the tentpole features every year.
It's kind of a slap in the face to the consumer that Facebook and Mail were given that much attention for iOS 6.
That's why I pointed out I'm talking about the US.
I do, and so do most Americans. Or, more specifically, not "free", but "for no additional cost". The sad reality is that in the US, you pay for a new phone whether you get one or not.
No, it truly does cost $0 more in this situation.
Your point is reasonable enough in the areas where it's true, but in the US, for most people it absolutely does not apply.
The funny thing is, iOS 6 "fixed" many things that weren't broken, examples include ota, wifi, and auto brightness
Wrong person then. It's Craig Federighi. Ive won't have much to do with iOS 7 other than his opposition to skeuomorphism, unless it's related to hardware in some way.
Ah, yeah. So an iPhone only costs $199. So, tell me, I can get an iPad without data for $499. Where can I get this magical iPhone for only $199 without data?
I just want the phone. No data. No minutes. No texts. No service. Just the phone. You tell me it costs only $199.
Oh, wait, that isn't possible...
I think you're missing the point. That what is called "data" is in reality "extra payment for phone, interest (profit) and data".
Your logic is: only what you pay upfront is what you pay. Everything else, that is called "data, test, minutes" (and in reality also involves: extra payment for phone, rent (profit)) doesn't count.
So, here's a hypothetical situation. There's a company that sells an (originally $2000) iMac for $0 if you sign up for a 2-year contract à $100 a month. This $100 payment is called "data".
After 24 months you payed $2400. You didn't pay $2400 for data. You paid $2000 for the iMac, and the other $400 is a combination of pure profit, rent and a little bit of data (which, in reality, is really, really cheap).
But hey, that iMac didn't cost you anything, right? It was free: $0.
I get what you are saying. Basically, what you are saying is that, you always pay for the phone when you get your data/minutes/texts - even when you do not actually get a phone.
That's difference.
I'm just saying that an iPhone isn't $0, $99 or $199. You will always end up paying for the phone. The other guy said that you didn't.
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I'll now stop here, since we're really getting off-topic.
Tim Cook said Ive is responsible for Software look and feel. That doesn't apply to iOS 7?
I think your missing my point. I know it is, but when you go into an Apple, AT&T, Verizon, etc. and ask if the iPhone or iPad cheaper.
The answer is going to be iPhone.
You can get the iPhone 5 for just $199 compared to the iPad 4 for $499.
They don't advertise you paying data every month as payment for the phone, its payment for data only.
Just stop...you are not making any sense no matter how hard you try to twist it.
Yes, I pay $30/month for unlimited on Verizon.
Yes, I am grandfathered into the plan since it first came out.
That's nice honey, but the other 95% of iPhone owners pay way more than that
Stop making bold assumptions to suppor your flawed arguments
Switch to Android
The Galaxy S3 already has number 1, 2, apps for 3, 4, 6 (Google Translate), 7 (I thought this was the dumbest Android feature but its actually very useful!), 10, 11, 12 (integration with ANYTHING! Even Kik or Circle or anything!), 15, and [maybe 16].