It does seem like this would be a better way to integrate the feature, absolutely agreed.
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Apple's Clips App Discontinued
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It does seem like this would be a better way to integrate the feature, absolutely agreed.
Only reason iTunes still exists is because they didn’t move the buying section into the music app like they did with the TV section. They can separate them e.g. with Final Cut for Consumers (free version) and Final Cut Pro/Ultra or whatever for professionals (behind a paywall).
iTunes Store has always been a separate app on iDevices since iPhone OS 1.1 (way before Apple bought Beats)
It was pre-installed on my brother’s iPhone 14 Pro. Factory fresh out of the box, the iPhone had Clips installed.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Apple really does feel lost with software right now….and it makes no senses. Like what, you can’t afford to hire a few more programmers to keep development on all your apps?
Apple is putting out some of the best hardware it’s ever produced, but there’s just no energy or vision on the software at all.
If I had to guess, it likely works more like AirTags on the backend, connecting people with their events in a way that Apple doesn’t know about it. Having it attached to calendar is one extra data point that Apple doesn’t feel they need to have in the mix.
People know about them. Just not folks that call themselves pros because they’d NEVER do something like use a Tips app. They already know all the functions!
Internal instability within different software teams and their leadership is a common problem when companies grow larger. Smaller, closely integrated teams produce better products and innovate more than large, disjointed, and competing teams.
iWork was an insurance policy if M$ ever pull the plug w/ Office. Google Work lessens the threat a little.
No. Terrible idea.
Don’t mix consumer and professional apps.
They should very much be two different lines.
OK this is nuts: I only just discovered this app yesterday and now it's gone.
Here's hoping someone on this forum can help me: I use the animoji feature a lot. Before I knew of Clips, I used in from the Messages app (the version that's superimposed to your video, not the one that only records the animated faces on a blank background).
But lo and behold, that fun tool has been removed from Messages in iOS26. I thought I found a good alternative with Clip... yesterday... now that's not a long term option.
Does anyone know of a third party app that lets you use those animoji faces in a video recording? (with no restrictive time limit)
Here's hoping someone on this forum can help me: I use the animoji feature a lot. Before I knew of Clips, I used in from the Messages app (the version that's superimposed to your video, not the one that only records the animated faces on a blank background).
But lo and behold, that fun tool has been removed from Messages in iOS26. I thought I found a good alternative with Clip... yesterday... now that's not a long term option.
Does anyone know of a third party app that lets you use those animoji faces in a video recording? (with no restrictive time limit)
I remember trying it on my X🅂 when it was released. It's fun to record videos with Memoji but in just a couple of minutes my phone feels like burning.
The animoji feature is still there… tap the plus button and scroll down and tap memoji. Weird that ot disappeared I have iOS 26 and still have it. It’s a fun little gimmick but I never used it.
Looking deeper in settings i didn’t find a way to remove it so it has to be there.
This is the Apple difference. When Google kill something it’s gone for good. When Apple do it you can at least still access the older version for as long as it works. It doesn’t load anything because the servers are dead but you can still download iTunesU for example.
There are two different memoji features:
one is after you clicked on the + button in messages, which is the one I think you found. You can use it to record an animated mask for 30 seconds. Yes that one's still there.
The other was in the camera option. You'd find a star shaped icon lower left and with it, it would overlay the animated mask over your head (so you could see your body and background) and you could record for as long as you liked, That one's gone.
Essentially it's all the "camera effects" that have been wiped out. So much for an upgrade
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Thank goodness, this app was horrible. Hopefully they release some sort of a professional replacement or just let iMovie edit vertical videos.
Nope. Please tell.
Mostly forced, i only used Evite and sometimes paperless. Otherwise, i was choosing to go old school, and actually email, text or call people directly. ☎️💾
Who knows. That’s why I hate dislikes. Not because of dislike itself, but because I would like to know why was I disliked.
Some reading if curious. ✌️
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Liar Liar Siri's On Fire!People know about them. Just not folks that call themselves pros because they’d NEVER do something like use a Tips app. They already know all the functions!
Pretty readily exportable/convertible I think?
But good question, I don't actually know as I don't use either other than Numbers where I make, maintain and change my gym workout logs.
I don’t mind iWork be pre installed. But yes, some of the native apps could be combined, like note and journal app. Journal could be an operation mode “journal” in note app; and Freeform (vector grafx editing), though useful could be combined with the new preview app which already incorporated paint editing capabilities.